Briefly Absent BooksComing next · Martin & Helen
Things to Ponder During Long Boring Meetings
Your body is in the meeting. Your mind has found something considerably more interesting.
The series from Briefly Absent Books
Paid to Be Here.
Your body is at work. Your thoughts are making other arrangements.
A collection of standalone illustrated humour and activity books about customers, meetings and the breaks in between. You don’t need to read them in order.
First planned release · Ben & Sarah
Customer Stereotypes
You Have to Smile Through
100 illustrated customer types, the thoughts they inspire, and the polite replies that somehow keep the shift moving.
Coming soon · Illustrated paperback
Take a look inside →Following Customer Stereotypes
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In the works · Claire & Graham
The “Five-Minute” Toilet Break Personality Quiz Book
Curious quizzes for the break that somehow needs a little longer.
In the works · Lunch-break games
Games to Liven Up Those Uneventful Lunch Breaks
A little play for the middle of the working day, with the things you already have around you.
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