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Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Ignores Helpful Advice Hardcover – October 18, 2007

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Adams builds his latest book (after 2004's The Religion War) out of entries from his blog, which results in a lot of short chapters and abrupt changes in topic. Still, some ongoing themes do emerge, as the bestselling cartoonist discusses his wedding plans—including his fear that he'll dance like a drunken monkey at the reception—and his struggle with spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition which took away his voice during intimate conversations even though he could still give speeches to large audiences. He even tosses in a few Dilbert strips, with several examples of gags that were suppressed by his syndicate (he couldn't show a police officer firing a gun, for example, but a doughnut that shoots bullets met with approval). Readers who only know Adams through the comics page will discover a saltier tone to his cynicism. If you have the choice of working as the guy who craps on the carpet, or the guy who has to clean it up, runs one bit of advice, only one of those jobs lets you read a magazine at the same time. The randomness of this collection may not attract many new fans, but it's likely to keep his already sizable audience amused. (Oct. 18)
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Adams, creator of the wildly popular Dilbert comic strip and 23 books, including the best-selling Dilbert Principle (1997) and Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook (1997), ventures out to write his first non-Dilbert book, ostensibly against the best advice of his fans. Taken from Adam's Dilbert blog, he offers more than 150 short pieces covering every slice of life beyond the workplace, such as tips on how not to dance like a dork, comic relief on the fears of terrorism, the not-so-subtle differences between men and women, embarrassing public-bathroom moments, appropriate uses for your own clone, and so on. One can't help comparing this random collection of quips to similar observations by Dave Barry (who gets a mention), and the results are just as witty. You will constantly find yourself thinking "I wish I had said that," while you admit to sharing all of his politically incorrect thoughts that we don't dare speak of. Seemingly without consciously doing it, Adams reveals much about his personality, fears, and inner thought process. Keep this handy for your next flight. Siegfried, David

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Portfolio Hardcover; First Edition (October 18, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1591841852
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1591841852
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.28 x 1.2 x 9.3 inches
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    What started as a doodle has turned Scott Adams into a superstar of the cartoon world. Dilbert debuted on the comics page in 1989 while Adams was in the tech department at Pacific Bell. Adams continued to work at Pacific Bell until he was voluntarily downsized in 1995. He has lived in the San Francisco Bay area since 1979.

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    Scott Adams is the creator of the Dilbert comic strip that is published daily in thousands of newspapers and websites all over the world. Adams also authored several non-Dilbert books as well. He is co-founder of Whenhub.

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Nancyhua
5.0 out of 5 stars a feel good book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2011
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I read Scott Adams' blog religiously but I don't read Dilbert often so I view him as more of a thinker and humorist than as a cartoonist. This book includes some portions from his blog and it is as funny. He is creative and has a great knack for wording things in a vividly hilarious way, coining weird phrases and images.

Not only does Adams make me laugh aloud, he inspires me. Calling himself a cynical optimist, he ceaselessly makes fun of himself and the world but he also thinks about how the world could work better, and always believes that he can succeed. He shares his past failures and talks about having high expectations because people become their expectations. He's smart and perceptive- I think this must be related to humor because all the funny people I know have both those qualities, but not necessarily the other way around.

If you want a good laugh and some ideas to chew over (he ranges from philosophy to marital issues to world politics), I recommend this book and the Dilbert blog! I think this book makes you feel good, makes you laugh, makes you think. What more could you ask for?
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James Beswick
4.0 out of 5 stars Amusing but disjointed
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2008
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I would have liked to like this book more. The chapters are short, pithy and amusing, but there's no overarching plot or story so it feels like you're just reading someone's blog. And wait! You ARE just reading someone's blog, because this book is a collection of Scott Adams' blog postings you can read for free online. Damn, I wish I'd known that first.
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Marcus
5.0 out of 5 stars Scott Adams at his best.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2013
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The weird thing about Scott Adams' writing is that he doesn't subscribe to a lot of modern conventions, like compassion, or trying too hard not to offend people; he certainly acknowledges them, but they're not a big part of his work. This book's more logical, objective content offers a brand of humor not commonly found in writing, but it can also change your way of thinking. What WOULD happen if everyone knew who was smarter than them about certain subjects?

Overall, "Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain" is one of my favorite books, and it could very well become yours, too.
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Preferred Sheri
3.0 out of 5 stars Funny, Silly, and Slightly Offensive
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2008
Rating: 3.5

Scott Adams is the creator of the infamous Dilbert comics, which I must admit to never having read. If anything though, not being a Dilbert groupie makes me an unbiased reviewer. The title of Scott Adam¡¦s latest book is pretty reflective of its contents: funny, silly, self-deprecating and slightly offensive. The book contains over 150 short pieces which are not so much stories as they are random musings on human behavior, dating, sports, travel, dieting and everything in between (and some topics that I could definitely have lived without, such as Chinese striptease funerals). Adams also includes some Dilbert comic strips and provides some background explanation and commentary on them, which I found pretty interesting.

Adams is a good writer and there were quite a few times when he did make a good point or provided some interesting insight. Then I would question my opinion after reading on to a crazy comment, such as the idea of the asterisk being the most obscene letter in the English language (I wasn¡¦t aware that it was a letter¡Khmmm). But to be fair Adams adds that ¡§the asterisk protects you from seeing naked cuss words that would otherwise blind you and put you on the slippery slope to porn addiction¡¨. Thanks for clearing that one up Mr. Adams º

On a serious note, this book cannot nor should not be taken too seriously. It¡¦s intended to make people laugh and so it succeeds. There were some sections I loved, others I liked, some I found offensive and others just left me dumbfounded. No matter what my specific reaction was though, I think the point is that I did react. It made me think. It made me laugh. It made me blush.

It is my understanding that all of the pieces in the book originated from Adams¡¦ blog which would explain the over all offbeat nature of the writing topics, which definitely makes it a unique read.

This book is a good one to leave on your night table and read every once in a while for a good laugh or in some cases a good scare. It¡¦s the kind of book that can be picked up at any time and read in any order over and over again, which I probably will.

Finally I¡¦ll leave you with Adams¡¦ thoughts on marriage (from the back cover):

¡§Now I¡¦m married, and that means I have to explain myself a lot. I can no longer leave a hot iron on my shirt just to see how long it takes to burn it, then draw more comics and buy another shirt. Suddenly that sort of thing is wrong¡¨.

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William Carpenter
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Essays, Terrible Title!
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2008
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I'm a big fan of Scott Adams's blog and it is a treat to read this collection of some of his best essays. Thought provoking, funny, philosophical, infuriating - something for everybody. The worst thing about this book is its title. It's a much better book than the title indicates. Ironically, one of Adams's essays is on good book titles - he should have taken his own advice. So ignore the title, buy the book, and enjoy yourself!
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Karin Eder
4.0 out of 5 stars I love Scott Adams
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2012
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I love this author and enything he writes. I recently discovered his blog and I read it as often as I can. This book looks like a short collection of the blog's posts - not sure - but I love his view on the most bizarre subjects. One of my favorites is the one he says that "cold" is a cute name for "pain", and cold weather should be called "painful". I don't give it five stars because some of the posts are not his best work, I would have chosen different ones.
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The Rose Family
5.0 out of 5 stars Freaking amazing.
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2016
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There are days I wonder if Scott Adams is the modern day philosopher our great grandchildren will read. His thoughts and insights are so spot on and predictive that he clearly has a sense of what's going on ho people feed. Fantastic and funny read.
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Rahul
3.0 out of 5 stars Let's stick to Dilbert from next time (me telling myself after reading this book)
Reviewed in India on July 20, 2015
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As he himself said, Dilbert is one of his successes, and this book, IMO, cannot be counted as that. But weird and interesting concepts mentioned by Mr. Adams.
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becamper
3.0 out of 5 stars Sammlung von Blogs
Reviewed in Germany on July 19, 2015
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Bei dem Buch vermisse ich den roten Faden. Es ist einfach - nicht mehr unsicher nicht weniger - eine Textsammlung. Die einzelne. Texte stehen nicht wirklich in einem Zusammenhang. Bei vielen scheint der Humor von Adams durch. Insgesamt meiner Meinung sich aber eher was für Fans. Würde andere Texte eher empfehlen wie das Dilbert Principle oder How To fail ...
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Daniel Torridon
1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2010
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Although I think Scott Adams is a very talented writer (God's Debris and The Religion War as examples), I personally felt this was a pretty terrible book. I didn't find it very funny but actually quite irritating from the outset. Not a book I finished reading all the way through!
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