Throwing the Elephant: Zen and the Art of Managing Up

I've considered this book on two levels, and it's bad on both of them. Initially this book was recommended to me as a handbook for managing one's managers, at a time when I was dissatisfied with my boss. (Thankfully, I've changed jobs since then.) It doesn't seem to be that, containing virtually no actionable advice. So I recalibrated my expectations.

It seems to be meant as business humor. Unfortunately, the author is not very funny. Decent jokes are few and far between, and mostly the reader wades through smarmy little wisecracks about expense accounts and the like. It's bland pap by an author with nothing to say for middle managers to feel smug about themselves.

I'm not sure how the author has had several books published. Don't waste your time.