Faking It; How to Seem Like a Better Person Without Actually Improving Yourself, 2007 Edition

289 Pages·2007·5.24 MB·English

by  Amir Blumenfeld

FAKING

IT

FAKING
IT
How to Seem Like a Better Person
Without Actually Improving Yourself
Amir Blumenfeld
Neel Shah
Ethan Trex
The Writers of CollegeHumor.com
DUTTON
DUTTON
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
1 Scholarly Pursuits 17
2 Arts and Culture 39
3 Jobs and Money 66
4 The Sporting Life 98
5 The Handyman 122
6 Fashion and Grooming 135
7 Caring for Your Home 157
8 Entertaining Guests 176
9 Hitting the Town 205
10 Dating 236
Conclusion 279

Acknowledgments
W
e would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to Saman-
tha von Sperling of Polished Social Image Consultants, Steve
Hindy of the Brooklyn Brewery, Ethan Kelley of the Brandy
Library, and Dr. Mark Schweizer for sharing his music exper-
tise. If you should see any of these people on the street, please
give them a high five. All the way up top. That’s the only way to
do it.
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