The Self-Destruction Handbook: 8 Simple Steps to an Unhealthier You

by Adam Wasson, Jessica Stamen

REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS

Let’s face it, there are thousands of books out there to help you avoid self-destructive behavior—but what fun is that? Welcome to the first book designed to help you not help yourself. Here you’ll find unsound advice on everything from engineering a revenge affair to picking the gateway drug that’s best for you.

Chapters include:

• 12 Steps to a Drinking “Problem”
• Condoms Are for Suckers
• How to Lose Way Too Much Weight in 90 Days
• And more!

As you travel down the road to self-destruction, let this hedonistic handbook be your guide. It may steer you wrong—in fact, it’s sure to do so—but when being wrong is this much fun, who wants to be right?

Genres: Humor

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 25, 2004

Reviews

[Rick Christiansen]

With so many self-help books on the market, it was only a matter of time before someone came up with a self-destruction book! ...And boy did they succeed in their first attempt. This was a quick and easy read with a ton of laughs throughout.
My only suggestion would have been to switch the chapter on weight loss to extreme gluttony/overeating. People actually do push themselves to extremes to lose weight in an attempt to better themselves, whereas no one is binge eating as a way to feel better about themselves or improve their bodies. I think they could have done a lot more with that chapter. That's my only critique.

[Marianne]

Some chapters were quite amusing, some drawings really funny. A solid, if not spectacular book of humor/parody.

[Peacegal]

Libraries and bookstores are crammed to the gills with self-help books that aspire to make the reader a better person (or at least buy the author a summer home on the coast). But what about all of the manuals advising on how to be a worse person? Where are those books?

Question no more. This book outlines ways to ruin your life in an easy, step-by-step format. Whether you wish to work yourself toward an alcohol or drug problem, nurture an eating disorder, or make terrible relationship mistakes, this book will help you ensure your misery for years to come. Buy one for yourself and one for a friend.

[Diane Ramirez]

This book is a stitch! It's So Wrong in parts -- really, it's ALL wrong, but even a hardened old harpy like me was reduced to a breathy "oh my!" at the more shocking (pedophilia/incest/bulimia/etc) jokes. But don't let that scare you. If you can stand the irreverence, this is a real laugh-out-loud read that pokes fun at all of us. Hilarious.

[ruby]

this one is the hoots!

it is nasty humour. very nasty humour. if you're stuck up about any of the issues in here you will not like it. but if you're sick of therapists and self-help books and other well-meaning do-gooders.. ..and have a morbid sense of humour.. ..then you'll love this little gem

[K]

This book is one of the funniest books I've read. I challenge anyone to just read the table of contents without laughing. If you enjoy dark humor, and need something to remind you to not take life so seriously, this is a must-read.

[Robyn]

This author is hilarious, so I'm going to give this one a try.

[Lacey]

funny

[pbb]

silly and funny, and occasionally true.

[Adam O'Brien]

Short, hilarious, and all too often, relevant.

[David]

A coffee table staple, haha... Very amusing.

[Lori]

A small book of humor for your entertainment. This one riffs on the ever-present stack of self-help books that people read over and over again. Read this one instead!

[Meredith]

I LOVE THIS BOOOK AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhh

[Lena]

In case you ever really need help screwing up your life, this is a good place to go for advice.