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"Dance First. Think Later"
618 Rules to Live By
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
129 kr
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Timeless in their wisdom, thought-provoking in their message, surprising in their truth and memorable in their originality, the right words can give direction, inspiration, and sometimes a tangible boost onto the right path. For example, Steve Jobs once read "Stay hungry Stay foolish" on the back cover of The Whole Earth Catalog, and those four words came to guide his life.Created by Kathryn and Ross Petras, connoisseurs of quotes, whose books and calendars have over 56 million copies in print, "Dance First. Think Later." is a collection of the greatest life wisdom from an unexpected group of speakers, doers, and thinkers. There are 618 rules to live by-funny, sly, declarative, thoughtful, offhanded, clever, and always profound:"Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places." -Roald Dahl"If everything is under control, you are going too slow." -Mario Andretti"Never make a credit decision on a beach."-Victor J. Boschini"Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order."-Samuel Beckett"The only time to eat diet food is while waiting for the steak to cook." -Julia Child"What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight; build it anyway." -Mother TeresaAnd: "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."-Oscar Wilde
Unusually Stupid Americans
A Compendium of All-American Stupidity
AvRoss Petras,Kathryn Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2007
75 kr
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A hilarious collection of lists, statistics, news items, quotations, and facts detailing stupid acts of Americans from all walks of life—by the authors of the bestselling The 776 Stupidest Things Ever SaidEveryone knows that America is “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” but sometimes that means we’re free to be as bravely stupid as we want! In Unusually Stupid Americans, Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras assemble choice bits of stupidity, U.S.A.-style, including•the top seriously flawed American advertising moments, including Pacific Airlines’ brilliant “You’re scared of flying? So’s our pilot!” ad campaign, which led the airline to bankruptcy within two months of the campaign’s inception•the Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration in Florida, where a plaque was un-veiled that was intended to honor the actor James Earl Jones but instead read, “Thank you James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive” (an unfortunate slip-up, as James Earl Ray was King’s assassin)•and much more!From the Trade Paperback edition.
Unusually Stupid Celebrities
A Compendium of All-Star Stupidity
AvRoss Petras,Kathryn Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2009
221 kr
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The Greeks honored Zeus, the Romans revered Juno, but modern civilization worships a different sort of god: Celebrity. Face it, we follow the stars’ every move, fashion choice, and deliciously dishy affairs. Now Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras, authors of Unusually Stupid Americans, pull the demanding divas, screwball stars, and celebu-twits off their pedestals–and prove it doesn’t take a degree in rocket science to become famous. Cases in point:• Courtney Love misses an important court date relating to “possession of a controlled substance” because she can’t find a professional bodyguard at the last minute.• Mariah Carey’s entourage includes a skirt-from-touching-floor specialist, a towel hand-off person, and a professional drink holder/lifter.• Savvy traveler Paris Hilton concludes that all of Europe is, “like, French.” • Mensa candidate and rocker Tommy Lee is pretty sure that Winston Churchill was president during the Civil War, that the numeric equivalent of pi is “the two-equals-MC-squared thing,” and that an isosceles triangle is “somewhere in Bermuda.” Feuds, faith, family, money, sex, tantrums, travel–no star-studded stone is left unturned. Filled with jaw-dropping anecdotes, quirky quotes, and special stupid-celebrity awards, Unusually Stupid Celebrities provides a red-faced glimpse of the red carpet.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Unusually Stupid Politicians
Washington''s Weak in Review
AvRoss Petras,Kathryn Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2009
103 kr
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Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras, bestselling authors of the scathingly funny Unusually Stupid Americans and Unusually Stupid Celebrities, now set their bipartisan sights on the hallowed halls of the United States government. Unusually Stupid Politicians exposes the mind-boggling but true political mishaps, missteps, and miscues that have even the savviest spin doctors shaking their heads and saying “No comment.” Sections include• Extreme Hairsplitting–such as when Florida governor Jeb Bush, after being accused of hiding in a closet from rampaging Democrats, denied the allegation completely, stating that “it was actually a boiler room”• Brilliant and Innovative Ideas from The Pentagon– like their groundbreaking "Gay Bomb," their "Bad Breath Inducing" halitosis weapon and their plans to enlist The Three Stooges in the fight against terror.• Creative Political Excuses——such as “I just discovered I’m Jewish and it’s a Holy Day,”——used by Senator George Allen, who, after learning of his Jewish heritage, got out of a Senate hearing to “observe” Yom Kippur• The Most Egregiously Large Political Egos–measured in standard Chuck Schumer Ego Units (CSEUs)This hilarious and eye-opening exposé gives awards for “How I Blew My Campaign” and “Worst Campaign Ad,” and shares a list of candidates “endorsed by God,” as well as a list of those who lost because of Satan. So turn off C-SPAN and quit text-messaging congressional pages–you’re about to learn what the definition of “is” is.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Stupid Sex
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2012
74 kr
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A mother, answering her phone, hears her daughter shrieking and screaming. Terrified, she calls the police who arrive at the daughter''s house, batter down the door--and find the daughter, nude, in her bedroom having sex with her boyfriend. Apparently her toe hit the automatic dial button for her mother''s number on the bedroom phone.A man, swimming in a Florida pool, sees the pool intake pipe and gets a unique idea. Hours later, after police, firemen, and EMT personnel are called, the man is taken to an area hospital--along with ten feet of pipe attached to a very swollen part of his anatomy.A newly married couple in Turin set up a video camera in their bedroom to tape all of their honeymoon activities. But somehow certain crucial wires got crossed. While they were enjoying their honeymoon sex, so was everyone else in their apartment building: the couple had accidentally connected their camera to the building''s cable television system.In the national bestseller The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said Ross and Kathryn Petras immortalized idiotic utterances by public figures and average citizens alike. The 176 Stupidest Things Ever Done chronicled fiascoes, senseless stunts, and utterly asinine activities from around the globe. Now, Stupid Sex takes on the subject that no one can resist. It''s about people who get caught in the act . . . and about people who get caught in the trash disposal. Stupid Sex tells two hundred true stories of extremely dumb (and very funny) sex acts arranged under headings ranging from Airplane Sex to Zoo Bathroom Sex.From the Trade Paperback edition.
776 Stupidest Things Ever Said
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2010
73 kr
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A connoisseur''s compendium of Freudian slips, spoonerisms, double-talk, and utter bosh from famous and infamous figures past and present -- a complete course in anti-eloquence by the foot-in-mouth champions of all time.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Very Bad Poetry
AvRoss Petras,Kathryn Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2011
90 kr
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Writing very bad poetry requires talent. It helps to have a wooden ear for words, a penchant for sinking into a mire of sentimentality, and an enviable confidence that allows one to write despite absolutely appalling incompetence.The 131 poems collected in this first-of-its-kind anthology are so glaringly awful that they embody a kind of genius. From Fred Emerson Brooks'' "The Stuttering Lover" to Matthew Green''s "The Spleen" to Georgia Bailey Parrington''s misguided "An Elegy to a Dissected Puppy", they mangle meter, run rampant over rhyme, and bludgeon us into insensibility with their grandiosity, anticlimax, and malapropism.Guaranteed to move even the most stoic reader to tears (of laughter), Very Bad Poetry is sure to become a favorite of the poetically inclined (and disinclined).From the Trade Paperback edition.
176 Stupidest Things Ever Done
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2011
103 kr
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*Too lazy to drive to his girlfriend''s house, a man ties helium balloons to a lawn chair--and ends up at 15,000 feet, closing the L. A. airport.*A Chinese contraception program causes the birth rate to rise when men are discovered taking birth control pills and unrolling condoms over their fingers--exactly as shown in the training film.*A gang of Norwegian thieves carefully uses explosives to open a safe--only to find the safe is filled with dynamite. . .In the national bestseller The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said--over 200,000 copies in print--Ross and Kathryn Petras immortalized idiotic utterances by public figures and average citizens alike. But what about the doers out there, the people who didn''t stop at speaking, but went right out and did something stupid instead?It''s time to give credit where credit is due.The 176 Stupidest Things Ever Done is a hilarious collection of inane incidents, senseless stunts, farcical feats, and utterly asinine activities from throughout history, and around the globe. From Sam Goldwyn to Walter Mondale, Albert Einstein to Fabio, the board of General Motors to British Parliament, this comic compendium chronicles the stupidest acts, ideas, decisions, inventions, songs, and ad campaigns that the mind of modern man has been able to devise. The 176 Stupidest Things Ever Done is a non-stop barrage of belly laughs, conclusive proof that actions speak louder--and funnier--than words.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Stupid Movie Lines
The 776 Dumbest Things Ever Uttered on the Silver Screen
AvRoss Petras,Kathryn Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2011
74 kr
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The creme de la crud of screen history"War! War! That''s all you think of, Dick Plantagenet! You burner! You pillager!"--Virginia Mayo as Lady Edith to George Sanders in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)"Visits? That would indicate visitors."--Army captain learning of alien visits in Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)"When I''m sitting here with you, I don''t even think about the slime people."--Hero to heroine in The Slime People (1962)"Suck the coffin mushroom now."--The Ultimate Vampire (1991)"This is bad."--Leonardo DiCaprio as the you-know-what hits the you-know-what in Titanic (1997)From the Trade Paperback edition.
The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said
AvRoss Petras,Kathryn Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 1993
185 kr
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Wretched Writing
A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language
AvRoss Petras,Katherine Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
306 kr
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You're Saying It Wrong
A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2016
87 kr
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For word nerds and grammar geeks, a witty guide to the most commonly mispronounced words, along with their correct pronunciations and pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and histories of use and misuse.With wit and good humor, this handy little book not only saves us from sticky linguistic situations but also provides fascinating cocktail-party-ready anecdotes. Entries reveal how to pronounce boatswain like an old salt on the deck of a ship, trompe l''oeil like a bona fide art expert, and haricot vert like a foodie, while arming us with the knowledge of why certain words are correctly pronounced the "slangy" way (they came about before dictionaries), what stalks of grain have to do with pronunciation, and more. With bonus sidebars like "How to Sound like a Seasoned Traveler" and "How to Sound Cultured," readers will be able to speak about foreign foods and places, fashion, philosophy, and literature with authority.From the Hardcover edition.
That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means
The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2018
87 kr
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An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse.With the rise of grammar police and usage snobs, this book saves you from sticky linguistic situations--and provides fascinating cocktail-party anecdotes. As evinced by grammar-shaming examples from real offenders who should know better (New York Times, we''re looking at you), even educated people can sometimes be befuddled by usage questions. Each entry also includes short histories of how and why these mistake have happened, some of the (often surprisingly nasty) debates about which uses are (and are not) mistakes, and finally, how to use these words correctly. By the end of this book, every literati will be able to confidently use a priori, facetious, factoid, meteorite, unique, and the other top words that are used incorrectly every day.
Only Retirement Guide You'LL Ever Need
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 1991
412 kr
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World Access
The Handbook for Citizens of the Earth
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 1996
380 kr
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The ultimate reference for info-junkies, multiculture vultures, and trivia pursuers. Here's everything you need to know about the history, philosophy, art, literature, politics, and worldview of all the cultures of the world. United States citizens are becoming citizens of the world. Just look at the front page of any newspaper, the travel schedule of any corporate executive, college curricula, high school reading lists, the advertising and fashion spreads that fill our magazines, and our computer screens. The global village has arrived. We're all connected. World Access Is the first reference book guaranteed to fill in the gaps in anyone's incomplete education and provide a great time along the way. Packed with lists, brief biographies, statistics, and much more, this lively volume explores: the history of the world, from ancient Africa to modern China the philosophies of the world, plus what philosophy is, in case you wondered who's worshipping whom, from Jesus to Vishnu art and architecture from hieroglyphics to op art, from Angkor Wat to Chartres cathedral literature from its sparest (the Japanese haiku) to Its most expansive (the Greek epic poem, or would it be Ulysses?) how we act out, from Sophocles to Satyajit Ray to downtown performance art the music of our sphere, from Haydn's symphonies to reggae's beat the top ten languages of the world (not counting English) politics: You say you want a revolution? Or did you want peace in the Middle East? Cutting-edge and fun to read, rich with facts and art and charts and bite-size nuggets of all kinds, World Access takes us beyond our own borders to the world at large.
Jobs '98
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petrasm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 1997
452 kr
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"Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese"
Wisdom from Our Elders (Quote Book, Inspiration Book, Birthday Gift, Quotations)
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 2002
108 kr
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"It's ill-becoming for an old broad to sing about how bad she wants it. But occasionally we do." -Lena Horne"I take a simple view of living. It is: Keep your eyes open and get on with it." -Laurence Olivier"The only sin is mediocrity." -Martha Graham"When I was young, I found out that the big toe always ends up making a hole in a sock. So I stopped wearing socks." -Albert Einstein"Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is."-Jimmy CarterFull of surprise, insight, humor, perspective, celebration, inspiration, and a kind of offhand, poignant poetry, Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese-title courtesy of Billie Burke-shares hundreds of the best things men and women over sixty have said about how to love, work, laugh, and live. Collected by authors with a perfect ear for quotes, Kathryn and Ross Petras, Age Doesn't Matter brings together Albert Einstein's equation for happiness, Colette on the virtues of astonishment, and Julia Child's secret of longevity: "Red meat and gin."
Don't Forget To Sing In The Lifeboats (U.S edition)
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
111 kr
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Uncommon times call for uncommon wisdom. It's inspiring to hear from people who've graduated from the school of hard knocks, yet kept a sense of humor. People like Twain, Voltaire, Oscar Wide. People who've said the thing so well that we all wish we'd said it. People who've been there, done that, and refuse to sugarcoat what they've learned. From Kathryn and Ross Petras, curators of craziness (and surprising smarts) comes a timely collection of reassuring reality.
Stupidest Things Ever Said
Book of All-Time Stupidest Top 10 Lists
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
119 kr
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Not just stupidity, but obsessive stupidity! Not just random stupidity, but organized stupidity! Here, from the celebrated collectors of the stupidest things ever said, it’s the cre`me de la cre`me of stupidities, made even funnier and more compelling in an irresistible top 10 list format. Try one:The Top 10 Stupidest Actual Book Titles:1. A Toddler’s Guide to the Rubber Industry2. Constipation and our Civilization3. Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers 4. The Secret of Sphincters5. A Pictorial Book of Tongue Coating6. Life and Laughter ’midst the Cannibals7. Be Bold With Bananas8. Hand-Grenade Throwing as a College Sport9. Collect Fungi on Stamps10. A Study of Hospital Waiting Lists in Cardiff, 1953–1954Plus lost-in-translation moments. Doubles entendres. Political speeches, foreign menus, traffic signs. Celebrities on literature, on homelessness, on revealing too much about themselves. Mangled cliche´s and bizarre analogies, the wit of the witless and comedy of the clueless—never before have so many said something so dumb, now in one book.
"It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done."
Motivation for Dreamers & Doers
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
102 kr
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Pursuing a dream is hard work, but the right words delivered at the right time—by people who’ve been there and done that—can give us just the motivation we need. The right words can rekindle our enthusiasm, re-energize our efforts, dispel doubt, let us know we’re not alone, and show us that the fight is worth it—and winnable. Kathryn and Ross Petras are masters at choosing and delivering just the right words. Their books—such as “Age Doesn’t Matter Unless You’re a Cheese” and “Dance First. Think Later.”—and bestselling calendar, The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, have over 5.2 million copies in print. Now comes a book for dreamers and doers, plus writers, entrepreneurs, graduates, artists, future movers and shakers. Collecting the hard-won, brilliantly expressed advice from pioneers who have paved the way, including everyone from Rumi to Steve Jobs, Michelangelo to Oprah to Tina Fey, “It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done” is like a rousing locker-room speech, inspiring courage, commitment, and perseverance.“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” —Michael Jordan“Go for it, baby! Life ain’t no dress rehearsal.” —Tallulah Bankhead “Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.” —Neil Gaiman“If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” —T. S. Eliot“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” —Nelson Mandela
"Nothing Is Worth More Than This Day."
Finding Joy in Every Moment
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
105 kr
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A book of inspirational quotations, Nothing Is Worth More Than This Day presents hundreds of reminders from some of the smartest people who ever lived—from Dr. Seuss to Erma Bombeck, Thich Nhat Hanh to Lena Dunham—that happiness is everywhere and the glass is half-full. It’s the perfect gift of optimism, for good times and not-so-good times.
Stupidest Sports Book of All Time
Hilarious Blunders, Bloopers, Oddities, Quotes, and More from the World of Sports
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 2017
130 kr
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The thrill of victory, the agony of a tight jockstrap. It’s the reason we love sports—you never know what’s going to happen. Sometimes everything clicks, with the best athlete in the world competing at their peak, and the result is a thing of breathtaking beauty. But sometimes the opposite happens, resulting in moments of breathtaking hilarity, or astonishing inanity, or just plain head-scratching puzzlement. Welcome to The Stupidest Sports Book of All Time.Featuring: ·The most boring games in sports history ·Wise(ish) words on winning ·Stupid mascot antics ·The strangest things coaches have done to motivate teams ·And much, much more!
Wretched Writing
A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language
AvRoss Petras,Kathryn Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2013
217 kr
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Wretched writing is the lowest of the low; it is a felonious assault on the English language. Exuberantly excessive, it is a sin committed often by amateurs and all-too-frequently by gifted writers having an off day. In short, it’s very bad writing. Truly bad. Appallingly bad.It’s also very funny.A celebration of the worst writing imaginable, Wretched Writing includes inadvertently filthy book titles, ridiculously overwrought passages from novels, bombastic and confusing speeches, moronic oxymorons, hyperactive hyperbole, horribly inappropriate imagery in ostensibly hot sex scenes, mangled clichés, muddled metaphors, and unintended double entendres.Sit back and enjoy these deliciously dreadful samples, and try not to cringe too much.
Change Happens
A Compendium of Wisdom
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
130 kr
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A COMPENDIUM OF WISDOM “Just when I discovered the meaning of life, they changed it.” – GEORGE CARLIN When change comes we have two options: Resist it, and lose. Or go with the flow, and grow. Which means there’s really just one option—embracing change is the only path to living your true life. So laugh at it, with George Carlin. Celebrate it, like Patti Smith and David Bowie. Above all, grow with it, like Maya Angelou, Stephen Hawking, Rebecca Solnit, Rumi, and so many others. Arranged alphabetically by subject—including Adapting, Control, Faith, Letting Go, New Beginnings, Surprises—CHANGE HAPPENS is the book that says: You can do this…as often as you need to hear it. “Change is not merely necessary to life—it is life.” – ALVIN TOFFLER Exciting. But often painful. Exhilarating, but unsettling. Clarifying. Bewildering. Unpredictable, and yet inevitable. And usually all of those things at the same time. Like it or not, change happens, and when it does, here is a little book that offers true support—a collection of very wise words by very changed people who know just how you feel.
"Being Weird Is a Wonderful Thing"
Inspiration for Living Your Truest Self
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
119 kr
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A gift that celebrates being yourself, in your own unique way. Do you ever feel different? A little weird, a little wacky? It’s time to own it, because, as Meryl Streep proclaimed, “what makes you different or weird, that’s your strength.” In this inspiring collection, singers, poets, actors, activists, comedians, designers, athletes, and philosophers share wise and pithy reflections on what it’s like to march to the beat of a different drummer. Every statement is a powerful, positive reminder that to live successfully is to be completely unapologetically you. “We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. That’s OK.” —Laverne Cox “All the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.” —Shel Silverstein “I am different, not less” —Temple Grandin “The more I feel imperfect, the more I feel alive.” —Jhumpa Lahiri “Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.” —Ai Weiwei
"Believe You Can, and You're Halfway There"
Discover Your Inner Confidence
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
108 kr
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A compilation of musings to motivate and inspire readers in need of a quick pick-me-up.We all want to be the person who marches into a meeting brimming with self-confidence, unbothered by what others think of them right before making a killer speech. But all too often, crippling self-doubt creeps in. This book is a self-esteem boosting collection of pocket-sized pep talks from successful people in a multitude of fields, including Serena Williams, Stephen King, Helen Keller, Julia Child, and so much more-that will give readers a strong dose of self-assurance. "I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger." -Serena Williams "The scariest moment is always just before you start." -Stephen King"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." -Helen Keller"Just speak very loudly and quickly, and state your position with utter conviction, as the French do, and you'll have a marvelous time!" -Julia Child
Nyhet
365 Stupidest Things Ever Said Page-A-Day Calendar 2027
A Daily Dose of Ignorance, Political Doublespeak, Jaw-Dropping Stupidity, and More
Workman Publishing
2026
163 kr
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·BAFFLING GAFFES AND FANTASTIC FUMBLES: This calendar provides your daily dose of absurdly asinine articulations, including statements from truth-challenged politicians, pointless 911 calls, what not to say in court, and hilarious headlines. ·A HILARIOUS ROUNDUP OF FAMOUS PEOPLE: Sports stars, politicians, entertainers, names from the headlines—saying really dumb things. ·NOW PLASTIC-FREE!: Page-A-Day® Calendars are environmentally friendly! Printed on responsibly sourced paper and 100% recyclable, with sturdy cardboard backers.
Here Speeching American
A Very Strange Guide to English as It Is Garbled Around the World
AvRoss Petras,Kathryn Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2004
125 kr
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THE STRANGEST (AND FUNNIEST) TRAVEL GUIDE YOU’LL EVER READThe celebrated authors of the perennial bestseller The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said set the typical travel guide squarely on its head–taking you from the airport to the hotel, from sightseeing to dining out–by using 100 percent real examples of fractured English as spoken and posted abroad:• Feel like shopping?We have no good things to sell.–shop sign, Lovina Beach, Bali • Feeling sick?Are you haunted by the horribles? Do you run after your own nose?–Japanese medical form• Wondering what to wear?A sports jacket may be worn to dinner, but no trousers.–in a French hotel brochure• Wondering where to eat?Grill and Roast your clients! Open for lunch, dinner and Sunday Brunch.–slogan of the Hibiscus restaurant in the Jakarta Hilton InternationalBut don’t take our word for it, come see for yourself. And if that’s too much to ask, remember the sage advice from the staff of a Taipei hotel: “If there is anything we can do to assist and help you, please do not contact us.”
Awkword Moments
A Lively Guide to the 100 Terms Smart People Should Know
AvKathryn Petras,Ross Petras
E-bok
Engelska, 2020
72 kr
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A compendium of 100 words and phrases smart people use--even if they only kinda sorta (secretly don''t) know what they mean--with pithy definitions and fascinating etymologies to solidify their meanings.Your boss makes a joke about Schrodinger''s cat--which is something you''ve heard of but you''re a little vague about what exactly happened (or didn''t happen) with that cat. Or you''re reading a New Yorker article that explains that "Solecism slipped into solipsism into full-blown narcissistic project." An excellent point . . . if you''re sure what "solecism" means . . . or, for that matter, "solipsism." Language gurus Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras to the rescue! In the breezy and entertaining yet informative style of their New York Times bestseller You''re Saying It Wrong, they give you a brief rundown on words smart people should know--from the worlds of science and the arts to philosophy, and from broader topics like quantum physics and ontology to more specific ones like Plato''s cave and trompe l''oeil. They cover the Latin phrases we hear and read (prima facie, sui generis, and the like) as well as those that have entered our vocabularies from other languages (bildungsroman, sturm und drang). These are the words that, if you were asked directly, "What does this mean?" you might hem and haw and try to change the subject. After reading this book, you won''t have to.

Ross Petras – författare

"Dance First. Think Later"

Unusually Stupid Americans

Unusually Stupid Celebrities

Unusually Stupid Politicians

Stupid Sex

776 Stupidest Things Ever Said

Very Bad Poetry

176 Stupidest Things Ever Done

Stupid Movie Lines

The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said

Wretched Writing

You're Saying It Wrong

That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means

Only Retirement Guide You'LL Ever Need

World Access

Jobs '98

"Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese"

Don't Forget To Sing In The Lifeboats (U.S edition)

Stupidest Things Ever Said

"It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done."

"Nothing Is Worth More Than This Day."

Stupidest Sports Book of All Time

Wretched Writing

Change Happens

"Being Weird Is a Wonderful Thing"

"Believe You Can, and You're Halfway There"

365 Stupidest Things Ever Said Page-A-Day Calendar 2027

Here Speeching American

Awkword Moments