One of my friends has a book dropping today, and it's really good:

Happy Hour Is for Amateurs: A Lost Decade in the World's Worst Profession

Out of law school, I decided that I wasn't going to do that, that I was going to follow my own path and live my life the way I wanted to and fuck everyone who didn't like it. Philalawyer took the path that most people took, did everything he was supposed to do, and it took him a decade to realize what it took me three weeks to figure out: Being a lawyer sucks, and it steals your soul, and if I had stayed in the profession, this book is basically what I would have written (except he's probably a much better writer than me). Just look at the jacket blurb:

"This is a book about escape. It's also about laughing gas. And bourbon and dope and sex and mushrooms and every other vice millions of us indulge in to forget our jobs, the office, and the stifling, corporate caricatures we're forced to become for paychecks. This is a book about a decade lost in a senseless career no one likes and all the ridiculous things I did to run from it. In the end, it's probably your story as much as mine. We're everywhere. We just can't say it out loud."

I highly recommend the book, and if you like my stuff you will probably like his stuff as well. You can also check out his site for excerpts.

Posted by Tucker Max at 1:48 PM

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