😂 Corporate Humor

Satirical takes on the absurdities of office culture, from meaningless meetings to soul-crushing memos, for anyone who's ever laughed to keep from screaming at work.

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings

by Sarah Cooper • 2016

Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.

3.91

2k+

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Workplace Satire 😂 Office Humor 🤷 Anti-Self-Help 📋 Meeting Culture

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings Summary

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings 93%

Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.

by Sarah Cooper 2016

3.91

2k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Workplace Satire 😂 Office Humor 🤷 Anti-Self-Help 📋 Meeting Culture

Company

by Max Barry • 2006

His new company has no clients and no product. Asking why is a firing offense.

3.76

7k+

🏢 Corporate Satire 🏭 Office Dystopia 🖤 Dark Comedy 🪴 Cubicle Life 📋 Kafkaesque Bureaucracy

Company 92%

His new company has no clients and no product. Asking why is a firing offense.

by Max Barry 2006

3.76

7k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Satire 🏭 Office Dystopia 🖤 Dark Comedy 🪴 Cubicle Life 📋 Kafkaesque Bureaucracy

On Bullshit

by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005

Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.

3.58

16k+

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🏛️ Corporate Culture ⚡ Power Structures 🎭 Office Politics 🎲 Status Games

On Bullshit 91%

Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.

by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005

3.58

16k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🏛️ Corporate Culture ⚡ Power Structures 🎭 Office Politics 🎲 Status Games

House of Lies

by Martin Kihn • 1994

Joined a top consulting firm for job security. Discovered a rainmaker who faked his expertise.

3.40

857

🏢 Management Consulting 🕵️ Insider ExposéS 😂 Workplace Satire 💼 Corporate Critique 📖 Business Memoir

House of Lies 90%

Joined a top consulting firm for job security. Discovered a rainmaker who faked his expertise.

by Martin Kihn 1994

3.40

857 ratings

🏢 Management Consulting 🕵️ Insider ExposéS 😂 Workplace Satire 💼 Corporate Critique 📖 Business Memoir

The Peter Principle

by Laurence J. Peter • 1969

Why every boss seems incompetent: you get promoted until the work defeats you.

3.75

4k+

🏢 Organizational Behavior 🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction 🎭 Satirical Management 🗳️ Office Politics 📈 Career Advancement

The Peter Principle 90%

Why every boss seems incompetent: you get promoted until the work defeats you.

by Laurence J. Peter 1969

3.75

4k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Behavior 🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction 🎭 Satirical Management 🗳️ Office Politics 📈 Career Advancement

Why Business People Speak Like Idiots

by Brian Fugere • 2005

Burn the jargon. Cut every message by a quarter. Sound like a person. A corporate communication fix.

3.62

273

🏢 Corporate Communication 🗣️ Plain Language ✂️ Brevity 📖 Storytelling In Business 🎯 Audience Focus

Why Business People Speak Like Idiots Summary

Why Business People Speak Like Idiots 89%

Burn the jargon. Cut every message by a quarter. Sound like a person. A corporate communication fix.

by Brian Fugere 2005

3.62

273 ratings

🏢 Corporate Communication 🗣️ Plain Language ✂️ Brevity 📖 Storytelling In Business 🎯 Audience Focus

The Gold Standard

by Ari Gold • 2015

Hollywood's most cutthroat agent delivers the rules of power: no apologies, no soft edges.

4.02

970

🎭 Satirical Self-Help 📈 Career Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding ⚡ Power Dynamics 🕸️ Strategic Networking

The Gold Standard 89%

Hollywood's most cutthroat agent delivers the rules of power: no apologies, no soft edges.

by Ari Gold 2015

4.02

970 ratings

🎭 Satirical Self-Help 📈 Career Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding ⚡ Power Dynamics 🕸️ Strategic Networking

Startup

by Doree Shafrir • 2017

A New York startup journalist discovers the CEO's harassment, and the story could destroy them all.

3.34

10k+

🚀 Startup Satire 💼 Workplace Novel 👁️ Multiple Perspectives 🏢 Office Politics 🤝 Female Solidarity

Startup 89%

A New York startup journalist discovers the CEO's harassment, and the story could destroy them all.

by Doree Shafrir 2017

3.34

10k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Satire 💼 Workplace Novel 👁️ Multiple Perspectives 🏢 Office Politics 🤝 Female Solidarity

What I Didn't Learn in Business School

by Jay B. Barney • 2010

He aced every business school case. His first real case has no answer key.

3.77

759

🏢 Business Novel 📊 Corporate Strategy 🏛️ Office Politics 🌱 New Hire Journey 🏙️ Corporate America

What I Didn't Learn in Business School Summary

What I Didn't Learn in Business School 88%

He aced every business school case. His first real case has no answer key.

by Jay B. Barney 2010

3.77

759 ratings

🏢 Business Novel 📊 Corporate Strategy 🏛️ Office Politics 🌱 New Hire Journey 🏙️ Corporate America

How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency

by John Hoover • 2003

Outmaneuver the idiot in charge: keep your job, keep your sanity, and still get ahead.

3.14

309

😤 Difficult Bosses 🏢 Office Politics 🛡️ Workplace Survival 📤 Managing Up 🗣️ Workplace Communication

How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency Summary

How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency 88%

Outmaneuver the idiot in charge: keep your job, keep your sanity, and still get ahead.

by John Hoover 2003

3.14

309 ratings

😤 Difficult Bosses 🏢 Office Politics 🛡️ Workplace Survival 📤 Managing Up 🗣️ Workplace Communication

5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth and Other Useful Guides

by Matthew Inman • 2010

A web designer quits to draw crude comics about punching dolphins and life's absurdities.

4.04

13k+

🖥️ Webcomic Collection 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🌀 Surreal Cartoons 😈 Irreverent Satire 🔞 Adult Cartoons

5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth and Other Useful Guides Summary

5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth and Other Useful Guides 88%

A web designer quits to draw crude comics about punching dolphins and life's absurdities.

by Matthew Inman 2010

4.04

13k+ ratings

🖥️ Webcomic Collection 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🌀 Surreal Cartoons 😈 Irreverent Satire 🔞 Adult Cartoons

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money

by Dan S. Kennedy • 2010

Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.

3.97

😂 Humor In Business 🖊️ Copywriting 🎤 Public Speaking 🧠 Sales Psychology 📬 Direct Response Marketing

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money Summary

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money 88%

Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.

by Dan S. Kennedy 2010

3.97

64 ratings

😂 Humor In Business 🖊️ Copywriting 🎤 Public Speaking 🧠 Sales Psychology 📬 Direct Response Marketing

Humor, Seriously

by Jennifer Aaker • 2020

Humor is a learnable workplace advantage, not a personality trait. The research and the playbook.

3.83

4k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 😂 Psychology Of Humor 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Positive Psychology 🔬 Behavioral Science

Humor, Seriously 88%

Humor is a learnable workplace advantage, not a personality trait. The research and the playbook.

by Jennifer Aaker 2020

3.83

4k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 😂 Psychology Of Humor 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Positive Psychology 🔬 Behavioral Science

Starter Villain

by John Scalzi • 2023

A broke teacher inherits a supervillain island where dolphins unionize, cats spy, and killers wait.

4.11

100k+

🏢 Corporate Satire 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐬 Sentient Animals 🏝️ Secret Island Base 🕵️ Spy Thriller Lite

Starter Villain 88%

A broke teacher inherits a supervillain island where dolphins unionize, cats spy, and killers wait.

by John Scalzi 2023

4.11

100k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Satire 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐬 Sentient Animals 🏝️ Secret Island Base 🕵️ Spy Thriller Lite

Moral Mazes

by Robert Jackall • 1988

Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.

3.96

476

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Organizational Politics ⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction ⚖️ Moral Relativism 💼 White Collar Ethics

Moral Mazes 88%

Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.

by Robert Jackall 1988

3.96

476 ratings

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Organizational Politics ⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction ⚖️ Moral Relativism 💼 White Collar Ethics

Disrupted

by Dan Lyons • 2016

Hired as the token elder, a journalist records the absurdities of a startup cult losing millions.

3.91

17k+

💻 Tech Startups 🌉 Silicon Valley 👴 Workplace Ageism 🌀 Corporate Cults 📣 Marketing Hype

Disrupted 88%

Hired as the token elder, a journalist records the absurdities of a startup cult losing millions.

by Dan Lyons 2016

3.91

17k+ ratings

💻 Tech Startups 🌉 Silicon Valley 👴 Workplace Ageism 🌀 Corporate Cults 📣 Marketing Hype

The Ministry of Common Sense

by Martin Lindstrom • 2020

Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.

3.63

456

🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy 👥 Customer-Centricity 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🕒 Meeting Culture ⚠️ Organizational Dysfunction

The Ministry of Common Sense 88%

Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.

by Martin Lindstrom 2020

3.63

456 ratings

🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy 👥 Customer-Centricity 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🕒 Meeting Culture ⚠️ Organizational Dysfunction

Monkey Business

by John Rolfe • 2000

Private jets, $209,000 bonuses, and a copy center that could destroy you. Two bankers tell all.

3.97

6k+

🪙 Investment Banking ☣️ Toxic Workplaces 🤡 Career Disillusionment ⚖️ Work-Life Imbalance 📰 Financial Industry Exposé

Monkey Business 88%

Private jets, $209,000 bonuses, and a copy center that could destroy you. Two bankers tell all.

by John Rolfe 2000

3.97

6k+ ratings

🪙 Investment Banking ☣️ Toxic Workplaces 🤡 Career Disillusionment ⚖️ Work-Life Imbalance 📰 Financial Industry Exposé

Am I The Only Sane One Working Here

by Albert J. Bernstein • 2009

Your crazy coworkers follow predictable patterns. Learn the patterns to save your sanity.

3.66

160

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🗳️ Office Politics 😤 Difficult Personalities 🧘 Emotional Self-Control ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

Am I The Only Sane One Working Here Summary

Am I The Only Sane One Working Here 88%

Your crazy coworkers follow predictable patterns. Learn the patterns to save your sanity.

by Albert J. Bernstein 2009

3.66

160 ratings

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🗳️ Office Politics 😤 Difficult Personalities 🧘 Emotional Self-Control ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

The Stupidity Paradox

by Mats Alvesson • 2016

The most dangerous idea at work: thinking less makes everything run better.

3.61

530

🏢 Organizational Behavior 🔧 Workplace Dysfunction 🧭 Organizational Culture 🐑 Groupthink 🤔 Cognitive Bias

The Stupidity Paradox 88%

The most dangerous idea at work: thinking less makes everything run better.

by Mats Alvesson 2016

3.61

530 ratings

🏢 Organizational Behavior 🔧 Workplace Dysfunction 🧭 Organizational Culture 🐑 Groupthink 🤔 Cognitive Bias

Leadership BS

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015

The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.

3.86

1k+

🚫 Leadership Critique 📊 Organizational Behavior 💼 Workplace Realism 🔪 Anti-Self-Help ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

Leadership BS 88%

The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015

3.86

1k+ ratings

🚫 Leadership Critique 📊 Organizational Behavior 💼 Workplace Realism 🔪 Anti-Self-Help ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

Career Warfare

by David F. D'Alessandro • 1955

Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.

3.82

562

🏛️ Corporate Politics 💼 Personal Branding ⬆️ Managing Up 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

Career Warfare 88%

Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.

by David F. D'Alessandro 1955

3.82

562 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Politics 💼 Personal Branding ⬆️ Managing Up 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

The World According to Cunk

by Philomena Cunk • 2024

A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.

3.90

2k+

🏛️ Parody History 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🎓 Fake Expertise 🇬🇧 British Satire 📺 Bbc Comedy

The World According to Cunk 88%

A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.

by Philomena Cunk 2024

3.90

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Parody History 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🎓 Fake Expertise 🇬🇧 British Satire 📺 Bbc Comedy

And Here's the Kicker

by Mike Sacks • 2009

21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.

4.05

2k+

🎭 Humor Writing 📖 Interview Anthology 🧠 Comedy Theory 🎯 Truth In Comedy 👀 Outsider Humor

And Here's the Kicker 88%

21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.

by Mike Sacks 2009

4.05

2k+ ratings

🎭 Humor Writing 📖 Interview Anthology 🧠 Comedy Theory 🎯 Truth In Comedy 👀 Outsider Humor

Generations at Work

by Ron Zemke • 1999

Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.

3.92

188

👥 Generational Diversity 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 💬 Office Communication 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Generations at Work 88%

Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.

by Ron Zemke 1999

3.92

188 ratings

👥 Generational Diversity 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 💬 Office Communication 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Writing Movies for Fun and Profit

by Robert Ben Garant • 2011

Screenwriting is a blue-collar job: relocate, pitch constantly, and never turn down a rewrite.

3.95

2k+

🎬 Screenwriting 📐 Story Structure 🎤 Idea Pitching 🏛️ Studio Politics 🎭 Comedy Screenwriting

Writing Movies for Fun and Profit Summary

Writing Movies for Fun and Profit 88%

Screenwriting is a blue-collar job: relocate, pitch constantly, and never turn down a rewrite.

by Robert Ben Garant 2011

3.95

2k+ ratings

🎬 Screenwriting 📐 Story Structure 🎤 Idea Pitching 🏛️ Studio Politics 🎭 Comedy Screenwriting

The Rant Zone

by Dennis Miller • 2001

Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.

3.57

375

🎭 Political Satire 😤 Rant Comedy 📺 Pop Culture Criticism 📝 Essay Collections 🚫 Political Incorrectness

The Rant Zone 88%

Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.

by Dennis Miller 2001

3.57

375 ratings

🎭 Political Satire 😤 Rant Comedy 📺 Pop Culture Criticism 📝 Essay Collections 🚫 Political Incorrectness

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization

by Jeffrey J. Fox • 1998

A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.

3.82

2k+

🪜 Corporate Ladder 👔 Executive Leadership 📋 Career Rules 🏢 Office Politics ⏰ Time Management

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization Summary

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization 87%

A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.

by Jeffrey J. Fox 1998

3.82

2k+ ratings

🪜 Corporate Ladder 👔 Executive Leadership 📋 Career Rules 🏢 Office Politics ⏰ Time Management

Funny on Purpose

by Joe Randazzo • 2015

How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.

3.99

244

🖊️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Comedy Career 🎭 Improv Comedy ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎙️ Standup Comedy

Funny on Purpose 87%

How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.

by Joe Randazzo 2015

3.99

244 ratings

🖊️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Comedy Career 🎭 Improv Comedy ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎙️ Standup Comedy

HBR Guide to Office Politics

by Karen Dillon • 2014

Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.

3.77

756

🏢 Office Politics 🔄 Workplace Dynamics 📈 Managing Up 🛑 Workplace Bullying 💬 Difficult Conversations

HBR Guide to Office Politics 87%

Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.

by Karen Dillon 2014

3.77

756 ratings

🏢 Office Politics 🔄 Workplace Dynamics 📈 Managing Up 🛑 Workplace Bullying 💬 Difficult Conversations

Stupeur et tremblements

by Amélie Nothomb • 1999

A Belgian joins a Tokyo firm fluent in Japanese; her first assignment is silence.

3.75

47k+

🖋️ Autofiction 🏢 Workplace Satire 🇯🇵 Expat In Japan 📋 Kafkaesque Bureaucracy 👩‍💼 Female Rivalry

Stupeur et tremblements 87%

A Belgian joins a Tokyo firm fluent in Japanese; her first assignment is silence.

by Amélie Nothomb 1999

3.75

47k+ ratings

🖋️ Autofiction 🏢 Workplace Satire 🇯🇵 Expat In Japan 📋 Kafkaesque Bureaucracy 👩‍💼 Female Rivalry

The Unicorn Project

by Gene Kim • 2019

Scapegoated for a payroll crash, an engineer is exiled to a doomed project where nothing ships.

4.06

10k+

📚 Business Novel ✊ Workplace Rebellion 🏢 Office Politics 🌱 Cultural Transformation 🌆 Corporate America

The Unicorn Project 87%

Scapegoated for a payroll crash, an engineer is exiled to a doomed project where nothing ships.

by Gene Kim 2019

4.06

10k+ ratings

📚 Business Novel ✊ Workplace Rebellion 🏢 Office Politics 🌱 Cultural Transformation 🌆 Corporate America

Socrate au pays des process

by Julia Funès (de) • 2017

Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.

3.50

🏢 Corporate Culture 🏛️ Workplace Philosophy 🧠 Applied Philosophy 💼 Meaning At Work 🎭 Cultural Criticism

Socrate au pays des process 87%

Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.

by Julia Funès (de) 2017

3.50

22 ratings

🏢 Corporate Culture 🏛️ Workplace Philosophy 🧠 Applied Philosophy 💼 Meaning At Work 🎭 Cultural Criticism

Brand Now

by Nick Westergaard • 2018

Brands are DNA, not pyramids. Here is how to re-sequence yours.

3.99

138

🎯 Brand Strategy 📖 Storytelling 🤝 Customer Experience 🏘️ Community Building 🧭 Purpose Driven

Brand Now 87%

Brands are DNA, not pyramids. Here is how to re-sequence yours.

by Nick Westergaard 2018

3.99

138 ratings

🎯 Brand Strategy 📖 Storytelling 🤝 Customer Experience 🏘️ Community Building 🧭 Purpose Driven

The Rules Of Work

by Richard Templar • 2002

The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.

3.70

4k+

🏛️ Office Politics 🏢 Corporate Culture 🧭 Career Strategy 👔 Executive Presence 🪪 Personal Branding

The Rules Of Work 87%

The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.

by Richard Templar 2002

3.70

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Office Politics 🏢 Corporate Culture 🧭 Career Strategy 👔 Executive Presence 🪪 Personal Branding

Social Media Is Bullshit

by B.J. Mendelson • 2012

Viral success is mostly fake. The boring alternative costs less and actually works.

3.40

350

📱 Social Media Criticism 🕵️ Marketing Skepticism 🎈 Debunking Hype 📰 Traditional PR 🌐 Internet History

Social Media Is Bullshit 87%

Viral success is mostly fake. The boring alternative costs less and actually works.

by B.J. Mendelson 2012

3.40

350 ratings

📱 Social Media Criticism 🕵️ Marketing Skepticism 🎈 Debunking Hype 📰 Traditional PR 🌐 Internet History

Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy

by David Mitchell • 2019

The internet, Brexit, and everything else a British comedian finds disastrous and hilarious.

3.67

5k+

🎭 Political Satire 🗣️ Social Commentary 🇬🇧 British Humor 📰 Column Collections 🔒 Digital Privacy

Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy Summary

Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy 87%

The internet, Brexit, and everything else a British comedian finds disastrous and hilarious.

by David Mitchell 2019

3.67

5k+ ratings

🎭 Political Satire 🗣️ Social Commentary 🇬🇧 British Humor 📰 Column Collections 🔒 Digital Privacy

The Factory

by Hiroko Oyamada • 2010

She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.

3.30

12k+

🏭 Workplace Absurdism 🌫️ Quiet Surrealism 💼 Corporate Ennui 🌀 Bureaucratic Maze 📄 Meaningless Labor

The Factory 87%

She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.

by Hiroko Oyamada 2010

3.30

12k+ ratings

🏭 Workplace Absurdism 🌫️ Quiet Surrealism 💼 Corporate Ennui 🌀 Bureaucratic Maze 📄 Meaningless Labor

Managing Humans

by Michael Lopp • 2007

Your best engineer just became your problem. The people skills computer science never taught you.

3.92

4k+

🛠️ Engineering Management 🧩 Software Team Dynamics 💬 Team Communication 🔍 Personality Types At Work 🧭 Pragmatic Management

Managing Humans 87%

Your best engineer just became your problem. The people skills computer science never taught you.

by Michael Lopp 2007

3.92

4k+ ratings

🛠️ Engineering Management 🧩 Software Team Dynamics 💬 Team Communication 🔍 Personality Types At Work 🧭 Pragmatic Management

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

by David Nobbs • 1995

An office drone fakes his death to flee the nine-to-five, but his wife has moved on.

3.91

1k+

🏢 Corporate Satire 🔄 Midlife Crisis 🪦 Fake Death 🏘️ Suburban Ennui 🎪 Absurdist Humor

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Summary

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin 87%

An office drone fakes his death to flee the nine-to-five, but his wife has moved on.

by David Nobbs 1995

3.91

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Satire 🔄 Midlife Crisis 🪦 Fake Death 🏘️ Suburban Ennui 🎪 Absurdist Humor

The Unwritten Laws of Business

by W.J. King • 1944

The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.

3.99

5k+

🏢 Workplace Ethics 🏛️ Office Politics 🛡️ Professional Integrity 📈 Career Development 🕰️ Classic Business Advice

The Unwritten Laws of Business 87%

The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.

by W.J. King 1944

3.99

5k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Ethics 🏛️ Office Politics 🛡️ Professional Integrity 📈 Career Development 🕰️ Classic Business Advice

Truth in Advertising

by John Kenney • 2013

A copywriter who fakes sincerity for a living must finally show up for his dying father.

3.74

3k+

🎬 Advertising Satire 📖 Literary Satire 👴 Parental Estrangement 🕳️ Midlife Crisis 💔 Fear Of Intimacy

Truth in Advertising 87%

A copywriter who fakes sincerity for a living must finally show up for his dying father.

by John Kenney 2013

3.74

3k+ ratings

🎬 Advertising Satire 📖 Literary Satire 👴 Parental Estrangement 🕳️ Midlife Crisis 💔 Fear Of Intimacy

The Simpsons and Philosophy

by William Irwin • 2001

Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.

3.45

4k+

📺 Tv Criticism 🧩 Applied Philosophy 🎬 Pop Culture Criticism 🤡 Satire ⚖️ Ethics And Morality

The Simpsons and Philosophy 87%

Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.

by William Irwin 2001

3.45

4k+ ratings

📺 Tv Criticism 🧩 Applied Philosophy 🎬 Pop Culture Criticism 🤡 Satire ⚖️ Ethics And Morality

The Ride of a Lifetime

by Robert Iger • 2019

Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.

4.40

97k+

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🎬 Entertainment Business 🎨 Creative Management 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 💡 Innovation Strategy

The Ride of a Lifetime 87%

Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.

by Robert Iger 2019

4.40

97k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🎬 Entertainment Business 🎨 Creative Management 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 💡 Innovation Strategy

Como lidar com a política no trabalho

by Karen Dillon • 2018

Navigate office politics: disarm bullies, claim credit, turn rivals into allies.

3.57

🏢 Office Politics 🔼 Managing Up ⚔️ Workplace Conflict 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🛡️ Workplace Bullying

Como lidar com a política no trabalho Summary

Como lidar com a política no trabalho 87%

Navigate office politics: disarm bullies, claim credit, turn rivals into allies.

by Karen Dillon 2018

3.57

30 ratings

🏢 Office Politics 🔼 Managing Up ⚔️ Workplace Conflict 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🛡️ Workplace Bullying

X Saves the World

by Jeff Gordinier • 2008

The slacker generation you forgot about quietly built your digital world, one micro-fix at a time.

3.45

636

👤 Gen X 🎸 Alternative Culture 🌱 Micro-Movements 💻 Dot-Com Era 📺 Media Democratization

X Saves the World 87%

The slacker generation you forgot about quietly built your digital world, one micro-fix at a time.

by Jeff Gordinier 2008

3.45

636 ratings

👤 Gen X 🎸 Alternative Culture 🌱 Micro-Movements 💻 Dot-Com Era 📺 Media Democratization

The Unspoken Truths for Career Success

by Tessa White • 2023

What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.

4.26

550

🧭 Career Strategy 🏛️ Office Politics 📢 Self-Advocacy 🗣️ Feedback Culture 💰 Salary Negotiation

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The Unspoken Truths for Career Success 87%

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4.26

550 ratings

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Heads in Beds 87%

Twenty dollars at check-in buys what a loyalty card cannot. A hotel veteran spills the rest.

by Jacob Tomsky 2012

3.58

23k+ ratings

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Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.

4.13

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How To Write Funny 87%

Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.

by Scott Dikkers 2014

4.13

960 ratings

🎭 Comedy Writing 🎯 Satire And Parody ⚙️ Joke Mechanics 🗣️ Wordplay And Punning ⏱️ Writing Productivity

A World Without "Whom"

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3.72

491

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A World Without "Whom" 87%

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by Emmy J. Favilla 2017

3.72

491 ratings

📖 Style Guides 🌐 Internet Linguistics 🔄 Language Evolution 🤝 Inclusive Language 📝 Descriptivism

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