{"product_id":"assume-the-worst-the-graduation-speech-youll-never-hear-hardcover","title":"Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl Hiaasen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoz Chast\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is \u003ci\u003eOh, the Places You'll \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Go\u003c\/i\u003e--the ultimate hilarious, cynical, but absolutely realistic view of a college graduate's future. And what he or she can or can't do about it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This commencement address will never be given, because graduation speakers are supposed to offer encouragement and inspiration. That's not what you need. You need a warning.\"\u003cbr\u003e So begins Carl Hiaasen's attempt to prepare young men and women for their future. And who better to warn them about their precarious paths forward than Carl Hiaasen? The answer, after reading \u003ci\u003eAssume the Worst, \u003c\/i\u003e is: Nobody.\u003cbr\u003e And who better to illustrate--and with those illustrations, expand upon and cement Hiaasen's cynical point of view--than Roz Chast, best-selling author\/illustrator and National Book Award winner? The answer again is easy: Nobody.\u003cbr\u003e Following the format of Anna Quindlen's commencement address (\u003ci\u003eBeing Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e) and George Saunders's commencement address (\u003ci\u003eCongratulations, by the way\u003c\/i\u003e), the collaboration of Hiaasen and Chast might look typical from the outside, but inside it is anything but. \u003cbr\u003e This book is bound to be a classic, sold year after year come graduation time. Although it's also a good gift for anyone starting a job, getting married, or recently released from prison. Because it is not just funny. It is, in its own Hiaasen way, extremely wise and even hopeful. Well, it might not be full of hope, but there are certainly enough slivers of the stuff in there to more than keep us all going.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of fourteen previous novels, including the best sellers \u003ci\u003eBad Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Lucky You, Nature Girl, Razor Girl, Sick Puppy, Skinny Dip, Star Island\u003c\/i\u003e, and five best-selling children's books, \u003ci\u003eChomp, Flush, Hoot, Scat, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSkink\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent work of nonfiction is \u003ci\u003eDance of the Reptiles\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of his columns from \u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eROZ CHAST grew up in Brooklyn. Her cartoons began appearing in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in 1978, where she has since published more than one thousand. She wrote and illustrated, most recently, \u003ci\u003eGoing Into Town;\u003c\/i\u003e the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller \u003ci\u003eCan't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, \u003c\/i\u003e a National Book Critics Circle Award and Kirkus Prize winner and a finalist for the National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eWhat I Hate: From A to Z;\u003c\/i\u003e and her cartoon collections \u003ci\u003eThe Party, After You Left\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTheories of Everything.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53138460967023,"sku":"9780525655015","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/MTNwemt6WFhkWmZ5Qm5WSFpVNmZqUT09.webp?v=1779407709","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/assume-the-worst-the-graduation-speech-youll-never-hear-hardcover","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}