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Letters From A Professional Nuisance

Improbable Jobs, Impossible Items and Implausible Complaints
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Letters From A Professional Nuisance is a humorous compilation of fictional letters penned by a quirky troublemaker who takes pleasure in poking fun at various aspects of society. This book features the protagonist's witty and satirical correspondence with businesses, public figures, and institutions, each crafted to provoke amusing reactions and highlight absurdities in everyday interactions. Perfect for readers who enjoy clever humour and a playful critique of societal norms.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate humour mixed with whimsical and witty correspondence. It offers a delightful collection of entertaining letters that blend satire with everyday observations, making it a perfect read for those who love a light-hearted, laugh-out-loud experience.

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'A very funny book indeed.' – Michael Palin

A hilarious collection of witty and outrageous letters, ranging from inventive job applications and requests for unusual (and often non-existent) items to complaints about the fantastical, the impossible and the mundane.

A humorous collection of Improbable Jobs, Impossible Items and Implausible Complaints

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A very funny book indeed. – Michael Palin

A hilarious collection of witty and outrageous letters, ranging from inventive job applications and requests for unusual (and often non-existent) items to complaints about the fantastical, the impossible and the mundane.

Full of raucous correspondence, author Michael A. Lee pens an application to become the Beast of Bodmin Moor, enquires where he might be able to purchase a 'corporate ladder' to help his career, and writes a grumbling complaint to Harry Ramsden's about the chip on his shoulder.

Irrereverent, imaginative and sometimes downright silly, these letters provoke responses that are equally funny. There are replies from such venerable institutions as MI5, the office of the Archbishop of York, assorted Royal Societies and peers, the French Navy and even the Pope – absolutely no-one is safe from this author's acerbic pen and unique imagination.

Michael A. Lee is no part-time (waster) letter-writer – this book contains more than 250 razor-sharp missives; all of which will make you laugh uncontrollably, but watch what comes through your own letterbox or lands in your in-tray.

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Letters From A Professional Nuisance has received praise for its humour, with Michael Palin calling it "very funny," while the Sunday Express noted it provokes laughter with "wicked glee."

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781906032883

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 April 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Portico

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Michael A Lee has been a sales executive in a pharmaceutical company for the last 20 years. In October 2000 he wrote to the town hall in El Paso to apply to be the next mayor of Texas, and his story appeared on CBS Channel 4 News. In 2002 he applied for, and received, the post of Beast of Bodmin Moor.

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