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Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide by John Cleese

January 11, 2021 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

First let me just say that I realize John Cleese’s “old British fart” Twitter persona has made him pretty unpopular in a lot of places, and that I would not normally have read his new book. But, given that it was a gift from someone who is smart enough to not be online as much as I am I decided to give it a try. It was helpful in making that decision that the book is quite literally pocket sized and took me less than […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #john cleese, cash grab, Monty Python

jeverett15's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #john cleese, cash grab, Monty Python ·
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