The Book of Awesome : : Snow Days, Bakery Air, Finding Money in Your Pocket, and Other Simple, Brilliant Things
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Focusing on both tangible pleasures and simple experiences, Pasricha provides a contemporary take on everyday inspiration that skips the typical Chicken Soup for the Soul fare: "When you push the button for the elevator and it's already there," ("Ding!"); "When the boss goes out of town" ("Who's up for a three-hour lunch?"); "Peeling that thin plastic film off new electronics" ("Welcome to the world, remote control"). Other items get more substantial discussions, including the other side of the pillow, old playground equipment, hotel lobby bathrooms, the last day of school, and the five-second rule. Though tongue-in-cheek, Pasricha emerges a committed but inviting optimist, combating life's unending stream of bad news by identifying opportunities to "share a universal high five with humanity."
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love love love this book submitted by fairytale on August 6, 2013, 6:27pm This is one of my favorite books of all-time. I've read it three times over the past few years and love it just as much every single time. You've got to check it out, it totally rocks!! My favorite chapter is the one about bakery air.
Book of Awesome submitted by SBNB on August 7, 2018, 3:25pm This is a fun book that explores life's simple pleasures. I enjoyed it.
PUBLISHED
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 393 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780399156519
0399156518
SUBJECTS
Conduct of life -- Humor.