How to Attract the Wombat - Will Cuppy - Bog

A survey of the animal kingdom in which the nocturnal and tunneling wombat is awarded the greatest praise.Will Cuppy was something like the Larry David of the mid-20th century. From his perch as a staff writer at The New Yorker, Cuppy observed the world and found a great deal that annoyed him. This collection of essays on animals includes ¿Birds Who Can¿t Even Fly,¿ ¿Optional Insects,¿ ¿Octopuses and Those Things¿, and ¿How to Swat a Fly,¿ which codifies the essentials in ten hilarious principles. And three essays on wombats. Perfect reading for the perplexed, befuddled, and perpetually irritated.