{"product_id":"who-touched-base-in-my-thought-shower","title":"Who Touched Base in my Thought Shower?","description":"Book Description      A hilarious compendium, for fans of The Office and Eats, Shoots and Leaves, that rails against something that drives us all utterly mad: office jargon.      Product Description      Do you hate going forward? Do you shudder when a colleague wants to reach out? Are you disgusted by low-hanging fruit, sick of being on the team, and reluctant to open the kimono?Does the phrase blue-sky thinking make you see red?Do you really want to drill down or take a helicopter view?Are you past caring whether the key drivers are going to move the needle? Should anyone really punch a puppy?And can you bear to hear about a big hairy audacious goal?If modern office jargon makes you want to throw up, this book is for you. Taking a hilarious and scathing deep dive into the most hated and absurd examples of corporate-speak it is a come to Jesus moment for verbally downtrodden workers everywhere.      About the Author      Steven Poole is the author of the books You Aren't What You Eat, Unspeak, and Trigger Happy and a journalist, cultural critic, broadcaster, and composer for documentaries and short films, including the award-winning EVOL. He writes for the Guardian, Edge, the New Statesman and the Times Literary Supplement.","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton General Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40160345981013,"sku":"9781444781830N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/52b44f90-0659-4230-9359-05d2948513dd.jpg?v=1657538870","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/who-touched-base-in-my-thought-shower","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}