Download or read book The Overrated Book written by Henry H. Owings and published by Last Gasp. This book was released on 2006 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brought about by the staff of Chunklet Magazine, a paragon of satire for the holy cows of underground music and culture. Since the early 90s, Chunklet has mercilessly lampooned the music industry and is one of the most beloved reads for the hippest bands and music aficionados. The highly graphic style combines the work of political cartoonist Ted Rall with many talented young artists from the Cartoon network.
Download or read book Talent is Overrated written by Geoffrey Colvin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fortune magazine editor Geoff Colvin offers new evidence that top performers in any field are not determined by their inborn talents. Greatness, he argues, does not come from DNA but from practice and perseverance honed over decades. The key to this is how successful people practice, how the results of practice are analysed and how they learn from their mistakes. This new mindset will change the way reader's think about their jobs and careers, and will inspire them to achieve more in all they do.
Download or read book Happiness is Overrated written by Raymond A. Belliotti and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Happiness Is Overrated begins with an historical overview of the development of the concept of 'happiness' from Plato to contemporary writers, highlighting the best scholarship emerging from philosophy, psychology, and sociology. Belliotti includes practical advice on how to attain happiness and addresses issues centered on the meaning of life. Happiness, he argues, is not the greatest personal good, or even a great good in itself. In fact, sometimes happiness isn't a good at all. If we pursue worthwhile, exemplary lives and find happiness along the way, then we are lucky. If we don't, then we can take pride and derive satisfaction from a life well lived. Ultimately, the greatest personal good is realized in leading a robustly meaningful, valuable life.
Download or read book Somewhere Becoming Rain written by Clive James and published by Picador. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clive James is a life-long admirer of the work of Philip Larkin. Somewhere Becoming Rain gathers all of James’s writing on this towering literary figure of the twentieth century, together with extra material now published for the first time. The greatness of Larkin’s poetry continues to be obscured by the opprobrium attaching to his personal life and his private opinions. James writes about Larkin’s poems, his novels, his jazz and literary criticism; he also considers the two major biographies, Larkin’s letters and even his portrayal on stage in order to chart the extreme and, he argues, largely misguided equivocations about Larkin’s reputation in the years since his death. Through this joyous and perceptive book, Larkin’s genius is delineated and celebrated. James argues that Larkin’s poems, adored by discriminating readers for over half a century, could only have been the product of his reticent, diffident, flawed, and all-too-human personality. Erudite and entertaining in equal measure, Somewhere Becoming Rain is a love letter from one of the world’s best living writers to one of its most cherished poets.
Download or read book Talent Is Overrated written by Geoff Colvin and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if everything you know about raw talent, hard work, and great performance is wrong? Few, if any, of the people around you are truly great at what they do. But why aren't they? Why don't they manage businesses like Jack Welch or Andy Grove, play golf like Tiger Woods or play the violin like Itzhak Perlman? Asked to explain why a few people truly excel, most of us offer one of two answers: hard work or a natural talent. However, scientific evidence doesn't support the notion that specific natural talents make great performers. In one of the most popular Fortune articles in years, Geoff Colvin offered new evidence that top performers in any field - from Tiger Woods and Winston Churchill to Warren Buffett and Jack Welch - are not determined by their inborn talents.Greatness doesn't come from DNA but from practice and perseverance honed over decades. And not just plain old hard work, but a very specific kind of work. The key is how you practice, how you analyze the results of your progress and learn from your mistakes, that enables you to achieve greatness. Now Colvin has expanded his article with much more scientific background and real-life examples. He shows that the skills of business - negotiating deals, evaluating financial statements, and all the rest - obey the principles that lead to greatness, so that anyone can get better at them with the right kind of effort. Even the hardest decisions and interactions can be systematically improved. This new mind-set, combined with Colvin's practical advice, will change the way you think about your job and career - and will inspire you to achieve more in all you do.
Download or read book Overrated written by Mark Juddery and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cantankerous collection of the 50 most overhyped people, places and things in the world What do horoscopes, hemlock, Star Trek, the Oscars, and sliced bread have in common? They're all overrated-and systematically skewered in this hilariously opinionated takedown of all things overhyped. Discover the most overrated... Animal Movie Vegetable Sport News item Wonder of the world Tourist attraction Way to die Readers who are in no mood to celebrate Ulysses, doves, baby boomers, the curse of Tutankhamen, and many other icons of culture and lore will delight in this score-settling and take-no-prisoners volume.
Download or read book Overrated written by Eugene Cho and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It can be fashionable to talk about the poor but not as fashionable to talk to the poor. It may be popular to talk about justice and still not know any victims of injustice. But we will never make poverty history until we make poverty personal. Eugene Cho shatters all our hipster coffee-shop talk of justice and dares you to dive into the trenches and do something real with your life." Shane Claiborne, author, activist, and friend of Eugene Cho "A gutsy and gritty exposé on the motives of a generation in love with the idea of saving the world, Overrated by Eugene Cho is a necessary exercise for all who desire to truly be a part of the change God wants to bring to humanity. This book is real, personal, necessary, and a must-read, so we can all continue on the path toward justice for all." Louie Giglio, Passion City Church/Passion Conferences "When you're done talking about the gospel and are ready for your walking to be the gospel: Start here. I needed this book." Ann Voskamp, author of the New York Times bestseller One Thousand Gifts Many people today talk about justice, but are they living justly? They want to change the world, but are they being changed themselves? Eugene Cho has a confession: "I like to talk about changing the world but I don't really like to do what it takes." If this is true of the man who founded the One Day's Wages global antipoverty movement, then what must it take to act on one's ideals? Cho does not doubt the sincerity of those who want to change the world. But he fears that today's wealth of resources and opportunities could be creating "the most overrated generation in history. We have access to so much but end up doing so little." He came to see that he, too, was overrated. As Christians, Cho writes, "our calling is not simply to change the world but to be changed ourselves." In Overrated, Cho shows that it is possible to move from talk to action.
Download or read book Fairness Is Overrated written by Tim Stevens and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the tools of leadership to revolutionize your workplace. Tim Stevens traveled an alternative road—leaving high school and immediately joining a national non-profit organization. He rose quickly through the ranks of leadership, but nine years later left it all behind to help an upstart church get its footing. During the 20 years Stevens served as Executive Pastor at Granger Community Church near South Bend, Indiana, the ministry grew from a congregation of 300 to more than 5,000; from a staff of five to more than 130; with a preschool, restaurant, three campuses and more than 1,800 new churches planted in southern India. Leaders learn by leading. Stevens knows that creating a healthy and successful organization requires throwing out the conventional instruction manual and writing one that balances practical lessons, spiritual truths, and twenty-first century realities—exactly what you will find in Fairness Is Overrated. Stevens, now an executive with the Vanderbloemen Search Group, takes his lifetime of service and dispenses with conventional wisdom. Short, powerful chapters end with actionable discussion questions. Four pillars hold up every successful leader: Be a person of integrity. Identify the right people around you. Build a great culture. Lead through crisis. This is a manual of doing, not talking. No fluff, no stale inspirational platitudes. It’s time to move past planning and kick-start Monday into action.
Download or read book Fitting in Is Overrated written by Leonard Felder and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you think, live, create, or deal with problems differently from those around you, here are practical solutions to resolve that conflict-but perhaps not the type of solutions you might expect. Rather than trying to fit in to a group, you'll learn how to be successful and effective because of those differences-and how make them your greatest gifts to the world. Book jacket.
Download or read book Twelve written by Nick McDonell and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Notable Book: “An exceptional, assured debut [that] captures the zeitgeist of confused adolescents and a sick culture post-Columbine.”—Hartford Courant A national bestseller that inspired a major motion picture, this chilling novel follows prep school dropout White Mike through the week between Christmas and New Year’s 1999, as he deals an alluring new drug to his privileged peers on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The kids of Twelve have it all; Chris and Claude and Hunter and Laura have the best, and most, of everything, but are constantly looking for something more exotic, and more dangerous. But Twelve is not a coming-of-age story, because these kids never had a childhood—their parents are off on holiday in Bali or business in Brussels, leaving hired help to look the other way as the kids stay home alone in their multimillion-dollar town houses, partying, surrounded by drugs and sex—and, in the end, much worse. “Renders Manhattan’s cosseted Upper East Side with both the casual authority of an insider and the wry distance of an observer…impressive.”—Jennifer Egan, The New York Times Book Review “Riveting in its no-holds-barred depiction of teenage nihilism.”—Jon Land, Providence Journal
Download or read book Our Impossible Love written by Durjoy Datta and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life teaches us what ‘love’ truly is And love gives definition to ‘life’ Aisha, a bit of a late bloomer, has to figure out what it means to be a woman and to be desired. Danish feels time is running out for him and he’s going to end up as a nobody, as opposed to his overachieving, determined younger brother. Life takes a strange turn when Danish, the confused idiot, is appointed as the student counsellor to Aisha. Between the two of them they have to figure out love, life, friendship—most of all, themselves. And it’s not proving to be . . . easy? Our Impossible Love presents, Life the way it is and Love the way it should be
Download or read book The History of Ophelia written by Sarah Fielding and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shades of Grey written by Jasper Fforde and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-12-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller and “a rich brew of dystopic fantasy and deadpan goofiness” (The Washington Post) from the author of the Thursday Next series and Early Riser Welcome to Chromatacia, where the societal hierarchy is strictly regulated by one's limited color perception. And Eddie Russet wants to move up. But his plans to leverage his better-than-average red perception and marry into a powerful family are quickly upended. Juggling inviolable rules, sneaky Yellows, and a risky friendship with an intriguing Grey named Jane who shows Eddie that the apparent peace of his world is as much an illusion as color itself, Eddie finds he must reckon with the cruel regime behind this gaily painted façade.
Download or read book Justin Bieber written by Riley Brooks and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Justin Bieber has taken the pop music world by storm. This tween cutie is making girls everywhere swoon with Bieber fever thanks to his catchy tunes, smooth dance moves, big blue eyes and adorable grin. Justin was born in Stratford, Ontario top of the charts with his first album, My World. Justin is working with music heavyweights like P. Diddy and Usher and has numerous singles and a rabid fan base! In February 2011 Justin will hit the big screens in a 3D movie that documents his life called Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. This book has all the facts about Justin and tons of fun photos!
Download or read book Evermore written by Alyson Noël and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't miss Evermore, the first book in Alyson Noël's #1 New York Times bestselling The Immortals series. Enter an enchanting new world where true love never dies. . . After a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom can see people's auras, hear their thoughts, and know someone's entire life story by touching them. Going out of her way to avoid human contact and suppress her abilities, she has been branded a freak at her new high school—but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste. Damen is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy. He's the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head—wielding a magic so intense, it's as though he can peer straight into her soul. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with more questions than answers. And she has no idea just who he really is—or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is that she's falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.
Download or read book Perfect Is Overrated written by Karen Bergreen and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you want to be the perfect mom? Think again..... Kate Alger has finally found the cure for her post-partum depression. After years of suffering, all it takes to bring this mommy back to life were a few gruesome homicides! When someone starts offing the alpha-moms from Kate's daughter's preschool, Kate—who worked as an Assistant District Attorney before she had Molly—realizes it's time to get out of bed, dust off the skills and find out who is killing all the mommies she loves to hate. Wickedly funny and slightly twisted, Perfect Is Overrated is a romp through the life of one very needy mom, her cockeyed family, gorgeous ex-husband, and the entire insane, entitled, over-dressed , over-zealous, eternally jealous parent body at The Hawthorne Preschool.
Download or read book Summary Talent Is Overrated written by BusinessNews Publishing, and published by Primento. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The must-read summary of Geoff Colvin's book: “Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else”. This complete summary of the ideas from "Talent Is Overrated" explains that talent is not born, it is made, and exposes how to make it. In his book, the author exposes the concept of 'deliberate practice', as well as its five key elements and the ways in which it can be implemented, both at a personal level and at the scale of a company. Added-value of this summary: • Save time • Understand the key concepts • Expand your knowledge of management To learn more, read "Talents Is Overrated" and discover how to make your talent!
