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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Max DickinsPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Canongate Books Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.226kg ISBN: 9781838853549ISBN 10: 1838853545 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 06 July 2023 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews[Max Dickins] couldn't think of anyone to be his best man. It was a realisation that triggered a poignant - and very funny - odyssey * * Daily Mail * * A funny but deeply uncomfortable read for those men . . . who have allowed their male friendships to wither * * Sunday Times * * Fascinating -- JEREMY VINE * * BBC Radio 2 * * On the spot * * Guardian * * A funny, meaty, informative read where [Max Dickins] uses himself as a hook to guide us through male friendships * * Independent * * Brilliant . . . one of the most important books I've read this year . . . [it] asks us to put a mirror up to our own friendships -- NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE * * Radio5Live * * We need a conversation about why men don't have a mate they can talk to * * The Times * * Here Max exposes something worrying and fundamental but with such a lightness of touch -- RUFUS HOUND Max's book is brilliant. Very funny. So well researched and inspiring in lots of ways. Get a copy if you can! -- SPENCER JONES, comedian from LIVE AT THE APOLLO and 8 OUT OF 10 CATS I've left a copy on my husband's bedside table -- EMMA BARNETT * * Woman's Hour - BBC Radio 4 * * [Max Dickins] couldn't think of anyone to be his best man. It was a realisation that triggered a poignant - and very funny - odyssey * * Daily Mail * * A funny but deeply uncomfortable read for those men . . . who have allowed their male friendships to wither * * Sunday Times * * On the spot * * Guardian * * A funny, meaty, informative read where [Max Dickins] uses himself as a hook to guide us through male friendships * * Independent * * Very funny, utterly charming and above all, wise, Billy No-Mates is not so much about getting the friendships you deserve, but deserving the friendships you've got -- TIM DOWLING Fascinating -- JEREMY VINE * * BBC Radio 2 * * Brilliant . . . one of the most important books I've read this year . . . [it] asks us to put a mirror up to our own friendships -- NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE * * Radio5Live * * Billy No-Mates should be required reading for all us fellas. I wish I had it 10 years ago. Hilarious, elegantly-written and fascinating. As a life-improving call-to-arms, it's impact on me is hard to overstate. It has - without exaggeration - made me a better friend. And maybe even a better man. As absorbing as it is funny -- PHIL WANG We need a conversation about why men don't have a mate they can talk to * * The Times * * Here Max exposes something worrying and fundamental but with such a lightness of touch -- RUFUS HOUND Author InformationMax Dickins is the author of Billy No-Mates, which has been translated into multiple languages and is currently being adapted for television. On the page, his writing has been featured in the Observer, Sunday Times, Daily Mail and GQ. On the stage, Max's critically acclaimed stage play Man on the Moor has toured nationally. On the airwaves, his radio show on Absolute Radio was nominated for a Sony Award. While on screen, Dickins has appeared numerous times on BBC One's Michael McIntyre's Big Show. Oh, and once he accidentally got addicted to Groupon deals: this sad (if quite amusing) experience spawning his first book, My Groupon Adventure. @maxdickins | maxdickins.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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