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Overview'This book rewarded me with dark, dry chuckles on every page' - Reni Eddo-Lodge 'Hilarious . . . This original approach to discussing race is funny, intellectual and timely' - Independent 'The work of a true mastermind' - Benjamin Zephaniah I learned early on that, for me as a black professional, to rise through the ranks and really attain power, I needed to adopt the most ruthless of mindsets possible: the mindset of the White Man who would tear your cheek from your face before he even considered turning his one first. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Boulé Whytelaw, III , Nels AbbeyPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Canongate Books Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.181kg ISBN: 9781786894403ISBN 10: 1786894408 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 16 July 2020 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsHilariously captures the realities of working in corporate spaces . . . although lighthearted in tone, he approaches the topic with a level of care and understanding that allows readers to engage beyond the satire and confront the ways in which they navigate the workspace * * Trench * * I have no doubt this is the book to shake up 2019 the same way Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race did 2017 -- Derek Owusu * * Big Issue * * Hilarious . . . This original approach to discussing race is funny, intellectual and timely * * Independent * * Hugely entertaining and entirely unapologetic . . . as comical as it is bleak * * Cosmopolitan * * I can't recommend this book enough . . . Hilarious work from Nels Abbey -- DANE BAPTISTE I really can't think of any comedian, satirist or journalist (with a sense of humour) that has made me laugh out so loud and be so stimulated intellectually at the same time. No messing people, Nels Abbey has written the most original book ever . . . It takes hold of your cerebral cortex then grabs your funny bone, and it doesn't let go until the very end. Honestly. Even the appendices shine with brilliance. What kind of book is this? I don't know. Just read it and see how difficult it is to put the label on the work of a true mastermind -- BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH Cutting!! This book rewarded me with dark, dry chuckles on every page. I had to laugh, because if I didn't, I would cry -- RENI EDDO-LODGE Author InformationDr Boule Whytelaw III is the Distinguished Professor of White People Studies at Bishop Lamonthood University and the Deputy Vice Chair of the Centre for (Trying to) Understand White People (CTUWP). He has written numerous successful TV shows, including Good Cops, Good White Folk and Other Wild Fantasies and Scientific Proof: The White Man's Ice Is Indeed Colder. Since dictating the thesis of Think Like a White Man to Nels Abbey, he has neither been seen nor heard from. Nels Abbey is a British-Nigerian writer and media executive based in London. This is his first book. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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