MORIARTY - VERY ENTERTAINING BOOKI got my hard cover the other day and commenced to reading it just last night (I'm a busy man).
Just reading the introduction, the man had me HOWLING with laughter. He's talking about the fact that people, especially those involved in gold exploration, LIE. They just do. And then he cites this one example, of a wife that comes home from shopping and asks "politely" whether these pants make my butt look big.
He then says the HONEST answer is: "Darling, the last time I saw an a$$ that big was on a southbound hippo at the San Diego zoo in 1975."
But then he admits that the answer that really MUST be give to her is: "Darling, the only way your bottom could look better would be if you were wearing nothing at all. This pants look wonderful on you. Have you lost weight?"
I haven't laughed like that in years - and it made it very hard to put the book down so I could go to bed. I did get through the first four chapters. I think this is a great book so far, as each chapter is maybe up to 4-5 pages, short stories if you will, perfect for bed time reading. Can't wait to get back to it tonight!