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"Since Adams parted company with Pacific Bell in 1995, the business he has built out of mocking business has turned into the sort of success story that the average cartoon hero could only dream of." —The London Financial Times"Go ahead and cut that Dilbert cartoon. Pin it to the wall of your claustrophobic cubicle. Laugh at it around the water cooler, remarking how similar it is to the incomprehensible memos and ludicrous management strategies at your own company." —The Washington Post
show more Dilbert, Dogbert, and the rest of the world's favorite cubicle dwellers are sure to leave you rolling in your workspace with Scott Adams's cartoon collection, Journey to Cubeville.
Dilbert creator Scott Adams has something special for everyone who thinks their workplace is a living monument to inefficiency—or, for those who have been led to believe unnecessary work is like popcorn for the soul.
Adams lampoons everything in the business world that drives the sane worker into the land of the lunacy:
- Network administrators who have the power to paralyze an entire business with a mere keystroke
- Accountants who force you to battle ferociously to get reimbursed for a $2.59 ham sandwich you scarfed while traveling
- Managers obsessed with perfect-attendance certificates, dead-end projects, and blocking employees from fun web sites and decent office supplies
- Companies spending piles of dough on projects deeply rooted in stupidity, as well as a myriad of stupid consultants
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Reading Dilbert comic strips, including Journey To Cubeville, can induce cathartic laughter. I've lived through some of the office nonsense Dilbert's lived through. I work with some of the same co-workers Dilbert works with. This is very funnily observed material. Truly delightful.
I always enjoy reading Dilbert, and this was no exception. The strips in this collection go back to the late 90s, so there are some little references that may seem dated now. However, the basic office and workplace humor is right on. That remains pretty universal. I have to say that there were some strips that I could really identify with given my workplace, but that is another story. Overall, this is a funny, amusing read.
More of our favorite Geek, Dilbert! He must be my alter ego, because too many of his situations seem just a bit too familiar. If this book doesn't make you laugh, you must not work in a technical position.
Dilbert, one of the funniest (because it's true) comics of all time. I would like to have the full collection of the comics. Maybe he could start by making a book of the first 5-6 years of Dilbert like the Farside or Calvin & Hobbs.
This strip is like the Energizer Bunny, just going and going and going...the difference is, "Dilbert" never gets boring.
Poor Dilbert
Poor Dilbert
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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
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- Canonical title
- Journey to Cubeville
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- Dilbert; Dogbert; Pointy-Haired Boss; Wally; Ratbert
- Related movies
- Dilbert (1999 | IMDb)
- Dedication
- For Pam "Ah likes to read" Okasaki
- First words
- Rather than fill this page with a frivolous book introduction that you would soon forget, I thought it would be better to answer all of your questions about the nature of the universe. (Introduction)
In this two day workshop, you will learn to embrace our company's mission and vision. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I don't think I'm reaching you.
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- Graphic Novels & Comics
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5973 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing and drawings Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips History, geographic treatment, biography North American United States (General)
- LCC
- PN6727 .A3 .D552844 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- 5 — English, Finnish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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