Synopses & Reviews
There's nothing like the holidays. They bring out the best, and sometimes the worst, in everyone. Luckily, Neil Pasricha is here to remind us that not only are the holidays great but there's actually even more to celebrate than we realize. From Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa to such holidays as Mother's Day and Father's Day, Thanksgiving, and beyond, The Book of (Holiday) Awesome will show you why holidays are . . . AWESOME!
- Plugging in the Christmas lights from last year and having them all work.
- When the in-laws leave.
- Successfully regifting a present to someone who actually wants it.
- Drinking with Grandma.
- Just barely wrapping a gift with that tiny scrap of leftover wrapping paper.
- Knowing Kwanzaa is worth more Scrabble points than Hanukkah or Christmas.
Review
andquot;Neil Pasricha is a gift. This book would make even the grinchiest Grinch love the holidays again.andquot; andmdash;A. J. Jacobs
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andquot;Neil Pasricha is the guru of small joys.andquot;andmdash;The Toronto Star
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andquot;Neil Pasricha makes ordinary days light up with awesomeness.andquot; andmdash;Gretchen Rubin, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Theand#160; Happiness Project
Synopsis
The next book in the number-one internationally bestselling franchise. In this follow-up to The Book of Awesome, Neil Pasricha looks at even more of the little things that make us smile every day.
Neil Pasricha is back with a collection of hundreds more awesome things from the website, as well as never-before-seen extraordinary moments that deserve celebration:
Entries include:
- When your windshield wipers match the beat of the song you're listening to
- Letting go of the gas pump perfectly so you end on a round number
- When a baby falls asleep on you
Because couldn't we all use a little more AWESOME?
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Synopsis
The new book from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Book of Awesome that "reveals how all of us can live happier lives" (Gretchen Rubin).
What is the formula for a happy life? Neil Pasricha is a Harvard MBA, a New York Times-bestselling author, a Walmart executive, a father, a husband. After selling more than a million copies of the Book of Awesome series, wherein he observed the everyday things he thought were awesome, he now shifts his focus to the practicalities of living an awesome life.
In his new book The Happiness Equation, Pasricha illustrates how to want nothing and do anything in order to have everything. If that sounds like a contradiction in terms, you simply have yet to unlock the 9 Secrets to Happiness. Each secret takes a piece out of the core of common sense, turns it on its head to present it in a completely new light, and then provides practical and specific guidelines for how to apply this new outlook to lead a fulfilling life.
Once you've unlocked Pasricha's 9 Secrets, you will understand counterintuitive concepts such as: Success Does Not Lead to Happiness, Never Take Advice, and Retirement Is a Broken Theory. You will learn and then master three brand-new fundamental life tests: the Saturday Morning Test, The Bench Test, and the Five People Test. You will know the difference between external goals and internal goals and how to make more money than a Harvard MBA (hint: it has nothing to do with your annual salary). You will discover that true wealth has nothing to do with money, multitasking is a myth, and the elimination of options leads to more choice.
The Happiness Equation is a book that will change how you think about pretty much everything--your time, your career, your relationships, your family, and, ultimately, of course, your happiness.
About the Author
Neil Pasricha is the author of and#35;1 international bestseller The Book of Awesome and the creator of the and#34;1000 Awesome Thingsand#34; website which has received nearly 20 million hits, averages 45,000 views a day, and has won two Webby Awards.