Pains on Trains: A Commuter's Guide to the 50 Most Irritating Travel Companions - Softcover

Holmes, Andrew; Reeves, Matthew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841125644 ISBN 13: 9781841125640

Publisher: Capstone, 2003

Synopsis

Pains on Trains is the perfect way to take the tedium out of commuting, guaranteed to become as indispensable to the seasoned traveller as the blow--up pillow and water sterilising tablets. In Pains on Trains, Andrew Holmes and Matthew Reeves set their sights on the scourge of the modern office worker -- other office workers who clog up trains, buses, boats and planes with their annoying habits and depressing clothes. Pains on Trains is dedicated to the rush--hour veteran and consists of a a pain--spottinga guide to the very worst people you meet on your daily commute. Each painful character is illustrated in their usual context and supported by a short narrative.

About this title

Review:

"..Pains on trains is a hugely funny and brilliantly Observed look at the different types of people.." -- Edinburgh Evening News, 1 November 2003

"..brilliantly observed.." -- East Anglian Daily Times, November 2003

"..hugely funny.." -- Oxford Mail, 31 October 2003

"..hysterically accurate.." -- Southern Daily Echo, 8 November 2003

"..hysterically accurate..with wonderful descriptions and illustrations..." -- Irish News, Belfast, 1 November 2003

"..start 'pain spotting' and put the fun back in to commuting.." -- Publishing News, 12 September 2003

From the Back Cover:

Pains on Trains is a wonderfully funny, relentlessly satirical, laugh-out-loud read aimed at giving long-suffering commuters everywhere a weapon to fight back with. Its the perfect antidote for nightmarish travelling companions everywhere!

Each character within the book is illustrated by a hilarious cartoon caricature as well as a 'pain spotting' description which covers:

· General characteristics, which will describe the 'pain'

· Annoyance value, which rates the 'pain' from 1 (limited annoyance) to 10 (extreme annoyance)

· Rarity, which rates the pain from 1 (exceptionally rare) to 10 (very common)

· Seasonal variations, which identifies any seasonal changes to the pain and their severity/rarity

· Avoidance/revenge strategies

Pains on Trains is the perfect way to take the tedium out of commuting, guaranteed to become as indispensable to the seasoned traveller as the blow-up pillow or water sterilising tablets.

About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1841125644
• ISBN 13: 9781841125640
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224