A Dirty Job
From back cover: "Chris Moore has written the ultimate guide to death, dying, and the sewer system of San Francisco. A Dirty Job deserves a place on the shelf next to Kubler-Ross, even if it screws up the alphabetizing. Thank God they let Chris out of his straitjacket long enough to write this...
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From back cover: "Chris Moore has written the ultimate guide to death, dying, and the sewer system of San Francisco. A Dirty Job deserves a place on the shelf next to Kubler-Ross, even if it screws up the alphabetizing. Thank God they let Chris out of his straitjacket long enough to write this book. It's the perfect read for anyone considering a ride on the Stygian Express." --Bill Fitzhugh, author of Pest Control and Radio Activity
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ISBN:
9780739472873 (0739472879)
Edition language: English
In the first in a series, Christopher Moore shows a whole new side of Death: Charlie Asher has one of the best and worst days of his life all on the same day. The day that his daughter Sophia is born is also the day that he looses the love of his life, Rachel, as well as become the newest Death Mer...
Congratulations, you have been chosen to act as Death. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. It is your duty to retrieve soul vessels from the dead and dying and see them on to their next body. If you fail, Darkness will cover the world and Chaos will reign. Welcome to Charlie Asher's ne...
It took me a bit to get into this one, but once I did I found it hilarious!
This book could have been so good but the liberal use of f-bombs and incessant cries for the main character to get laid made the book read like it was for a pre-pubescent male. I just couldn't finish it even though I wanted to know how the actual plot wrapped up. When the main character started to h...
bookshelves: summer-2014, tbr-busting-2014, published-2006, amusing, fraudio, fantasy, mythology, doo-lally Read from July 08 to 09, 2014 Read by Fisher StevensDescription: Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy. A little hapless, somewhat neurotic, sort of a hypochondriac. He's what's known as a...