Download or read book The F Word written by Jesse Sheidlower and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all know what frak, popularized by television's cult hit Battlestar Galactica, really means. But what about feck? Or ferkin? Or foul--as in FUBAR, or "Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition"? In a thoroughly updated edition of The F-Word, Jesse Sheidlower offers a rich, revealing look at the f-bomb and its illimitable uses. Since the fifteenth century, no other word has been adapted, interpreted, euphemized, censored, and shouted with as much ardor or force; imagine Dick Cheney telling Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy to "go damn himself" on the Senate floor--it doesn't have quite the same impact as what was really said. Sheidlower cites this and other notorious examples throughout history, from the satiric sixteenth-century poetry of James Cranstoun to the bawdy parodies of Lord Rochester in the seventeenth century, to more recent uses by Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Ann Sexton, Norman Mailer, Liz Phair, Anthony Bourdain, Junot Diaz, Jenna Jameson, Amy Winehouse, Jon Stewart, and Bono (whose use of the word at the Grammys nearly got him fined by the FCC). Collectively, these references and the more than one hundred new entries they illustrate double the size of The F-Word since its previous edition. Thousands of added quotations come from newly available electronic databases and the resources of the OED, expanding the range of quotations to cover British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, and South African uses in addition to American ones. Thus we learn why a fugly must hone his or her sense of humor, why Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau muttered "fuddle duddle" in the Commons, and why Fanny Adams is so sweet. A fascinating introductory essay explores the word's history, reputation, and changing popularity over time. and a new Foreword by comedian, actor, and author Lewis Black offers readers a smart and entertaining take on the book and its subject matter. Oxford dictionaries have won renown for their expansive, historical approach to words and their etymologies. The F-Word offers all that and more in an entertaining and informative look at a word that, while now largely accepted as an integral part of the English language, still confounds, provokes, and scandalizes.

Download or read book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F ck written by Mark Manson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller Over 10 million copies sold In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up. Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek. There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.

Download or read book You Won t F ck It Up written by Domenic Nesci and published by Major Street Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-29 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE IS THAT IT IS ACTUALLY PRETTY SIMPLE. Investing in property can bring you financial security that you can only otherwise dream of. Whether it is your own home or an investment, the hardest part is taking the first step. The goal of this book is to help you buy that first property and then go on to build a portfolio that will create wealth and set you free financially. You Won't F*ck It Up is an easy-to-read guide that gives you the tools to set out on your property journey in any economic climate. Packed with practical information, it takes a top-down approach, starting with a big-picture discussion on what drives property value, then going into the detail of how to find and secure the right property that best fits your investing strategy. Most importantly, this book will give you the confidence to become a successful real estate investor. It's not that difficult, you just have to not f*ck it up!

Download or read book F CK YOU MONEY written by Bobby Rakhit and published by Rakhit Capital. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hi, I am Bobby Rakhit, the creator of ‘F$CK YOU MONEY’ (FuM©), a somewhat unusual title for which I make no excuse; if you want to understand the concept, read the book. Whether this is the first or last business book you read, you will gain new insights and experience a few epiphanies by the time you reach the final page. I have written the contents of this book to shock you more than the title does, introducing you to an entirely new paradigm. Insights and ideas about the business of doing life. Doing life well, right through to its end. It is the first in a series of books that will turn your thinking inside-out, upside-down, and back to front. Changing your established mindsets to take you to a destination far from the one to which you are currently headed. Think life on another planet. I am interested in anyone who is ready for an adventure. If you are between twenty-five to thirty-five years old living in extended adolescence, I am talking to you. If you’re unemployed, binge-watching TV series on Mom and Dad’s couch, living in an unrealistic bubble of carefree juvenescence, I am talking to you. If you’re drifting on the wind of chance, hoping it will somehow get you where you want to be, I am talking to you. And anyone else between the age of student and pensioner. The industrial revolution birthed new careers far from the previous regime of family enterprises. The days when farmers, village cobblers, and blacksmiths were introduced to mechanised systems, creating jobs to suit the evolving progress of human needs. It was an unstoppable process of rapid development. Nothing compared to the lightning-fast digital revolution we live in right now, at a pace we hope to hold on to by our fingertips. The sweet spot of living life contentedly between fulfilled job satisfaction and a balanced personal life has become an elusive dream. For most, it is more of a work-life imbalance. Perfecting the way to say ‘F$CK YOU MONEY’ is learning to massage a successful career into a sustainable future of meaningful, satisfied contentment. Welcome aboard. I guarantee you an exciting journey. Your FuM© Director, Bobby Rakhit Entrepreneur, Author, Philanthropist, Creator of FuM© The Rakhit Foundation Beneficiaries The Rakhit Foundation is the fulfilment of a non-profit enterprise's dream to launch upliftment projects. The initial project will focus on selecting a small group of young orphans in Africa to assist with their daily needs, health, and education. The proceeds of the book sales, including the rest of the series, will go towards this and future projects. Online customers purchasing any version of the book (paperback, eBook, or audio) can donate one or more copies of any selected version through the website at www.fkyoumoney.org.

Download or read book Second Time Around written by Sheena Chanell Parker Smith and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come ride along this comical roller-coaster of highs and lows Sean Karen Shawn Dan and Kim and their dysfunctional family. Sean and Karen have been dating for years but theyre like vinegar and oil. Just as Shawna and Calvin have been together building a relationship on false hope and a Web of nothing but deceit. Will these couples get it right? Or will they find love else where. Will Shawnas love and loyalty drive her over the edge and if so will her knight in shining armor be there to catch her. Consumed with school her relationship and the mere fact her mom abandoned her as a child will she ever find that peace and love her heart yurns for? Will Calvins Deep dark secrets ruin her future? Will Karen ever be content with Sean or will she seek adventure else where. Some people are content with the simple things in life while others are on a constant quest for something else yet not finding anything at all. If things dont go right the first time dont give up there is always The Second Time Around.

Download or read book Tidy the F ck Up written by Messie Condo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even you can get your sh*t together! Tidy the F*ck Up is a funny, down-to-earth parody of Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, where you’ll be handed the most useful tools for keeping your crap clean and organized without all the pressure. In this book, you’ll discover useful ways to figure out what to do with your sh*tpiles in an approachable, care-free way, and you’ll say farewell to the hair-pulling stress of marathon cleaning. Tossing all your junk in a closet doesn’t make it any less of a clusterf*ck, but approaching it little by little and making use of some helpful hints can do a world of wonders for all your sh*t, the comfort of your space, and your general sanity. With this hilarious guide, you’ll learn how to: Become a decision-making bad*ss Get rid of the sh*t you don’t need and keep the sh*t you do Live life after a clusterf*ck! And more! With a lighthearted tone that the finest sailors would admire, Tidy the F*ck Up will help you make your house a f*cking home.

Download or read book Plant the Tiny Seed written by Christie Matheson and published by Greenwillow Books. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you make a garden grow? In this playful companion to the popular Tap the Magic Tree and Touch the Brightest Star, you will see how tiny seeds bloom into beautiful flowers. And by tapping, clapping, waving, and more, young readers can join in the action! Christie Matheson masterfully combines the wonder of the natural world with the interactivity of reading. Beautiful collage-and-watercolor art follows the seed through its entire life cycle, as it grows into a zinnia in a garden full of buzzing bees, curious hummingbirds, and colorful butterflies. Children engage with the book as they wiggle their fingers to water the seeds, clap to make the sun shine after rain, and shoo away a hungry snail. Appropriate for even the youngest child, Plant the Tiny Seed is never the same book twice—no matter how many times you read it! And for curious young nature lovers, a page of facts about seeds, flowers, and the insects and animals featured in the book is included at the end. Fans of Press Here, Eric Carle, and Lois Ehlert will find their next favorite book in Plant the Tiny Seed.

Download or read book F Ck It Let s Pivot written by Michael Siervo and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it is a financial crisis, relationship breakdown, critical illness, natural disaster or a global pandemic, life will hit you hard when you least expect it. Mike Tyson once said “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” The global pandemic blindsided society and uppercutted the world into a new normal. Businesses either died or thrived in this new environment. What separated the survivors from the casualties? How did they do it? It all came down to the pivot. "F*ck it! Let’s Pivot" is about how entrepreneurs, side hustlers, and go-getters pivoted from crisis to opportunity. With 17 thoughtful chapters ranging from the history of business pivots, the entrepreneurial mindset, branding, importance of social media, collaborating with local businesses, looking at your own talent pool, pivot strategies that work, leveraging the Gig Economy and many more concepts, this book is packed with ideas. Experienced businessman, Michael Siervo combines humour, anecdotes and statistics as he shares tips, tools and lessons from entrepreneurs who pivoted out of danger and into profit. Included in this interactive book are real life stories of entrepreneurs from around the world who found ways to thrive in the face of adversity. Written in their own words, they share their inspirational stories. With QR codes throughout the book, readers can explore chapter summaries and detailed biographies of contributing authors, making this an engaging experience. You will walk away inspired and confident that change isn’t bad. Change is just a part of becoming who you are meant to be.

Download or read book If I Were an Astronaut written by Eric Braun and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2010 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses activities astronauts do while they're in space.

Download or read book The Ace Bodyguard written by Xiu MuKeDiao and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 963 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wang Xiao, the King of Mercenaries who once shook the world. This time, he had returned to the city to become the CEO's bodyguard. In order to conquer this CEO, Wang Xiao had done everything he could ... For the sake of his brothers, he would not hesitate to cut off all his ribs; for the sake of a woman, he would not hesitate to lose all his integrity ... Monster bodyguard, rampaging through the city!

Download or read book from F ck You Money to FIRE written by Merijn Heijnen and published by Merijn Heijnen. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to create and grow Fuck You Money. For your bucketlist trip around the world, a sabbatical, a down payment to secure the loan for your first home, your child’s college fund, a mini retirement and FIRE (Financially Independent Retire Early). You are in full control, it’s you who determines the direction and it’s you who makes the choices. An inspiring book, a practical approach and a useful guide how to create Fuck You Money through smarter choices and small adjustments in your lifestyle. Because when you have set aside enough money you are able to say 'Fuck You' to anyone who limits you in making your own choices. So that you don't have to work all the time or never again, you can do what you really want and have the money for it when you want it. Start your journey from Fuck You Money to FIRE. Now. In this book the author teaches you to look at behavior, your own money behavior, how you deal with money, why it's hard to change your money behavior. Discover how you can design a 'Smarter, Better, Cheaper' lifestyle, how you can make money, how you don't have to spend it all and how you can make your money grow by investing simply, smartly and cheaply. This book is not about IRA, ISA or 401K. It is about YOU. It is about how you can start not spending all your money. This book is not about reducing portfolio costs with an extra 0.1%. It is about changing behavior and choosing the best lifestyle for you to reduce your spending to a level that allows you to save and invest. This book is not about needing millions of dollars or euros to pay for a luxurious materialistic retired lifestyle. This book is about defining what you think is important in life and how much money you really need to achieve your goals. This book is not about reaching FIRE in your thirties after making 6 figure income and working yourself half dead for a few years. It is about understanding why you might want to work less or not at all and finding out when and how you can achieve this. This book is not about scaring you with financial terms, percentages and technically difficult things you need to do. It is about how you can easily start investing and set up your portfolio of low-cost diversified index tracking funds. It is about making small and fun steps so you can start now.

Download or read book More Confessions of a Forty Something F k Up written by Alexandra Potter and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2023-08-17 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up: the laugh-out-loud sequel to the hilarious, WTF AM I DOING NOW?! runaway bestseller! 'The new Bridget Jones for our times' - Celia Walden, The Telegraph 'The story of Nell Stevens’ struggle through her imperfect, messy life doesn’t just make brilliant fiction, it’s turning into a cultural revolution!' - Matt Cain, author of The Madonna of Bolton There is no magical land you finally arrive at where everything is figured out, fixed and sorted. Life, like us, is a sum of moving parts, and if we’re lucky, we get to keep f**king up, figuring it out and laughing in the face of it all. Nell’s back. Her life still isn’t going to plan. And she’s still asking the big questions and getting none of the answers. Like, for example: 1. Why is falling in love so easy, but staying in love so hard? 2. What do you do when your friendships are put to the ultimate test? 3. Can we ever really live in the moment and leave the past behind? 4. When everything goes tits up, do you fall apart or jump on a plane to LA with Cricket (an eighty-something widow and your BFF)? 5. And when all else fails, will celebrity-scented candles, smashed avocados and Instagram filters save us?* In this hilarious, un-put-downable follow-up to the bestselling Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, now the basis for the major TV series, Not Dead Yet, there are laugh-out-loud lessons to be learned, truths to be told, adventures to go on and joys to discover. But first, Nell has some more confessions . . . *#onlyjoking #sortof #LOL Praise for Alexandra Potter: 'Say hello to a book that will have you laughing with every page, whether you're 20, 40 or 80' - Heat 'Brilliant! Laughing out loud' - Emma Gannon, author of Olive 'Funny but layered, light-hearted but surprisingly deep, this is a perfect and inspiring new year read' - Red

Download or read book Adventures of Young Hero written by Xin SuiMengHan and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a martial arts world that had heroes, money, beauties, power, and plots! Let's see how a young man from another world would act amidst so many beauties, powers, and schemes! Our goal: to get the prettiest girl; to wear the best clothes; to practice the best martial arts. All of this was contained in "Confusion of the Heroic Assassins"!

Download or read book F ck Insurance Your Playbook to a Successful Performance PT Practice and Never Having to Deal with Insurance Again written by Danny Matta and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you wish you could start a money-making physical therapy business today ... without resorting to the ongoing hassle of insurance?Are you tired of billing insurance for every last penny? Do you wish you could get paid faster, and for more interesting clients? Do you want to help people without all that red tape?Well, now you can. With Danny Matta's new book, F*ck Insurance: Your Playbook to A Successful Performance PT Practice and Never Having to Deal with Insurance Again, you'll get all the tools you need to create the job of your dreams.After all, if you can't find a career you love, you'll have to build one yourself. This prime tenet is what motivated Matta to pen his irreverent text. With gritty, raw, proven and actionable advice, he shows physical therapists how to have success in a pratice model that doesn't take insurance at all and attract the clients they really want to serve.Inside this book, you'll learn: -Which segment of the population makes for the most satisfying physical therapy clients-How Matta built his own business in just a few years and now sees incredible results, both financially and client-wise-How to avoid high-volume, corporate insurance mills-The secret behind climbing to higher and higher levels of income each month-The 5 phases of the cash performance PT clinic-Whether you're a burn-the-ships or a side-hustle kind of person-What the proof-of-concept phase is, and what it means for you-What the survival phase is, and why "survival" isn't a bad thing-What the success phase is, and how you can achieve it as quickly as possible-What your revenue level says about your business model-The surprisingly obvious mindset shift you need to make your dreams come true-Which mistakes you're likely to make, and why that doesn't matter-How to build a team without selling out or going broke-What freedom really looks like ... and why you deserve it-How to tell insurance to f*ck off and see incredible results immediatelySo who is Danny Matta to give this advice? He's a former Army Physical Therapist turned entrepreneur. One fateful morning, he sat in his car questioning if he wanted to be a PT anymore. Burned out by an incredibly high volume of patients and endless documentation, he decided to leave his career as a PT in the Army. Knowing nothing about business, he dove headfirst into starting a cash-based PT clinic in a windowless room in the corner of a CrossFit gym. Guess what? It worked out. Today, Matta not only serves his dream clients, he sees incredible revenue, employs a happy team of fellow PTs and enjoys the freedom of which he once only dreamed.You can do it too.So don't wait. Buy this book NOW to build the happier, healthier, stronger business you've always known you could have.

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Download or read book Boys Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1928-03 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.

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