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Random House presents the audiobook edition of F*** You Very Much, written and read by Danny Wallace.

You're not imagining it. People are getting ruder. And this is a serious problem.

The book that inspired the iTunes Top Ten podcast


Did you know that even one rude comment in a life and death situation can decrease a surgeon’s performance by as much as 50%? That we say we don’t want rude politicians, but we vote for them anyway? Or that rude language can sway a jury in a criminal case?

Bestselling writer and broadcaster Danny Wallace (Yes Man, Awkward Situations For Men), is on a mission to understand where we have gone wrong. He travels the world interviewing neuroscientists, psychologists, NASA scientists, barristers, bin men, and bellboys. He joins a Radical Honesty group in Germany, talks to drivers about road rage in LA, and confronts his own online troll in a pub.

And in doing so, he uncovers the latest thinking about how we behave, how rudeness, once unleashed, can spread like a virus – and how even one flippant remark can snowball into disaster.

As insightful and enthralling as it is highly entertaining, F*** You Very Much* is an eye-opening exploration into the worst side of human behaviour.

*This book was originally published under the title, I Can’t Believe You Just Said That. But we decided it just wasn’t rude enough...

"A cry for human decency… deliciously hilarious. I politely encourage you to read this book. Immediately." Adam Grant author of Originals, Give and Take, Option B

©2018 Danny Wallace (P)2018 Random House Audiobooks
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Critic reviews

A brilliant book (Jon Ronson)
A very funny and wise book about the blatant rudeness that surrounds us. Danny Wallace on top form (Matt Haig)
All stars
Most relevant
a great look at the current situation in politics and further. a very good read in empathy

thank you very much

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the study of rudeness.
brilliantly written and read. thanx Danny.
humorous and informative.
I will certainly time my next hotdog order. whether it is cooked to order or not. 🤠

Mind opening listen

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A very interesting, funny and surprisingly deep dive into negative social behaviours put under the general umbrella of "rudeness".
From one relatively small example of rudeness in his own life, Wallace brilliantly narrates his journey into the depths of rudeness from sincere experts and examples around the world, approaching the subject from many sides. It's a humouring take on the whole but that isn't to say there's a serious side. Some chapters are particularly profound and resonant and I genuinely think this is must read for many.
I came upon this only really sort-of interested. By the end I was so grateful the book exists. Its fascinating, funny (only with occasional despair) and provides a really superb effort into understand the world today and how we got here and perhaps a few ways we can change it.
As time goes on, this book only becomes more pertinent.

Excellent, interesting and funny.

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It would be rude not to give it 5 stars. Danny Wallace writes and reads in a very entertaining way and makes very valid points. I have read many of his books, (loved "Yes man") this is up there!

Loved it

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This is very interesting and amusing. Easy to listen to and thought provoking. Got me hooked, Danny has got a great delivery.

Very entertaining

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