Publisher Description

Recently single, Danny Wallace was falling into loneliness and isolation. When a stranger on a bus advises, "Say yes more," Wallace vows to say yes to every offer, invitation, challenge, and chance. In Yes Man, Wallace recounts his months-long commitment to complete openness with profound insight and humbling honesty. Saying yes takes Wallace into a new plane of existence: a place where money comes as easily as it goes, nodding a lot can lead to a long weekend overseas with new friends, and romance isn't as complicated as it seems. Yes eventually leads to the biggest question of all: "Do you, Danny Wallace, take this woman . . ." Yes Man is inspiring proof that a little willingness can take anyone to the most wonderful of places.

Author Biography

Danny Wallace is an award-winning writer who's done lots of silly things. He's been a quiz show host. A character in a video game. He's made TV shows about monkeys, robots, and starting his own country. He has written lots of books for grown ups, in which he uses words like 'invidious', and he pretends he knows what they mean but he doesn't. He thinks you're terrific. Danny's first book for children, Hamish and the Worldstoppers, was the first in a bestselling series, and his recent standalones, The Day the Screens Went Blank and The Luckiest Kid in the World are highly acclaimed. The Boss of Everyone is his latest novel for readers age 8+.

Table of Contents

ContentsPrologue: In Which We Set the SceneChapter 1: In Which the Story BeginsChapter 2: In Which Daniel Becomes Increasingly ExcitedChapter 3: In Which Daniel Lifts Up His Head and Beholds the SunChapter 4: In Which Daniel Makes an Unfortunate ErrorChapter 5: In Which Daniel Receives Word from the Sultanate of OmanChapter 6: In Which Daniel Breaks the LawChapter 7: In Which Daniel Proposes a Theory, Attends a Party, and Vexes a RivalChapter 8: In Which Daniel Lands Himself in a Spot of BotherChapter 9: In Which Daniel Upsets a StrangerChapter 10: In Which Daniel Undertakes a Most Unusual SearchChapter 11: In Which Daniel Finds Himself Central to a Very Disturbing PredicamentChapter 12: In Which a Friendship Is Brought into Doubt, and Daniel Buys SomeNew SpectaclesChapter 13: In Which Daniel Receives a Very Pleasant Piece of NewsChapter 14: In Which Daniel and Lizzie Climb a Mountain, Visit a Brass Rubbing Centre, and See a Bad PlayChapter 15: In Which Daniel Receives Some Unexpected NewsChapter 16: In Which Daniel Is Tempted by EvilChapter 17: In Which Daniel Meets with Hugh the Incredible, a Tiny Soldier, and a Magical Dog with a Hat OnChapter 18: In Which Daniel Finally Has a Polite ConversationChapter 19: In Which the Reader Is Required to Read Between the LinesChapter 20: In Which Daniel Travels to the Goodly Castle of Dobroyd, and ChancesUpon More of the Wisdom of MaitreyaChapter 21: In Which Daniel Meets His MatchChapter 22: In Which Daniel Goes Far Beyond the Call of DutyChapter 23: In Which Daniel Faces a Terrible CrisisChapter 24: In Which Daniel Is ContentChapter 25: In Which Daniel Makes a Terrible Admission, Searches His Soul, and Finally Accepts That He Must Be PunishedChapter 26: In Which Something Remarkable HappensEpilogue 1: In Which Ian Gets His Just DessertsEpilogue 2: In Which We Must Finally Say Good-byeAcknowledgements

Review

"[Danny Wallace is] as funny as Bill Bryson used to be." -- Independent on Sunday (London)
"One of those rare books that actually has the potential to change your life." -- San Francisco Bay Guardian
"Wallace is a Generation X legend." -- Wisconsin State Journal

Long Description

Recently single, Danny Wallace was falling into loneliness and isolation. When a stranger on a bus advises, "Say yes more," Wallace vows to say yes to every offer, invitation, challenge, and chance. In Yes Man, Wallace recounts his months-long commitment to complete openness with profound insight and humbling honesty. Saying yes takes Wallace into a new plane of existence: a place where money comes as easily as it goes, nodding a lot can lead to a long weekend overseas with new friends, and romance isn't as complicated as it seems. Yes eventually leads to the biggest question of all: "Do you, Danny Wallace, take this woman . . ." Yes Man is inspiring proof that a little willingness can take anyone to the most wonderful of places.

Review Quote

"Wallace is a Generation X legend."--Wisconsin State Journal

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