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  • Published: 15 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9781761049835
  • Imprint: Ebury Australia
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 216
  • RRP: $29.99
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Life: What Nat to Do

A hot take on the advice you never asked for




Free yourself from crappy clichés telling you how to live your life.
Forget what you should do.
This is what NAT to do.

Some advice suits certain people more than others.

Some advice is . . . redundant waffle.

And Nat's What I Reckon refuses to let it slide! Ya see, Nat's got a loud mouth and a taste for taking the piss out of stuff – it's how he lives, laughs and loves.

Now, his target's the tired old life advice he's had enough of:
Man up. Good vibes only. No pain no gain. Carpe diem.

What a punish!

Nat has zero qualifications as a philosopher or life coach, and he doesn't feel like becoming either one anytime soon. But as someone who has struggled to find the ray of positivity in most days of his life, he knows what it's like to feel the relief from a moment of joy.

So buckle up for Nat's unrequested take on pushing back against expectations and rolling through life with some laughs and kindness like a real, righteous ratbag!

  • Published: 15 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9781761049835
  • Imprint: Ebury Australia
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 216
  • RRP: $29.99
Categories:

About the author

Nat's What I Reckon

Nat is a comedian, cook, professional potty-mouth, musician, mental health advocate and award-winning, bestselling author who happens to hate writing his own bio so has to get his partner Jules to help. (Thanks, Jules.)

Nat’s platform has enabled him to hold up a tongue-in-cheek mirror to antiquated cultural norms, to promote a little kindness and to have a chat about his own battle with mental health. His comedy and cut-the-shit tutorials have collected a dedicated audience of over 4.5 million, thanks to his sweary delivery and underlying message of inclusivity and looking after ourselves.

When he’s not filming, cooking or purloining rosemary from a local traffic island, Nat can often be found indulging his love of rock’n’roll and comedy, playing in bands and stand-up rooms around Australia and abroad. He is the author of three bestselling books: Un-cook Yourself, Death to Jar Sauce and Life: What Nat to Do.
Un-cook Yourself and Death to Jar Sauce won the Booktopia Favourite Australian Book Award in 2020 and 2021 respectively, with Nat donating the winning proceeds each time to Beyond Blue. All three books have been shortlisted at the Australian Book Industry Awards. Isn’t that nice.

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Awards & recognition

Australian Book Design Awards

Longlisted  •  2022  •  Best Designed Non-Fiction Book

Australian Book Design Awards

Longlisted  •  2022  •  Best Designed Series Covers

Australian Book Industry Awards

Shortlisted  •  2023  •  Audiobook of the Year

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