Little Ways to live a Big Life - How to Skim a Stone

Sep 28, 2026

A short book front matter introduces “How to Skim a Stone” by Ralph Jones as part of a series and provides publication and copyright details. It credits Jones as a freelance writer, journalist, and comedy performer, listing venues where his writing appeared and describing his sketch group work plus the Criminal improv night and podcast. The text also includes publisher information, ISBNs, rights reserved language, and production credits for design and illustrations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages72

Reading Time1 h 51 min

AccessFree to download

How to

Skim a Stone

Publication and rights

# Little Waysto live aBig Life ## How to Skim aStone Ralph Jones 1 Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation How toSkima Stone RalphJones is a freelance writer,journalist and comedyperformer.His writing has appeared in the New Yorker,the Guardian,GQ,Vice and the New Statesman,and hehas been shortlisted for the Anthony Burgess Prize,a BSME Rising Star Award and a PPA Award.Heis a performer and head writer for the sketch groupThe Awkward Silence,and he produces Criminal,amurder mystery improv night and podcast,whichhas starred comedians including Miles Jupp,DeborahFrances-White,and Rachel Parris.How to Skim a Stoneis his first book. Other titles in the series: How to Play the Piano by James RhodesHow to Climb Everest by Kami Rita Sherpa How to Be 'Normal'by Daniel TammetHow to Land a Plane by Mark Vanhoenacker How to Enjoy Poetry by Frank Skinner How to Skima Stone Ralph Jones Quercus First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Quercus Editions LtdCarmelite House50 Victoria EmbankmentLondon EC4Y ODZAn Hachette UK company Copyright CRalph Jones 2020 The moral right of Ralph Jones to beidentified as the author of this work has beenasserted in accordance with the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act,1988. All rights reserved.No part of this publicationmay be reproduced or transmitted in any formor by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopy,recording,or anyinformation storage and retrieval system,without permission in writing from the publisher. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 9781529410495Ebook ISBN 9781529410488 Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders.However,the publishers will be glad to rectify in future editionsany inadvertent omissions brought to their attention. Quercus Editions Ltd hereby exclude all liability to the extent permittedby law for any errors or omissions in this book and for any loss,damage orexpense(whether direct or indirect)suffered by a third party relyingon any information contained in this book. 10987654321 Text designed and typeset by CC Book Productionllustrations by Vyvyan AlmondAuthor photo taken by Natasha PszenickiPrinted and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd,Elcograf S.p.A. Papers used by Quercus Editions Ltd are from well-managed forestsand other responsible sources.

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Who is Ralph Jones and what is his background mentioned in the document?

Ralph Jones is described as a freelance writer, journalist, and comedy performer, with writing published in outlets such as The New Yorker and The Guardian. He is also linked to sketch group work and a comedy improv night and podcast called Criminal.

What book and series context is provided?

The document presents “How to Skim a Stone” by Ralph Jones and notes it is his first book, alongside other series titles listed on the page.

What publication and copyright information is included?

Sep 28, 2026

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