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 The Haunting of Tana Grant written by Robert Baty and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reporter Tana Grant wishes she was breaking news instead of writing obituaries. She also wishes her boss would stop calling her “Montana.” Her world turns upside down when she’s visited by a ghost who cannot rest until she learns what happened to her daughter, who went missing years ago. Tana's scared, but she’s also a reporter, and she knows this could be her biggest scoop ever. Determined to break the story, she teams up with Bud Powell, the retired detective who searched for the child until the case went cold. Bud's haunted by his own visions, and he and Tana bond over their shared experiences. As the past and present converge, the two reach closer to the truth... and put themselves in mortal danger. This book contains graphic violence and is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.

Download or read book The Freak from Battle Creek written by AJ Hartman and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-07-22 with total page 1286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret Service agent Glinka Glickstien has been “special” from birth. Her talents were always on display, whether she was playing sports, breaking up a counterfeiting ring, or guarding people. But when she and her colleagues discover that she has been the real target of repeated attacks, not her protectees – the president’s daughters – it’s time for her to show the world why she’s called the Freak from Battle Creek. The only question is if her unique skills will be enough to save the president’s daughters from torture and death at the hands of terrorists. It will be a challenge, even for the Freak from Battle Creek and her special skill set.

Download or read book I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell written by Tucker Max and published by Citadel . This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “highly entertaining and thoroughly reprehensible” #1 New York Times bestseller—now with sixteen pages of photos and a new introduction (The New York Times). My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and just generally act like a raging dickhead. But, I do contribute to humanity in one very important way: I share my adventures with the world. --from the Introduction Actual reader feedback: "I find it truly appalling that there are people in the world like you. You are a disgusting, vile, repulsive, repugnant, foul creature. Because of you, I don’t believe in God anymore. No just God would allow someone like you to exist." "I’ll stay with God as my lord, but you are my savior. I just finished reading your brilliant stories, and I laughed so hard I almost vomited. I want to bring that kind of joy to people. You’re an artist of the highest order and a true humanitarian to boot. I'm in both shock and awe at how much I want to be you."

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 A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Download or read book The Motel Life written by Willy Vlautin and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2009-01-22 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The night it happened I was drunk, almost passed out, and I swear to God a bird came flying through my motel room window . . .' Narrated by Frank Flannigan, The Motel Life tells the story of how he and his brother Jerry Lee take to the road in a bid to escape the hit-and-run accident which kick-starts the narrative. Written with huge compassion, and an eye for the small details of life, it has become one of the most talked about debuts of recent years. 'That rare beast: a book with the cadence of an old, well-loved song. Sad, haunting, and strangely beautiful.' John Connolly, author of The Black Angel 'A serene and assured piece of minor-key Americana . . . Not many people do anything similar over here, with the same sense of small town big-sky melancholy. So British readers looking for a shot of post-Beat generation blues should reach with confidence for Vlautin's book.' Jonathan Gibbs, Independent

Download or read book Played Out written by Solomon Bailey III and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Human Revolution - The process by which individuals gradually expand their lives, conquer negative and destructive tendencies. Josei Toda In Lawrences, (AKA Law), efforts to remain free from the responsibilities of monogamy, he establishes his own rules of dating. Soon his misguided ideologies, surrounding courting the opposite sex propels him into an uncharacteristic lifestyle of promiscuity and the unwanted drama associated with attempting to eliminate the emotional from the physical. Consequently, threatening all he holds dear. When your reality is drunk off immaturity, raging hormones, immense popularity chased with your basic nice guy; all hell breaking loose barely scratches the surface of what Law faces. To sober him, hell need a heaping dose of harsh reality with some tough love. When seeking to do your human revolution, life sometimes taps that ass to get your attention. Some ass whippings you receive in life will do you some good. And in Laws case, hed need a few more foot-to-ass situations "

Download or read book Gideon s Trumpet written by Anthony Lewis and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-09-14 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic bestseller from a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist that tells the compelling true story of one man's fight for the right to legal counsel for every defendent. A history of the landmark case of Clarence Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964.

Download or read book The Secret written by Rhonda Byrne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tenth-anniversary edition of the book that changed lives in profound ways, now with a new foreword and afterword. In 2006, a groundbreaking feature-length film revealed the great mystery of the universe—The Secret—and, later that year, Rhonda Byrne followed with a book that became a worldwide bestseller. Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it. In this book, you’ll learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of your life—money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction you have in the world. You’ll begin to understand the hidden, untapped power that’s within you, and this revelation can bring joy to every aspect of your life. The Secret contains wisdom from modern-day teachers—men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth, and happiness. By applying the knowledge of The Secret, they bring to light compelling stories of eradicating disease, acquiring massive wealth, overcoming obstacles, and achieving what many would regard as impossible.

Download or read book Blood In Blood Out written by Greg Stolze and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2024-10-11 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood Calls to Blood Ever since his Embrace, Duce Carter has been a firebrand among the Kindred of Chicago, fanning the flames of revolution against the city’s Prince and its hidebound elders. But when Chicago’s Carthians turn their backs on Duce in the wake of a brutal assassination attempt, the only person he can turn to for help is none other than Persephone Moore, the Prince’s only childe. Is Persephone the friend she claims to be, or is she an agent of the shadowy forces who are out to destroy Carter? Blood In, Blood Out is the second in a series of novels based on the wildly successful Vampire: The Requiem and World of Darkness horror settings.

Download or read book The 48 Laws of Power written by Robert Greene and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.

Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Download or read book The Ruin of Angels written by Max Gladstone and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the co-author of the viral New York Times bestseller This is How You Lose the Time War. Max Gladstone returns with The Ruin of Angels, the sixth novel in the Hugo-nominated Craft Sequence, which The Washington Post calls "the best kind of urban fantasy" and NPR calls "sharp, original, and passionate" The God Wars destroyed the city of Alikand. Now, a century and a half and a great many construction contracts later, Agdel Lex rises in its place. Dead deities litter the surrounding desert, streets shift when people aren’t looking, a squidlike tower dominates the skyline, and the foreign Iskari Rectification Authority keeps strict order in this once-independent city—while treasure seekers, criminals, combat librarians, nightmare artists, angels, demons, dispossessed knights, grad students, and other fools gather in its ever-changing alleys, hungry for the next big score. Priestess/investment banker Kai Pohala (last seen in Full Fathom Five) hits town to corner Agdel Lex’s burgeoning nightmare startup scene, and to visit her estranged sister Lei. But Kai finds Lei desperate at the center of a shadowy, and rapidly unravelling, business deal. When Lei ends up on the run, wanted for a crime she most definitely committed, Kai races to track her sister down before the Authority finds her first. But Lei has her own plans, involving her ex-girlfriend, a daring heist into the god-haunted desert, and, perhaps, freedom for an occupied city. Because Alikand might not be completely dead—and some people want to finish the job. Also Available by Max Gladstone: The Craft Sequence 1. Three Parts Dead 2. Two Serpents Rise 3. Full Fathom Five 4. Last First Snow 5. Four Roads Cross 6. Ruin of Angels The Craft Wars 1. Dead Country 2. Wicked Problems Last Exit Empress of Forever This is How You Lose the Time War (with Amal El-Mohtar) At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Your Love Is Breaking The Law 3 written by Caprice J and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harley has finally found happiness with Epic. She is excited about becoming a wife and mother. Harley just wants to adjust to her new life and focus on being happy. Reaching her boiling point with her ex Jay and becoming tired of his threats. She makes it her mission to settle the score without the help of Epic. Will Harley take matters into her own hands when she travels to Houston to kill Jay or will she lose her life in the process? Epic the king of Philly is on top of his game. His focus is making Harley happy and making sure his empire does not fall. When he finds out Harley is headed to Houston he lets his guard down for a split second. Allowing his enemies to catch him slipping. Will he be able to escape death, find out who is trying to kill him, and rescue Harley or will it all come falling down?

Download or read book Piranhas on the Loose written by Shelly Waxman, J.D. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-04-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fast paced and exciting novel, lawyer Sam Cohen, in order to free his client from a wrongful conviction for the armed robbery of a Catholic Church, takes on the White House, CIA, Military Intelligence, the Chicago Mayor, Irish Mafia, Cardinal, Illinois Attorney General, crooked judges and a vicious psychopath, Ryan Sedlack, who was assigned during the Viet Nam War, to the Phoenix Program, as an assassin. Sam's pals help him: Mel Pollard-confidant, bartender and secret mystery writer, Betty Lincoln-beautiful ace Federal Beat reporter and Sam's squeeze, and Sheila Starr-faithful and trusted secretary, who is having a secret affair with Mel, unknown to Sam. Vivid, powerful, steamy sex scenes. Great pulp fiction with a genuine story to boot.

Download or read book The Maine Conspiracy written by Aaron S. Greenwald and published by AFDP Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: