My Groupon Adventure

A book about openingyourself (and sometimes your colon) up to new experiences.

When comedian MaxDickins was dumped by his girlfriend, he was faced not just with excruciatingheartbreak but also with the cold realisation that he was bored, bored, bored.Desperate to shake things up, he took a friend's advice and reluctantly boughta deal on Groupon.

He then boughtanother. And another… until what started as a gateway to some new experiencessnowballed into a limitless Narnia of discounted possibilities.

Over the course of 18months, Max did a new Groupon deal every week. He changed his name, became aLord, wrestled alligators, moonlighted as a beekeeper, and even convincedGroupon to make him into a Groupon deal. (They sold 1,000.) Resuscitated by theoxygen of new experience, he emerged a better man.

My Groupon Adventure is an uproarious and uplifting chronicleshowing that it's possible to escape even the deepest of ruts if you justinject a bit of spontaneity into your life.