This book that will enable you to watch the final convulsions of civilization from the veranda of your country estate. When the last trumpet sounds and the end of the world is nigh, remember to pick up your dry cleaning, cancel your subscriptions and call your mother. And don’t forget to pack your copy of Richard Curtis’s How to Prosper In the Coming Apocalypse. It’s available in e-book and will be in paperback before long.

From the introduction.

“The most important things for you to concern yourself with in the coming bad years is, Who’s responsible and how can I get even? It is essential that we find someone to blame and really beat the hell out of him. Sure, the tragedy of the past is that we are condemned to repeat it, but does that make you feel any better? No! Your first task is to find a scapegoat.” (You can click here to read the complete introduction, “What is an Apocalypse, and Why Can’t People Just Call It Doomsday?)

And if you enjoy Curtis’s brand of whacked-out humor, read his satires on authors, agents and publishers in The Client From Hell.