Blank: The Power of Not Actually Thinking at All - Softcover

Noah Tall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060875763 ISBN 13: 9780060875763

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

A smart, hilarious parody of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling Blink.

Stop! Don't think! You already know what this book is about. That is the power of Blank: the power of not actually thinking at all. Using what scientific researchers call 'Extra-Lean Deli Slicing' (or would, if they actually bothered to research it), your brain has already decided whether you're going to like Blank, whether its cover goes with your shirt, and whether it will make you look smart if somebody sees you reading it on the train.

Chances are you and your shirt are both liking it a lot, you're going to buy several copies, and you don't even know why! That's why you've absolutely got to read Blank: to find out why your brain keeps doing these wacky things without your permission. In Blank, a hilarious parody of the No. 1 bestseller it looks eerily like (and sort of rhymes with) and that your brain wisely advised you to just read a review or magazine excerpt about while avoiding the actual book itself, the brilliantly impulsive and slightly irresponsible Noah Tall explains how people as diverse as General Custer, Roy Rogers, a semi-famous rock star, and the entire New York City Police Department either won big or lost miserably as a result of their minds going completely blank.

About this title

Synopsis:

This book appeals to readers of parodies; readers of "Blink" 400,000 copy bestseller. Its extract appeared in national newspaper eg "The Mirror". Its reviews were featured in men's magazines eg "Nuts", "Bizarre". A smart, hilarious parody of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling "Blink". Stop! Don't think! You already know what this book is about. That is the power of "Blank: The Power of Not Actually Thinking at all". Your brain has already decided whether you're going to like "Blank", whether its cover goes with your shirt, and whether it will make you look smart if somebody sees you reading it on the train. Chances are you and your shirt are both liking it a lot, you're going to buy several copies, and you don't even know why! That's why you've absolutely got to read "Blank": to find out why your brain keeps doing these wacky things without your permission. In "Blank", a hilarious parody of the number-one bestseller it looks eerily like (and sort of rhymes with) and that your brain wisely advised you to just read a review or magazine excerpt about while avoiding the actual book itself.

About the Author:

Noah Tall is a longtime subscriber to The New Yorker and other magazines that people leave on their coffee tables when they want to look smart. He has also been a member of NAMES, the dyslexic branch of MENSA, since 1598. He is the author of the highly acclaimed national bestseller The Tippling Point, which has yet to be published.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060875763
• ISBN 13: 9780060875763
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 98