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Where have all my friends gone?
When Max Dickins decided to propose to his girlfriend, he realised there was no one he could call on to be his best man.
He quickly learned that that he wasn't the only man struggling with friendships. For decades, countless studies from across the world have confirmed that men have fewer close friends than women - and the problem gets worse the older men get. But what goes wrong? And what can men do about it? Dickins is going to find out.
Improvise!
Improv performers look like creative geniuses, coming up with brilliant comedy on the spur of the moment. But they rely on some simple rules and techniques - ones which anyone can learn, and which can help us offstage to think creatively, collaborate with others and communicate with impact.
Improvise! will show you how to handle whatever comes your way at work - from giving confident presentations to handling difficult conversations to coming up with great ideas.
Named one of the Financial Times’ Top Business Books of 2020. Highly commended in the Business Book of the Year Awards 2021. The audio book was also a finalist in the 2021 Audie Awards.
A book about opening yourself – and sometimes your colon – up to new experiences.
When comedian Max Dickins was dumped by his girlfriend, he was faced not just with excruciating heartbreak, but also with the cold realisation that he was bored, bored, bored. Desperate to shake things up, he took a friend’s advice and reluctantly bought a deal on Groupon.
He then bought another. And another… until what started as a gateway to some new experiences snowballed into a limitless Narnia of discounted possibilities.
Over the course of 18 months, Max did a new Groupon deal every week. He changed his name, became a Lord, wrestled alligators, moonlighted as a beekeeper, and even convinced Groupon to make him into a Groupon deal. Consequently selling more than 1,000 dates with himself to women (and men) all over the country.
Resuscitated by the oxygen of new experience, he emerged a better man. My Groupon Adventure is an uproarious and uplifting chronicle that shows it’s possible to escape even the deepest of ruts if you just inject a bit of spontaneity into your life.
As featured on: Radio 4, Absolute Radio, Virgin Radio, News Talk FM, Real People Magazine, The Irish Examiner, the Daily Star and many other national media outlets!
“This is more than just a funny account of a madcap adventure…it’s full of heart.”
- The Irish Examiner on My Groupon Adventure