The Pocket Encyclopedia of Aggravation

by Laura Lee (Author), Laura Lee (Author), Laura Lee (Author), Linda I. O'Leary (Illustrator)

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  Illustrated
  2003

  $3.25

  The first ever A-Z compendium of everyday annoyances. Traffic jams? Computer crashes? Paper cuts? Flies? Mobile phones? Acne? Queues? Waiters? Dieting? Blaring commercials? Ants? Junk Mail? Xmas? Office cubicles? TV always on? People who drive slowly in the fast lane? You have good reason to be annoyed, this book provides the scientific explanation to prove it. This encylopedia of day-ruining events and mishaps presents the fascinating facts behind the world's most frustrating situations. The deadpan explanations are all accompanied by enlightening and humorous illustrations. * 97 things in life that Annoy, Bother, Chafe, Disturb, Enervate, Frustrate, Grate, Harass, Irk, Jar, Miff, Nettle, Outrage, Peeve, Quash, Rile, Stress Out, Trouble, Upset, Vet, Worry & X,Y,Z You! * Fully illustrated with spoof-scientific diagrams by Linda O'Leary. * 300-entry bibliography citing the scientific and academic sources for all the bizarre explanations!