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"Confined to their cubicles in a company run by idiot bosses, Dilbert and his white-collar colleagues make the dronelike world of Kafka seem congenial."Parasitic consultants, weaselly stockbrokers, masochistic coworkers and the ever-present, evil-plotting pointy-haired boss? Welcome to the seventh circle of hell, er, the 22nd collection of Scott Adams' stupendously popular comic strip, Dilbert! Words You Don't Want to Hear During Your Annual Performance Reviewupdates loyal readers on the show more mind-numbing careers of Dilbert, Wally, Alice, the PHB himself, and an ever-expanding cast of walk-on "guest stars." In this installment, a cash-sucking "consultick" burrows under the boss's skin, a not-so-grim reaper pops anti-depressants, and a lab accident turns Dilbert into a sheep-a transformation which goes barely noticed by his beleaguered coworkers. All the while, Adams takes his patented over-the-top but right-on-the-money jabs at the inanity of the corporate world. Dilbert's fans are legion and loyal. They have purchased seven million cartoon collection books and counting. The Dilbert comic strip appears in 2,000 newspapers and in 65 countries in 19 languages. show lessTags
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Dilbert in my mind, represents all things real, and this book is no exception. Once again, the reader will find themselves and their workplaces within the cartoons. I'm certain Scott Adams has had spy cameras at every place I've ever worked because Dilbert seems to run into the exact same problems as I do. Words You Don't Want to Hear During Your Annual Review nails it, as usual, with a heavy dose of humour and sarcasm. Need a break from pandemic stress? Here is your answer.
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The 22nd collection of the ultimate office comic strip. The bottom of pg. 16 and the middle of pg. 42 are particularly great, but this is kind of like stumbling across pirate gold and picking out the best two doubloons.
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Scott Adams, Cartoonist Scott Adams was born and raised in Windham, New York in the Catskill Mountains. He received a B.A. in economics from Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a certified hypnotist. Adams worked in a bank for eight years and, while a bank teller, was robbed twice at show more gunpoint. He also worked for Pacific Bell for nine years and describes both jobs as "humiliating and low paying jobs." It was during this time, that Adams created the character Dilbert. He was entertaining himself during meetings by drawing insulting cartoons of his co-workers and bosses. In 1988, he mailed some sample comic strips featuring Dilbert to some major cartoon syndicates. He was offered a contract and Dilbert was launched in approximately fifty papers in 1989. Adams began working on Dilbert full time as well as speaking, writing, doing interviews, and designing artwork for licensed products. Dilbert is published in over 1,200 newspapers and has a hard cover business book called "The Dilbert Principle." (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2003
- People/Characters
- Dilbert; Pointy-Haired Boss; Wally; Alice; Dogbert
- Dedication
- For the Queen of Imaginary Quilts
- First words
- Sweet mother of potatoes!
- Quotations
- I'm sorry, I can't give references for ex-employees. But if I did, it would rhyme with "mazy loron."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Could you tell Tom I have some good news?
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- Genre
- Graphic Novels & Comics
- DDC/MDS
- 741.56973 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips Cartoons, Caricatures, Comic Strips History, geographic treatment, biography North American United States
- LCC
- PN6727 .A3 .D586 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 2
