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    Yes Man
    Yes Man
    Yes Man
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    Yes Man

    By Danny Wallace

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGallery Books
    Release dateMay 11, 2010
    ISBN9781439107294
    Yes Man
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    Danny Wallace

    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+.

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    • 5/5
      Great inspiration! I will say yes more often! Thank you
    • 5/5
      A very funny book by a very funny man. And it really makes you think about how often you just say "No" because it's new.
    • 5/5
      One of the best books I've ever read
    • 5/5
      This was hilarious the first time round and even funnier during the second read through. Really highly recommended for some quality British humour
    • 3/5
      I had a hard time with the way the story was told, but by the end of the book I was glad I read it.
    • 3/5
      Really quite funny, but kind of falls apart at the end. Not as treacly as you might expect; kind of Douglas Adams-ish.

      I might see the movie, although Jim Carrey will probably make it grossly sentimental.
    • 3/5
      Excellent funny book. There were parts I was falling about laughing. The idea is fantastic and believable. Warning: Do not see the film as it is Americanised and rubbish.
    • 5/5
      Delightful, brilliant. I laughed out loud at many passages, and have ordered more of Danny Wallace's books.
    • 3/5
      A very nice book, positiv, original, refreshing. I like it. Easy reading.
    • 3/5
      Brave, foolhardy idea to say 'yes' to everything. Danny comes across as sweet, funny and good company.
    • 4/5
      So here's my public service announcement. If you're thinking of getting into drugs, and you want help, I have two photographs in particular I can show you. One is of me in downtown Amsterdam pointing at a bus that I'm sure has big, pretty eyes. And the other is of me lying on my back in the middle of the road with my arms outstretched, as I tried to tickle the moon.Danny Wallace's life has gone into a slump since splitting up with his girlfriend Hanne, when she got fed up with his 'stupid boy projects'. He has been sitting at home eating pizza and watching 'Neighbours' for the past few months, and has got into the habit of saying no whenever his friends ask him to do anything. So when a stranger on the bus tells him to 'say yes more often' it comes as a revelation and Danny decides to see what will happen if he says 'yes' to everything, much to his friend Ian's consternation.It improves as it goes on, especially once Danny's computer has been set up with a spam filter, since his faux naive response to the spam he was getting was irritatingly unbelievable. Enjoyable, but not nearly as good as "Join Me". My favourite bits were about the possible identity of the man on the bus.
    • 5/5
      Amazing true story by one gutsy and funny writer. It's a simple concept to say "Yes" to every question, but to really do it takes serious bravery. Danny tries to turn his life around by saying "Yes" to every question, no matter what, and the journey that takes him is unbelievable (but true!). I loved this book and wish it had gone on twice as long.
    • 5/5
      Brilliantly funny. Please do not watch the film, it pales in comparrison. If you enjoy humour this book is a must.
    • 5/5
      I adored this book! I'm inclined to head over to London and make a marriage proposal to Danny Wallace (ignoring the fact that I'm married and about twice his age...). He is just so funny and optimistic and open to adventure. I laughed so much and so loudly while reading this book that my kids asked me to move to another room so as not to bother their TV viewing.It's inspiring to think about having the energy and enthusiasm to say yes to everything, although a little intimidating, not only because of risks but because of the huge financial commitments one would make. But it makes wonderful reading and does encourage me to embrace life a little more.One of my very favorite parts was when Danny took his friend Wag out for a night on the town and ended up losing his own glasses, which led to his getting a mullet haircut, and later finding out that Wag thought Danny had a crush on him. See, that doesn't sound remotely funny when I write it, but I was crying from laughing so hard when I read his account. I highly recommend this book! I enjoyed Wallace's Join Me, but found this one to be even better.
    • 4/5
      Danny Wallace, after a terrible breakup with a girlfriend, gets unsolicited advice from a stranger: You need to say yes more often. Danny decides to try saying yes to everything asked of him for a year.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book and this author very much...I would, however, like to say that I wish that I had read the book first. In most cases I do read the book first for this very reason, but I was not even aware that this was a book until after I had seen the movie. That being said, Danny Wallace is captivating. Just an average bloke, trying his best and in the end, triumphing. We all have our blahs and weeks in which we want to do nothing, but he did something to actively end that for himself. Fun, fun, fun....and with a "lesson" to it as well.
    • 4/5
      A random encounter with a stranger on a bus changed the author’s life. He was feeling stuck in his day-to-day, treading water, when a man suggested he “say ‘yes’ more”. This phrase struck a chord with Wallace and he made a decision to follow this advice, to the extreme! This is a very funny, uplifting adventure - a mostly true, and only slightly exaggerated, account of Wallace’s year of saying ‘YES’ to pretty much everything asked of him.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed this book. From what I can tell, having only seen bits of the trailer and having discussed it with a good friend, the book is VERY different from the movie. That could be good in this instance, since the real point is to get people's attention and challenge them to say 'yes' more and enjoy life. In the book much is related about a stranger Daniel came across whose ?casual? remark about needing to say 'yes' more began Daniel's self-challenge. I would have enjoyed it if he had left it at that. But throughout the book he continued to wonder about the stranger and allow others to convince him that perhaps the stranger was some sort of deity-incarnate, but not Jesus or an angel. For me that took away from the story. He couldn't just leave that part of the tale alone. Oh well, if this book really IS supposed to be his retelling of truthful events then perhaps he felt it necessary to include all of that information. At least it sounds as if the movie isn't being dragged down by that point; let's hope so. David and I modeled our life together around the word 'YES'. I remember discussing it years ago. Probably prior to our marriage, while we were still dating. We realized that we don't want to look back some day and regret those things that a lot of people do regret. Mostly those things are the result of saying 'no' to things. We continue to stand together and say 'YES' to as many things as we are able to.Good book. Remember it's Daniel's story and enjoy it for what it is, as I did. Oh, and heed his advice, just temper it with some well placed common sense!
    • 1/5
      I tried... Life's too short to spend time on a book that just isn't going anywhere. Shame because I liked [Random Acts of Kindness] and [Join Me].
    • 5/5
      Yes, yes, I know this book has been made into a movie starring Jim Carrey, which may entirely taint my view of the work when I go see it. That being said, this was a delightfully engaging work built on a simple premise: "Say Yes More". That's it, that's all. Now, to be sure, saying 'yes' indiscriminately can get a person into trouble, and will at the very least cost a lot of money in handouts to persistent panhandlers. But it can also result in surprising opportunities that would never have occurred without the miracle of 'yes'. I love the philosophy, and can say that saying yes more can lead to some interesting places. Well written and frankly delightful.
    • 4/5
      Finished appropriately on New Year's Day. I found this book quite inspirational in its simple message to 'say Yes' more. It manages not to be cheesy and Wallace comes over as a likeable man.
    • 5/5
      One of the most inspiring and hilarious books I have ever read.
    • 5/5
      This is by far Danny Wallace's funniest book. I had to stop reading it outside the house because it had me in fits of hysterics too often. Read it. Lend it to your friends. Laugh, gasp, and 'Ahhh' together. It's really very, very good.
    • 4/5
      Danny Wallace cracks me up. The first time I picked up this book, I only read the first couple of pages, which made me laugh several times. It belonged to a student, though, who made me give it back. The same student gave me a copy for Christmas, and I was thrilled. Danny has such a fun outlook on life. I think it would be both frustrating and exhilarating to be his friend, and I hope his "Stupid Boy Projects" never stop!

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