Between a bottle of Epsom salts or one of twenty-year-old cognac which would you choose? Would you rather spend your vacation with an eighty-year old leper or with Demi Moore? Do you prefer being sprinkled with ferocious red ants or sharing a sleeping compartment with Claudia Schiffer?'From the celebrated author of The Name of the Rose here is a dazzling compendium of advice offering the correct answers to these and many other important questions. Tackling topics as diverse as the coffee pot from hell eating on an aeroplane how not to use a cellular phone and recognising porn movies Umberto Eco guides us with all his customary wit and brilliance through the complexities of the modern world. About the Author Umberto Eco (1932-2016) wrote fiction literary criticism and philosophy. His first novelThe Name of the Rose was a major interNATIONAL BESTSELLER—. His other works includeFoucault's Pendulum The Island of the Day Before Baudolino The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana The Prague Cemetery andNumero Zero along with many brilliant collections of essays.|Umberto Eco (1932 2016) wrote fiction, literary criticism and philosophy. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, was a major interNATIONAL BESTSELLER—. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, The Prague Cemetery and Numero Zero along with many brilliant collections of essays.|'Between a bottle of Epsom salts or one of twenty-year-old cognac, which would you choose? Would you rather spend your vacation with an eighty-year old leper or with Dem... See more
Between a bottle of Epsom salts or one of twenty-year-old cognac which would you choose? Would you rather spend your vacation with an eighty-year old leper or with Demi Moore? Do you prefer being sprinkled with ferocious red ants or sharing a sleeping compartment with Claudia Schiffer?'From the celebrated author of The Name of the Rose here is a dazzling compendium of advice offering the correct answers to these and many other important questions. Tackling topics as diverse as the coffee pot from hell eating on an aeroplane how not to use a cellular phone and recognising porn movies Umberto Eco guides us with all his customary wit and brilliance through the complexities of the modern world. About the Author Umberto Eco (1932-2016) wrote fiction literary criticism and philosophy. His first novelThe Name of the Rose was a major interNATIONAL BESTSELLER—. His other works includeFoucault's Pendulum The Island of the Day Before Baudolino The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana The Prague Cemetery andNumero Zero along with many brilliant collections of essays.|Umberto Eco (1932 2016) wrote fiction, literary criticism and philosophy. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, was a major interNATIONAL BESTSELLER—. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, The Prague Cemetery and Numero Zero along with many brilliant collections of essays.|'Between a bottle of Epsom salts or one of twenty-year-old cognac, which would you choose? Would you rather spend your vacation with an eighty-year old leper or with Demi Moore? Do you prefer being sprinkled with ferocious red ants or sharing a sleeping compartment with Claudia Schiffer?'From the celebrated author of The Name of the Rose, here is a dazzling compendium of advice offering the correct answers to these and many other important questions. Tackling topics as diverse as the coffee pot from hell, eating on an aeroplane, how not to use a cellular phone and recognising porn movies, Umberto Eco guides us with all his customary wit and brilliance through the complexities of the modern world. Between a bottle of Epsom salts or one of twenty-year-old cognac which would you choose? Would you rather spend your vacation with an eighty-year old leper or with Demi Moore? Do you prefer being sprinkled with ferocious red ants or sharing a sleeping compartment with Claudia Schiffer?'From the celebrated author of The Name of the Rose here is a dazzling compendium of advice offering the correct answers to these and many other important questions. Tackling topics as diverse as the coffee pot from hell eating on an aeroplane how not to use a cellular phone and recognising porn movies Umberto Eco guides us with all his customary wit and brilliance through the complexities of the modern world. About the Author Umberto Eco (1932-2016) wrote fiction literary criticism and philosophy. His first novelThe Name of the Rose was a major interNATIONAL BESTSELLER—. His other works includeFoucault's Pendulum The Island of the Day Before Baudolino The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana The Prague Cemetery andNumero Zero along with many brilliant collections of essays.
