The Best Time to Do Everything is really just that-a guide to the best time to do everything in life. From buying shoes to cleaning a murder scene, each entry is built around the well-informed advice of an expert in that particular field: Donald Trump on the best time to haggle, Johnny Ramone on the beat time to learn to play guitar, Bill Maher on the best time for a political conversation, the Car Talk guys on the best time for automotive repairs. Incredibly useful (best time to buy life insurance, best time to look for a job, best time to purge and organize), socially enhancing (best time to start a high-ashion modeling career; best time to approach a celebrity, best time to snag tough restaurant reservation), and outrageous (best time to get punched in the face, best time to pose nude, best time to have sex with 209 strangers), The Best Time to Do Everything is an educational, practical, and wholly addictive guide to the essentials of living.

 

MICHAEL KAPLAN is a journalist based in Brooklyn . His writ-ing has appeared in such publications as Wired, Details, Spin, Playboy, and SmertMoney. He is the gambling columnist for Cigar Aficionado.