Humans: An A-Z

Matt Haig

Apr 2014 · Canongate Books

About this ebook

*MATT HAIG’S NEW NOVEL THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW * DO YOU A) Know a human? B) Love a human? C) Have trouble dealing with humans? IF YOU'VE ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THE ABOVE, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU Whether you are planning a high level of human interaction or just a casual visit to the planet, this user-guide to the human race will help you translate their sayings, understand exotic concepts such as 'democracy' and 'sofas', and make sense of their habits and bizarre customs. A phrase book, a dictionary and a survival guide, this book unravels all the oddness, idiosyncrasies and wonder of the species, allowing everyone to make the most of their time on Earth.

Ratings and reviews

a mind is a mind is a mind even given singularity which I might understand only via virtualization in cluster computing. if llfe has a purpose beyond sustainment of making something out of nothing to its cyclical sustaining and if it were sustained by a demographic ferris wheel and occasionally the sombrero spinning playing musical chairs, time dilation relativity uncertainty principle still should be the prerequisite on angels making edits to the time line given angles such as arc reflect the balancing act of what goes up 45 out the sea is best coming in at 45 degrees chasing memoirs for while nsa being short for no strings could double national security requiring no error on tittles to the crosses to the T's and certainty resting mostly to leastly, contemplating ionathan livingston seagull touching global GDP patents and copyright infringement failing to a glitch request of ajob though union where ego greed envy lust betrayal and beyond is the formulae

This book will make you laugh and cry. Incredibly well thought out, touching account of human life. easy to read. Impossible to put down. Will read it again and again. One of my favorite books of all time.

Matt Haig is brilliant. Takes difficult human emotions and experinces, then turns them on their head with a little alien perspective. Also, white wine and peanut butter is delicious. Don't let anyone tell you different.

About the author

Matt Haig is the number one bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and six highly acclaimed novels for adults, including How to Stop Time, The Humans and The Radleys. As a writer for children and young adults he has won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been nominated three times for the Carnegie Medal. His work has been published in over forty languages. @matthaig1 | matthaig.com