Assholes : a theory
(2012)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
179/JAMES,A

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 179/JAMES,A Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Doubleday, [2012]
©2012
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

221 pages ; 20 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780385535656 (hbk. : alk. paper), 0385535651 (hbk. : alk. paper)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

A theory -- Naming names -- Newer asshole styles -- Gender, nature, blame -- Asshole management -- Asshole capitalism -- Accepting the given -- Coda: letter to an asshole

A philosophy professor describes the elements that can combine to make someone behave in an unbelievably disturbing and stress-causing manner and offers practical concepts to help develop constructive ways of dealing with these people and the problems they pose