SKU: 65623628494

Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder

Sale price$20.66 Regular price$22.95
Save 10%

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Jul 11 - Jul 16

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth ElderNo one knows more about everything especially everything rude, clever, and offensively compelling than John Waters. The man in the pencil thin mustache, auteur of the transgressive movie classics Pink Flamingos, Polyester, Hairspray, Cry Baby, and A Dirty Shame, is one of the world's great sophisticates, and in Mr. Know It All he serves it up raw: how to fail upward in Hollywood; how to develop musical taste, from Nervous Norvus to Maria Callas; how

No one knows more about everything--especially everything rude, clever, and offensively compelling--than John Waters. The man in the pencil-thin mustache, auteur of the transgressive movie classics Pink Flamingos, Polyester, Hairspray, Cry-Baby, and A Dirty Shame, is one of the world's great sophisticates, and in Mr. Know-It-All he serves it up raw: how to fail upward in Hollywood; how to develop musical taste, from Nervous Norvus to Maria Callas; how to build a home so ugly and trendy that no one but you would dare live in it; more important, how to tell someone you love them without emotional risk; and yes, how to cheat death itself. Through it all, Waters swears by one undeniable truth: "Whatever you might have heard, there is absolutely no downside to being famous. None at all."

Studded with cameos, from Divine and Mink Stole to Johnny Depp, Kathleen Turner, Patricia Hearst, and Tracey Ullman, and illustrated with unseen photos from the author's personal collection, Mr. Know-It-All is Waters' most hypnotically readable, upsetting, revelatory book--another instant Waters classic.

"Waters doesn't kowtow to the received wisdom, he flips it the bird . . . Waters] has the ability to show humanity at its most ridiculous and make that funny rather than repellent." --Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post

"Carsick becomes a portrait not just of America's desolate freeway nodes--though they're brilliantly evoked--but of American fame itself." --Lawrence Osborne, The New York Times Book Review

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 05/21/2019
ISBN: 9780374214968
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2019 pg. 53
Publishers Weekly 03/25/2019
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2019 pg. 97
Booklist 04/01/2019 pg. 10
Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 97
Shelf Awareness 06/28/2019
Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 65623628494

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.2 ★★★★★
Based on 1507 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
P
Verified Purchase
Paul
New York, US
★★★★★ 5
Handy
Very easy for old eyes to read, can even see the date if light is good. Light weight for a largish watch. Seems rugged enough for me and the price is right for a beater watch.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2025
D
Verified Purchase
Derek
Whiting, US
★★★★★ 4
Watch
Tells time
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2026
S
Verified Purchase
Steph W
Port Orchard, US
★★★★★ 5
Great watch!
I Iove this watch! It looks so good!
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2021
L
Verified Purchase
Leguis Jesús
Omaha, US
★★★★★ 5
Bueno
Excelente
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2025
S
Verified Purchase
SOG 68
Charlottesville, US
★★★★★ 1
Plastic crystal
No light, lume on hands only, plastic crystal
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2019

recommand products