The Bluffer's Guides are a collection of humorous pocket-sized guidebooks, written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own on a variety of subjects. The series has sold five million copies worldwide.[1]
The Nebraska-based publishing company responsible for Cliffs Notes, those slim volumes of McLiterature sandwiched between yellow-and-black striped covers, has issued a post-graduate reading list called Bluffer's Guides.
The books are designed to teach readers how to wing it through situations or conversations they know little about - like sex, marketing or the great outdoors.
For $3.95 and no more than 80 pages, the authors skim information off the top of a total of 25 subjects and present it in irreverent, easy-to-read language.
The guides were published between 1965 and 1975 in England, where four million copies of 16 books in the series were purchased.[3] Peter Wolfe, the series' first publisher, sold its publication rights to Anne Taute, a second British publisher. Doug Lincoln, a CliffNotes vice president, discovered the guides while strolling through the Frankfurt Book Fair. He saw a throng of viewers looking at the Bluffer's Guides. Wolfe entered into an agreement with Taute to publish the guides in the United States under the CliffNotes brand.[3]
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Terry Lee Goodrich wrote that the Bluffer's Guides have been referred to as the CliffsNotes of life. The books in the series are roughly 60 percent humor and 40 percent truth, Goodrich wrote.[4]
In 2014, the then publishing group nominated British media personality Katie Hopkins as the first recipient of their "Dishonours list", to recognise bad behaviour and etiquette. Company representative Thomas Drewry said, "There isn't a single person in the UK who Katie Hopkins hasn't offended this year".[1][5]
In 2018, the Bluffer's Guide series was acquired by Haynes.[6]
List of books and authorsedit
Daniel Hudson, author of The Bluffer's Guide to the Cosmos. [7]
Francis Coleman, author of The Bluffer's Guides to Ballet and Opera.
William Hanson, author of The Bluffer's Guide to Etiquette.
André Launay, author of The Bluffer's Guide to Antiques.
Peter Clayton, co-author of The Bluffer's Guide to Jazz.
Ross Leckie, author of The Bluffer's Guide to the Classics.
bluffer, guides, collection, humorous, pocket, sized, guidebooks, written, experts, offering, readers, opportunity, pass, appropriated, knowledge, their, variety, subjects, series, sold, five, million, copies, worldwide, contents, history, list, books, authors. The Bluffer s Guides are a collection of humorous pocket sized guidebooks written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own on a variety of subjects The series has sold five million copies worldwide 1 Contents 1 History 2 List of books and authors 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe Nebraska based publishing company responsible for Cliffs Notes those slim volumes of McLiterature sandwiched between yellow and black striped covers has issued a post graduate reading list called Bluffer s Guides The books are designed to teach readers how to wing it through situations or conversations they know little about like sex marketing or the great outdoors For 3 95 and no more than 80 pages the authors skim information off the top of a total of 25 subjects and present it in irreverent easy to read language Julie Bonnin in the Austin American Statesman 1991 2 The guides were published between 1965 and 1975 in England where four million copies of 16 books in the series were purchased 3 Peter Wolfe the series first publisher sold its publication rights to Anne Taute a second British publisher Doug Lincoln a CliffNotes vice president discovered the guides while strolling through the Frankfurt Book Fair He saw a throng of viewers looking at the Bluffer s Guides Wolfe entered into an agreement with Taute to publish the guides in the United States under the CliffNotes brand 3 The Fort Worth Star Telegram s Terry Lee Goodrich wrote that the Bluffer s Guides have been referred to as the CliffsNotes of life The books in the series are roughly 60 percent humor and 40 percent truth Goodrich wrote 4 In 2014 the then publishing group nominated British media personality Katie Hopkins as the first recipient of their Dishonours list to recognise bad behaviour and etiquette Company representative Thomas Drewry said There isn t a single person in the UK who Katie Hopkins hasn t offended this year 1 5 In 2018 the Bluffer s Guide series was acquired by Haynes 6 List of books and authors editDaniel Hudson author of The Bluffer s Guide to the Cosmos 7 Francis Coleman author of The Bluffer s Guides to Ballet and Opera William Hanson author of The Bluffer s Guide to Etiquette Andre Launay author of The Bluffer s Guide to Antiques Peter Clayton co author of The Bluffer s Guide to Jazz Ross Leckie author of The Bluffer s Guide to the Classics Thomas V Morris author of The Bluffer s Guide to Philosophy Michael Toner author of The Bluffer s Guide to the EU Boris Starling author of The Bluffer s Guide to Brexit Jonathan Goodall author of The Bluffer s Guide to Beer Susie Boniface author of The Bluffer s Guide to Journalism Keith Hann author of The Bluffer s Guide to Opera Fidelis Morgan author of The Bluffer s Guide to British Theatre References edit a b Exeter s Katie Hopkins tops inaugural Dishonours List Exeter Express and Echo 19 December 2014 Archived from the original on 30 March 2015 Retrieved 4 March 2015 Bonnin Julie 1991 06 21 Pure bluff Background books are Cliffs Notes for conversationalists Austin American Statesman a b O Connell Loraine 1991 09 11 Thin Slices Of Expertise Bluffer s Guides Offer Just Enough Tongue in cheek Information For You To Get By On Without Ever Actually Knowing Anything About He Subject Orlando Sentinel Archived from the original on 2015 03 04 Goodrich Terry Lee 1991 12 14 Bluffer s Guides in time for holiday parties Fort Worth Star Telegram Retrieved 2015 03 04 via Google News Archive West country TV presenter Katie Hopkins Justin Bieber and Jeremy Clarkson among most offensive people of 2014 Bath Chronicle 21 December 2014 Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 4 March 2015 Brexit leads new Bluffer s series The Bookseller www thebookseller com Retrieved 2019 03 08 Daniel Hudon s the Bluffer s Guide to the Cosmos 8 September 2009 External links editBluffers com BBC interview with William Hanson Bluffer s Guide to Etiquette BBC interview with William Hanson Bluffer s Guide to Etiquette Article in the Daily Mirror newspaper by William Hanson Bluffer s Guide to Etiquette Article in The Daily Express newspaper by Neil Davey Bluffer s Guide to Chocolate Review of Bluffer s Guide to Jazz in The Daily Telegraph Article by Emma Smith in The Huffington Post The Bluffer s Guide to Camping BBC Radio 4 interview with Ross Leckie Bluffer s Guide to the Classics BBC Radio 4 interview with Ross Leckie Bluffer s Guide to the Classics Bluffer s Guide registered trademark Intellectual Property Office Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bluffer 27s Guides amp oldid 1209591070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
