Talk to the Hand
Lynne Truss Audio Book

Talk to the hand coz the face ain’t listening, the saying goes. How did society get so rude? ‘Talk to the Hand' explores the boorishness of the modern world, and the sense of outrage that infects us when we discover that other people are – generally speaking – crass, selfish and inconsiderate.

In her follow-up to the phenomenally successful ‘Eats, Shoots & Leaves', Lynne Truss asks why rudeness is a universal flashpoint. What ever happened to ‘please’ and ‘thank you’? Why do people behave in public as if they are in private? Whatever happened to the idea of public-spiritedness?

It’s a big rant, essentially. But on the plus side, it’s quite short and has virtually no hard facts to slow the argument. You are advised that there is nothing here about pandas or punctuation, and that anyone listening out for grammatical errors will be considered a bit of a bore.