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Busted: What's Wrong with My Excuse?
Paperback
Publisher Price: $18.99
ISBN13: 9781963809732
Publisher: Short Mystery Press
Published: Sep 24 2024
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.33
Height: 0.25 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This book is an entertaining anthology that compiles the most absurd excuses-from the pitiful to the preposterous-crafted by criminals, politicians, and everyday people caught in sticky situations. Through a blend of humor and insight, this collection sheds light on the ridiculous lengths people go to avoid responsibility, revealing a universal pattern: poor excuses often make their practitioners laughable and unconvincing. Readers will explore the essence of excuse-making, driven by the desire to safeguard reputations and evade consequences, and uncover the underlying strategies of obfuscation and blame. This book offers a fascinating look at human behavior and the comical ways we navigate our mistakes, exposing the truth beneath the facade. It includes a compendium of excuses. -- classifies excuses, discusses their underlying strategies, and lists many examples.
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