Never neglect free food.
A simple rule, admittedly. But many of civilisation’s greatest insights have begun beside a buffet.
A cycling comedy for the Tour de France season
Have you ever dreamt of riding in the Tour?
In a world where conformity is the norm, Brad stands out — a 41-year-old proud slob with an unyielding spirit. But life has a twist in store when a mysterious Indian guru gifts him an extraordinary power: the ability to ride tempo without ever growing tired. A novel for cyclists, rebels and anyone allergic to the nine-to-five grind.
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Readers are laughing all the way to the finish line
“Highly entertaining from start to finish line!”
“Plenty of wit and wisdom… a unique take on how mind over matter can lead us to places we never expected.”
“Hilarious and sweet.”
“Laugh out loud funny, witty and tear-inducing sweet… honestly, a must read.”
“Believable, and hilarious!”
“This book is FUNNY… the audiobook came to life… the accents were gold!”
“A Wild Ride.”
“A fun, engaging read with plenty of laughs and a good dose of wisdom.”
“Hilarious, Heartfelt, and Surprisingly Inspiring.”
“A slob with a cycling superpower… loved every page.”
“Surprisingly relatable.”
“Dry, self-deprecating, clever and sharp… if you’ve ever dreaded the 9 to 5 life, this is a fun, light read.”
Watching the Tour de France?
A hilarious cycling book for cyclists, rebels, rest days and couch-stage marathons.
The Slob's Guide to the Perfect Job is not a training manual. It will not improve your FTP, fix your descending, or explain why the breakaway always gets caught with 800 metres to go. It will, however, give you a ridiculous cycling hero to cheer for while the real peloton battles through France.
Slob’s Philosophy 101
The complete guide to conquering the Tour — minus the training, the discipline, or the self-respect. Here are a few foundational principles from Brad’s lifelong research into less work, less stress and less effort.
Less work. Less stress. Less effort.
Brad’s promised revolution: a luminous beacon for anyone trapped on the treadmill of workaholism.
Minimum energetic expenditure. Maximum monetary returns.
If your apartment sits above a bike shop, working there is not laziness. It is strategy.
Beware the vampires.
Not the Transylvanian kind. Rather, the 9–5 grind in a job you hate — the kind of job that feels like “two big fangs slurping the life right out of you.”
The Rule of Propinquity.
Immediate pleasures have greater worth than distant ones. Which, Brad argues, makes Burger Rings and Coke close to a moral imperative.
A philosophical vision.
A triumph of ease over effort, of Slob over job — and a reminder that refusing the grind can be its own kind of wisdom.
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