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The Best Laid Plans

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The Best Laid Plans

by Terry Fallis

McClelland & Stewart | September 5, 2008 | Trade Paperback

Selected as the 2011 CBC Canada Reads Winner!

This book beat out work by Douglas Coupland and Will Ferguson because it is very, very good - a terrific Canadian political satire.

Here's the set up: A burnt-out politcal aide quits just before an election - but is forced to run a hopeless campaign on the way out. He makes a deal with a crusty old Scot, Angus McLintock - an engineering professor who will do anything, anything, to avoid teaching English to engineers - to let his name stand in the election. No need to campaign, certain to lose, and so on.

Then a great scandal blows away his opponent, and to their horror, Angus is elected. He decides to see what good an honest M.P. who doesn't care about being re-elected can do in Parliament. The results are hilarious - and with chess, a hovercraft, and the love of a good woman thrown in, this very funny book has something for everyone.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Can't wait for the movie...

    Dorothy Piccinin

    4 months ago

    This book was a fabulous read. I loved the characters and I loved the story. It was funny, well written with a great usage of the English language, very visual, and an all around great read. This was surprising to me because the premise of the book didn't capture my interest - but it was the November's selection for my bookclub and I was reading ahead. Wow - for once I loved the book someone chose for the club. I think this book would make a fabulous movie and wish someone would be astute enough to pick up the rights to the book. I would be first in line to see it.

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    Karen Krueger

    Rating: 5/5

    A really good read

    Karen Krueger

    6 months ago

    The characters are people I wouldn't mind knowing myself and the story is funny and engaging. A good read even if you're not that into politics. (But if you are, it's informative and thought provoking in an amusing way. I think you'd enjoy this book even if you're not Canadian, but especially so if you are. And doubly so if you're from the Ottawa area.)

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    Rating: 5/5

    Great for any "reference" junkie to bet back into fiction!

    PoliSciJunkie

    6 months ago

    I very rarely read fiction, I tend to hide in the political science/history/reference sections of Chapters. I received this book from a family member who believed this would be THE book to get me into fiction - and they were right! Now when I visit Chapters I take a copy of this book from the Fiction section and place it on the shelves of "Canadian Political Science" in hopes that someone, like me, may read it (sorry Chapters staff!) This book is witty, humors and a "must have" for anyone of the Liberal persuasion. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to any political junkie or "ideological policy wonk" that is looking to get into fiction.

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    Rating: 5/5

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    Ms MacK

    9 months ago

    Every Canadian should have read this before May 2, but anyone can enjoy it anytime. It was one of those books that made me slow down at 25 pages before the end, not wanting to leave the people behind. If only we had an Angus McClintock in Ottawa! I laughed, I cried, I sank into deep thought and then I laughed some more.
    Great book. Looking forward to the Further Adventures of....

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Selected as the 2011 CBC Canada Reads Winner!

This book beat out work by Douglas Coupland and Will Ferguson because it is very, very good - a terrific Canadian political satire.

Here's the set up: A burnt-out politcal aide quits just before an election - but is forced to run a hopeless campaign on the way out. He makes a deal with a crusty old Scot, Angus McLintock - an engineering professor who will do anything, anything, to avoid teaching English to engineers - to let his name stand in the election. No need to campaign, certain to lose, and so on.

Then a great scandal blows away his opponent, and to their horror, Angus is elected. He decides to see what good an honest M.P. who doesn't care about being re-elected can do in Parliament. The results are hilarious - and with chess, a hovercraft, and the love of a good woman thrown in, this very funny book has something for everyone.

About the Author

Terry Fallis grew up in Toronto and went to McMaster University. Drawn to politics at an early age, he worked for Cabinet Ministers both at Queen''s Park and in Ottawa. His first book, The Best Laid Plans, began as a podcast, then was self-published, won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour, was re-published to great reviews by McClelland & Stewart, and was selected the 2011 winner of CBC's Canada Reads competition. His follow-up novel is The High Road. Terry Fallis is a skilled public speaker who relishes book promotion. He is the head of the public relations agency Thornley Fallis. He lives in Toronto with his wife and two children, and blogs about his writing life at www.terryfallis.com.

Trade Paperback

336 Pages, 5.52 x 8.5 x 0.94 in

September 5, 2008

McClelland & Stewart

English


0771047584
9780771047589

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"Amusing, enlightening - and Canadian, and it deftly explores the Machiavellian machinations of Ottawa's political culture." - Globe and Mail

"This is a funny book that could only have been written by someone with firsthand knowledge of politics in Canada, including its occasionally absurd side. This is a great read for anyone thinking of running for office, and especially reassuring for those who have decided not to." - The Hon. Allan Rock, former Justice Minister and Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations

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