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488 Rules for Life

The Thankless Art of Being Correct

Kitty Flanagan

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English
Allen & Unwin
01 October 2019
488 Rules for Life is not a self-help book, because it's not you who needs help, it's other people. Whether they're walking and texting, asphyxiating you on public transport with their noxious perfume cloud, or leaving one useless square of toilet paper on the roll, a lot of people just don't know the rules.

But thanks to Kitty Flanagan's comprehensive guide to modern behaviour, our world will soon be a much better place. A place where people don't ruin the fruit salad by putting banana in it, where your co-workers respect your olfactory system and don't reheat their fish curry in the office microwave, and where middle-aged men don't have ponytails.

What started as a joke on Kitty Flanagan's popular segment on ABC TV's The Weekly is now a quintessential reference book with the power to change society (or at least make it a bit less irritating). What people are saying about this book:


"You're welcome everyone." - Kitty Flanagan

"Thank god for me." - Kitty Flanagan

"I'd rather be sad and lonely, but right." - Kitty Flanagan

"There's not actually 488 rules in here, but it sure feels like it." - Kitty Flanagan

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Imprint:   Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 153mm, 
Weight:   435g
ISBN:   9781760875305
ISBN 10:   1760875309
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction: The Fundamental Rule Chapter 1: Around The Home Chapter 2: Health and Lifestyle Chapter 3: At The Office Chapter 4: Language Chapter 5: Planes, Trains and Automobiles Chapter 6: Food Chapter 7: Relationships and Dating Chapter 8: Parenting Chapter 9: Fashion Chapter 10: At The Movies Chapter 11: At The Shops Chapter 12: Technology Chapter 13: Sport Chapter 14: Parties and Celebrations Chapter 15: Holidays and Travel Chapter 16: Art and Entertainment Conclusion: The Final Rule

At school Kitty was a small, stick-like child with very large front teeth and fuzzy hair. Nothing much has changed. After several attempts at university, studying things as diverse as Spanish, Poetry and P.E teaching, the government introduced HECS and the free ride was over. No more enrolling for a semester of tertiary good times then dropping out. Advertising beckoned because it seemed like the job that paid the most money for the least amount of qualifications. And for five years she masqueraded as a copywriter. Eventually she was fired. She doesn't know why and, more importantly, she doesn't care. So then she tried doing stand-up. And then she got a job on Full Frontal (a sketch show, not a nudie mag). And then she moved to London and did stand-up...heaps of it. There was another sketch show, an English one this time, cryptically titled The Sketch Show. And there was a short film that won a few awards. After that, she wrote stuff for the BBC and Channel Four with writing partner Julia Davis of Nighty Night fame. Then Kitty moved back to Australia where she is now probably best known for her for her regular Tuesday appearances on The Project and most recently for her role as Rhonda in Working Dog's Utopia on the ABC. She also has a segment on Charlie Pickering's show The Weekly. Aware that stand-up is like a sport that must be practiced, Kitty tours constantly.

  • Long-listed for Best Non-fiction 2020 (Australia)
  • Long-listed for Indie Book Awards 2020 (Australia)
  • Short-listed for Best Non-fiction 2020 (Australia)
  • Short-listed for General Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2020 (Australia)
  • Short-listed for Indie Book Awards 2020 (Australia)
  • Winner of Indie Book Awards 2020 (Australia)

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