The Elements of Stress and the Pursuit of Happy-Ish in This Current Sh*tstorm

Things can't get much worse-but can they get funnier.

THE ELEMENTS OF STRESS and the Pursuit of Happy-ish in this Current Sh*tstorm is a humorous handbook to help readers better deal with the challenges and headaches of our times, from overeating, to love problems, money woes, global warming, night sweats, winter itch, general anxiety, and so much more. Plus, forty stress-defusing cartoons from two of the best gag cartoonists in the world will help readers handle all the anxiety in today's new world disorder--the perfect gift for fans of the original Elements of Style or anyone who has had it up to here. Now expanded with over twenty more cartoons and index!

TABLE of CONTENTS

       Introduction; Initially, This Book Was About Gluten

I. And God Said, Let There Be Stress 

1. History of Stress-Past, Present, and Future-Everyone's Tense

2. Location, Location, Location; Looking for Stress In All the Wrong Places

3. The Hilarious World of Depression

II. Great Battles of Our Day

1. Conservatives vs. Progressives; Red States Versus Blue States

2. Us vs. Mother Nature; The Warmest Hell on Record

3. Man vs. Our Body; The Depths of Despair of Jeans That No Longer Fit

4. Couples: Keep Your Enemies Close and Your Exes as Far Away as Possible

III. Handling Strife

1. As the World Pivots: Pivoting For Fun and Profit

2. Is the Box of Wine Half Empty Or Half Full; How to Throw A Pity Party

3. Getting Stressed For Success

4. Chocolate 

5. Hobbies: The Secret of the Destressed 

6. Say Farewell to Stress: Top 33 Cliché Ways to Being Stressed in Descending Order

Afterword; The Missing Chapters

Index