How to Win at Life by Cheating at Everything

by Mark Perez, Scott Shaw (Illustrator), Annastasia Goldberg (Photographer)

A lot of how-to books assume that the reader is a good and wholesome person who wants to follow the law and not rip other people off. This is FOOLISH! Let John D'Hough (not his real name) tell you all about the glorious world of grift, the science of scam, and the craft of criminality as he explains how he was able to fleece the entire town of Honest, Indiana. A bitingly comedic satire, this debut novel from Hollywood screenwriter Mark Perez pulls no punches, and everybody gets his fair share.

Featuring a cover and over 100 interior cartoon illustrations from former Flintstones character designer, Scott Shaw!

168 pages, Paperback

Published August 8, 2017

Reviews

[☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣ · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not get the point of this book. My guess is it probably was supposed to be some piece of funny and clever satire. Instead, it's boring and amoral.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a novel that was written by a screenwriter. I would like to see this fleshed out into a series. It has serious potential. There are a lot of derogatory stereotypes, I assume this is why one reviewer thought it was "tone-deaf". In my opinion, stereotypes are heuristics, and a conman builds his life and his "games" on quick judgements that those heuristics provide. It's part of a character development arc. I enjoyed it. The end.

[Naricat · Rating 1 out of 5]

tone deaf

[Özgür Takmaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

funny and educating.