{"product_id":"9781526681997-centrist-dad-handbook","title":"The Centrist Dad Handbook","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA hilarious, handy and affectionate guide to the mindset and values of this tribe of sensible, see-both-sides, middle-class blokes who drink alcohol-free IPA and eat pretend sausages at women’s football matches.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'FINALLY' - JAMES O'BRIEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA funny and gentle deep dive into the most unbearably reasonable men in the UK – your perfect Christmas present for any dad, husband, brother or uncle who owns more gilets than shoes, buys vinyl (but doesn’t always remove the cellophane), puffs on a CBD vape and \u003ci\u003eclaims\u003c\/i\u003e he has a brick from the Haçienda in his outdoor barbecue. (Yeah. Right.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Packed full of quizzes, lifehacks and top 10 lists,\u003ci\u003e The Centrist Dad Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e will answer questions like:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy exactly is the Centrist Dad’s taste in music stuck in the Blair era?\u003cbr\u003eWhy does he carry a folded bicycle wherever he goes?\u003cbr\u003eWhy does he call it his ‘office’ when it’s clearly a shepherd’s hut?\u003cbr\u003eWould he consider bringing back hanging if the rope was made of sustainably-sourced hemp?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The guide will also examine gnarlier issues like music festivals, e-scooters and whether it is OK to still listen to The Smiths if you do so whilst wearing noise-cancelling headphones and sorting the recycling. Plus food and drink ideas (the most centrist food is, obviously, half-and-half sweet-and-salty popcorn) and the thing no guide to Centrist Dads would be complete without: Adrian Chiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written by \u003cb\u003eJason Hazeley\u003c\/b\u003e (who co-authored the bestselling phenomenon \u003ci\u003eThe Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups \u003c\/i\u003eseries and anything with the word \u003ci\u003eCunk\u003c\/i\u003e in the title) and \u003cb\u003eNico Tatarowicz\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Armstrong \u0026amp; Miller Show, Murder In Successville, Spitting Image\u003c\/i\u003e), this is \u003ci\u003eThe Official Sloane Ranger Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e for the 21st century.  A humour book must for that breed of men who miss \u003ci\u003eTop Gear \u003c\/i\u003eeven though they identify as cyclists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41617205952609,"sku":"9781526681997","price":12.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31090265.jpg?v=1730449625","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526681997-centrist-dad-handbook","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}