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  • My User's Guide to the Universe, from Black Holes to Bellybuttons
  • Written by: Jim Chapman
  • Narrated by: Jim Chapman
  • Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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A hilariously brilliant and very personal guide to this thing we call life, from YouTube superstar Jim Chapman.

Life is weird.

Nothing gives you a sense of perspective like finding out just how weird.

I'm an extremely curious chap and with this book I wanted to share the content of my noggin, because I think these are the 147 things that have helped me through this thing we call life. Sometimes because it shows how lucky we are to be here at all, but often because I'm a moron and learned whatever lesson it taught me the hard way, and I'd like to save you the pain of making the same mistakes (I refer here to the waxing of my pubic hair).

Ever wondered if first times are over-rated (hint: they are), whether you'll ever find the one (hint: there are seven billion of us) or pondered the sheer unlikelihood of the you who is you being in the world right now? If so, then YouTube superstar and fact-obsessed, over-sharer Jim Chapman is here to explain it all - whether it's why your heart actually aches after a break-up, what's happening when you get hangry, or why people are just so plain rude online.

Along the way, we'll find out how much fun he has when Tanya's sleep-talking and why he looked like a gangly T-rex with wonky teeth when he was a teenager. As with his videos, no subject is off-limits, as Jim lifts the lid on his life and his relationships, sharing embarrassing stories and things he's learnt along the way (trust us, the thing about kangaroos will really freak you out).

Read by Jim in his own unique style, this audiobook contains an exclusive interview with Emma Gannon, author of Ctrl + Alt + Del.

©2017 Jim Chapman (P)2017 Macmillan Digital Audio

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Absolutely fascinating book full of all the strange and wonderful things in the world. For anyone who loves to learn lots of random facts and bits of information this is the book for you. It's made all the more fun by anecdotes and little jokes scattered throughout.

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