The Book of Awesome
by:
Neil Pasricha (author)
The author behind 1000awesomethings.com celebrates the good things in life- by the sheer power of their awesomeness. Based on the award-winning blog 1000awesomethings.com, The Book of Awesome is a high five for humanity and a big celebration of life's little moments and the underappreciated,...
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The author behind 1000awesomethings.com celebrates the good things in life- by the sheer power of their awesomeness. Based on the award-winning blog 1000awesomethings.com, The Book of Awesome is a high five for humanity and a big celebration of life's little moments and the underappreciated, simple things that make us happy, from popping bubble wrap to hitting a bunch of green lights in a row, to waking up thinking it's Monday and realizing it's Saturday. With wise, witty observations from writer Neil Pasricha, this treasure trove is filled with smile-inducing musings that make readers feel like kids looking at the world for the first time: AWESOME!
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399156519 (0399156518)
Publish date: April 15th 2010
Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam
Pages no: 393
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Funny,
Comedy,
Reference,
Cultural,
Adult,
Self Help,
Psychology,
Inspirational,
Canada
Series: The Book of Awesome (#1)
Opening Line:"Polar ice caps are melting, hurricanes swirl in the seas, wars are heating up around the world, and the job market is in a deep freeze. Whoa. It's getting pretty ugly out there." The Book Of Awesome is a really fun idea. Its also a very pretty book, makes a great gift and is being ma...
I don't know if i should put 1 star or 2. The reasons were fun (yes i do like hitting a bunch of green lights in a row) but i don't see the point in explaining them, or to scream "AWESOME!" after every single one of them.I would feel lame if i ever recommend this book to anyone.
I can relate to most of the awesome things that Neil wrote on this book. Oh and it's hilarious too!
I actually heard about this book on here my first day and decided to find it at the library today. In some ways I'm disappointed and in some ways I'm not. There were a lot of things on his list I hadn't thought of before or now think of in a new light, but he really wasn't very funny, though you cou...
Finally I'm done with this. Now, I did enjoy it... but after a while it gets kind of long. I ended up skimming through a lot of pages, especially near the end, because I just wanted it to end already. The thing that annoyed me the most about this book was that everything was over explained. Sometime...