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The British Bloke, Decoded

From Banter to Man-Flu. Everything finally explained.

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The British Bloke, Decoded

By: Geoff Norcott
Narrated by: Geoff Norcott
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 The British Bloke appears simple and straightforward. He loves football, cricket, beer, sheds, wearing socks and books about the SAS.

But beneath that simple exterior lies a mysterious and complex being.

In The British Bloke Decoded, writer, comedian and regular bloke, Geoff Norcott peels back the layers of blokedom, revealing the truth behind the sometimes inexplicable behaviour of Britain's husbands, dads and brothers.

Based on 46 years of field research and almost scientific insights, Geoff digs deep into subjects as wide as: the value of Banter, the surprising roots of Mansplaining, the near impossibility of getting blokes to send birthday cards, and whether there could be a medal system for Hoovering.

And ultimately, he concludes that whilst the toxic men have been grabbing all the publicity - perhaps now's the time to celebrate the simple British bloke in all his eccentric splendour.

WITH 4 BONUS CHAPTERS EXCLUSIVE TO THE AUDIOBOOK... including Wanna See My Sticker Collection? and How to Give Compliments (Without Arousing Suspicion)

(p) 2023 Octopus Publishing Group©2023 Geoff Norcott Social Sciences Funny Sports Witty Thought-Provoking Comedy

Critic reviews

Geoff's examination of blokeness is Geoff all over - funny and insightful, making serious points without committing the cardinal sin of taking itself too seriously. Top bloke.
Highly informative. Geoff will make a proper bloke out of me yet.
A brilliant and hilarious book which defends blokes without denigrating women
I laughed a lot and now understand blokes a lot more than I ever wanted to (Katherine Ryan)
Geoff is one of the funniest intelligent thinkers in comedy and this book reflects that perfectly (Romesh Ranganathan)
All stars
Most relevant
Full of great insights, sage advice and interweaved with funny observations about the challenges, contradictions and expressions of being a modern 21st century bloke.

Looking forward to Jeff’s next book, maybe on how to survive a long marriage ?

Gets to the heart of what makes a bloke tick!

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Just finished British Bloke Decoded. Really funny and so helpful. I can't believe the number of "I thought that was just me" moments. Very reassuring that I'm pretty normal 😂 The book is helpful, deep in places, oddly reassuring but also witty Geoff's delivery is spot on.

It's not just me then 😂

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Great book, love the style. Not just funny, but very relatable even for possibly non bloke, bloke.
In these times of men being all consuming evil, it’s nice to point out we are primarily trying to get through like without looking like too much of a dick

Very entertaining

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Fed up with listening to Trollope and Nietzsche in the car in an attempt to impress passengers who don’t really care? Do everyone a favour and download this easy listening critique of the British bloke. Nothing heavy - just laughs with a few thought provoking moments thrown in.

Treat yourself

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Geoff’s dry sense of humour gets me every time. If you don’t take yourself too seriously..this is for you!

Hilarious!

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