Don't Stand Where the Comet Is Assumed to Strike Oil

Author: Scott Adams
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1449417914
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
Gallows humor is a survival skill for Dilbert and his coworkers in the series that makes “the dronelike world of Kafka seem congenial” (The New York Times). Why is Dilbert such a phenomenon? People see their own dreary, monotonous lives brought to comedic life in the ubiquitous strip. In the twenty-third collection of Scott Adams’ tremendously popular series, Don’t Stand Where the Comet Is Assumed to Strike Oil, suppressed and repressed workers everywhere can follow the latest developments in the so-called careers of Dilbert, power-hungry Dogbert, Catbert, Ratbert, the pointy-haired boss, and other supporting—but don’t you dare call them supportive—characters. Each “funny because it’s true” scenario bears an uncanny, hysterical, and sometimes uncomfortable similarity to cubicle-filled corporate America. “Once every decade, America is gifted with an angst-ridden anti-hero, a Nietzschean nebbish, an us-against-the-universe everyperson around whom our insecurities collect like iron shavings to a magnet. Charlie Chaplin. Dagwood Bumstead. Charlie Brown. Cathy. Now, Dilbert.” —The Miami Herald

Thriving on Vague Objectives

Author: Scott Adams
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740755331
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Dilbert and the gang are back for this 26th collection, another take-off of office life that will appeal to cubicle dwellers across the globe.

Always Postpone Meetings with Time-Wasting Morons

Author: Scott Adams
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780836217582
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
From mountain and valley, from hill and dale, people are asking, "How can I have more Dilbert in my life?" Help is at hand with a blast from the past in Scott Adams' very first compilation of Dilbert comic strips, Always Postpone Meetings with Time-Wasting Morons. It is tempting to compare Adams' work to that of Leonardo da Vinci. The differences are striking. Adams displays good jokes and strong character development, whereas da Vinci has been skating for years on his ability to do shading. Advantage: Adams. And though it may seem boorish to point this out, da Vinci wrote backwards. And he's dead. Advantage: Adams. The choice is clear. Fans looking for a book which will stand the test of time, even beyond the time you spend flipping through it in the bookstore (for which the author receives no royalties whatsoever), should buy this book. Those who are not good comparison shoppers can buy the Mona Lisa.

This Is the Part Where You Pretend to Add Value

Author: Scott Adams
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740772279
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
Adams offers up this "Dilbert" collection exploring themes of sloth and corporate indifference. Dilbert, Dogbert, and the rest tackle corporate indolence, avarice, and pretense one strip at a time, from the neighboring cubicle whistler to the guy who's always just too busy to lend a hand.

Don't Step in the Leadership

Author: Scott Adams
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780836278446
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
A collection of cartoons that explore the world of work in the 1990s, featuring Dilbert, the harassed office employee, and his co-workers.

We All Looked Up

Author: Tommy Wallach
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481418777
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
The lives of four high school seniors intersect weeks before a meteor is set to pass through Earth's orbit, with a 66.6% chance of striking and destroying all life on the planet.

Faith, Reason, and Beyond Reason

Author: Mark J. Boone
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1666788295
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
The relationship between faith and reason is multifaceted. Faith transcends reason in that it is more than reason alone can contain or fully guarantee, yet it is neither unreasonable nor something to which reason is irrelevant—and reason says some pretty fine things about it! This volume updates nine previously published articles on faith and reason by a Christian philosopher who has been studying these matters for two decades, alongside one new essay and a philosophical dialogue. These articles explain and integrate key ideas on faith and reason, including Alvin Plantinga’s account of how Christian belief can be knowledge even without evidence; defenses of faith from Augustine and William James; accounts of empirical evidence for faith from different world religions; the distinction between faith and sight in the New Testament; the structure of the evidence for the authority of the Bible; the idea that faith transcends reason because some articles of faith are beyond human comprehension, even if we have evidence that they are true; and the nature of faith as a total commitment beyond what the evidence alone can guarantee.

I Can't Remember If We're Cheap Or Smart

Author: Scott Adams
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1449423094
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
A collection of Dilbert comics featuring white collar workers and clueless management.

How's That Underling Thing Working Out for You?

Author: Scott Adams
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1449408192
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Tegneserie. Presents comic strips featuring the characters of Dilbert, Dogbert, and their friends and co-workers, as they try to survive the day-to-day operations of a large corporation

It's Not Funny If I Have to Explain It

Author: Scott Adams
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780740746581
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
Jargon-spewing corporate zombies. The sociopath who checks voice mail on his speaker phone. The fascist information systems guy. The sadistic human resources director. The technophobic vice president. The power-mad executive assistant. The pursed-lip sycophant. The big stubborn dumb guy. They're Dilbert's coworkers, and chances are they're yours, too. If you know them, work with them, or dialogue with them about leveraging synergies to maximize shareholder value, then you'll recognize this comic strip as a day at the office, only funnier.