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Author: Stephen Howell Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers ISBN: 103587377X Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 42
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From the calloused hands of a former coal miner emerges a heartfelt collection that reminds us that even in life’s toughest terrains, there is light to be found. Life is Mostly Fun is a tapestry of poems that spin tales of joy, wonder, and yes, the occasional hurdles that prove no match for an unshakeable spirit. With a keen eye for the quirks and humour that colour our everyday existence, the author invites you to join him on a romp through sunny vignettes that will leave you grinning from ear to ear. Yet he also digs deep, unearthing profound truths about our shared human experience that will resonate long after the final line. Whether finding magic in the mundane or plumbing the depths of the soul, these verses celebrate life in all its messy, luminous glory.
Author: Stephen Howell Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers ISBN: 103587377X Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 42
Book Description
From the calloused hands of a former coal miner emerges a heartfelt collection that reminds us that even in life’s toughest terrains, there is light to be found. Life is Mostly Fun is a tapestry of poems that spin tales of joy, wonder, and yes, the occasional hurdles that prove no match for an unshakeable spirit. With a keen eye for the quirks and humour that colour our everyday existence, the author invites you to join him on a romp through sunny vignettes that will leave you grinning from ear to ear. Yet he also digs deep, unearthing profound truths about our shared human experience that will resonate long after the final line. Whether finding magic in the mundane or plumbing the depths of the soul, these verses celebrate life in all its messy, luminous glory.
Author: Kyle Beachy Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 153875410X Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 256
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Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR • Southwest Review • Electric Literature Perfect for fans of Barbarian Days, this memoir in essays follows one man's decade-long quest to uncover the hidden meaning of skateboarding, and explores how this search led unexpectedly to insights on marriage, love, loss, American invention, and growing old. In January 2012, creative writing professor and novelist Kyle Beachy published one of his first essays on skate culture, an exploration of how Nike’s corporate strategy successfully gutted the once-mighty independent skate shoe market. Beachy has since established himself as skate culture's freshest, most illuminating, at times most controversial voice, writing candidly about the increasingly popular and fast-changing pastime he first picked up as a young boy and has continued to practice well into adulthood. What is skateboarding? What does it mean to continue skateboarding after the age of forty, four decades after the kickflip was invented? How does one live authentically as an adult while staying true to a passion cemented in childhood? How does skateboarding shape one's understanding of contemporary American life? Of growing old and getting married? Contemplating these questions and more, Beachy offers a deep exploration of a pastime—often overlooked, regularly maligned—whose seeming simplicity conceals universal truths. THE MOST FUN THING is both a rich account of a hobby and a collection of the lessons skateboarding has taught Beachy—and what it continues to teach him as he strugglesto find space for it as an adult, a professor, and a husband.
Author: Kyle Beachy Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN: 153875410X Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 256
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Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR • Southwest Review • Electric Literature Perfect for fans of Barbarian Days, this memoir in essays follows one man's decade-long quest to uncover the hidden meaning of skateboarding, and explores how this search led unexpectedly to insights on marriage, love, loss, American invention, and growing old. In January 2012, creative writing professor and novelist Kyle Beachy published one of his first essays on skate culture, an exploration of how Nike’s corporate strategy successfully gutted the once-mighty independent skate shoe market. Beachy has since established himself as skate culture's freshest, most illuminating, at times most controversial voice, writing candidly about the increasingly popular and fast-changing pastime he first picked up as a young boy and has continued to practice well into adulthood. What is skateboarding? What does it mean to continue skateboarding after the age of forty, four decades after the kickflip was invented? How does one live authentically as an adult while staying true to a passion cemented in childhood? How does skateboarding shape one's understanding of contemporary American life? Of growing old and getting married? Contemplating these questions and more, Beachy offers a deep exploration of a pastime—often overlooked, regularly maligned—whose seeming simplicity conceals universal truths. THE MOST FUN THING is both a rich account of a hobby and a collection of the lessons skateboarding has taught Beachy—and what it continues to teach him as he strugglesto find space for it as an adult, a professor, and a husband.
Author: E. R. Frank Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1481431633 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 304
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From the outside they're just a group of urban teenagers. But from the inside, they're some of the most complex people readers will ever meet.
Author: Ian Bogost Publisher: Basic Books ISBN: 0465096506 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 290
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How filling life with play-whether soccer or lawn mowing, counting sheep or tossing Angry Birds -- forges a new path for creativity and joy in our impatient age Life is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily anxiety; transforming the boring, ordinary world around us into one of endless, playful possibilities. The key to this playful mindset lies in discovering the secret truth of fun and games. Play Anything, reveals that games appeal to us not because they are fun, but because they set limitations. Soccer wouldn't be soccer if it wasn't composed of two teams of eleven players using only their feet, heads, and torsos to get a ball into a goal; Tetris wouldn't be Tetris without falling pieces in characteristic shapes. Such rules seem needless, arbitrary, and difficult. Yet it is the limitations that make games enjoyable, just like it's the hard things in life that give it meaning. Play is what happens when we accept these limitations, narrow our focus, and, consequently, have fun. Which is also how to live a good life. Manipulating a soccer ball into a goal is no different than treating ordinary circumstances- like grocery shopping, lawn mowing, and making PowerPoints-as sources for meaning and joy. We can "play anything" by filling our days with attention and discipline, devotion and love for the world as it really is, beyond our desires and fears. Ranging from Internet culture to moral philosophy, ancient poetry to modern consumerism, Bogost shows us how today's chaotic world can only be tamed-and enjoyed-when we first impose boundaries on ourselves.
Author: John Hensel Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 9781469725550 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 124
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YOU, Inc. is all about you-and your future. The ideas, principles, and strategies in YOU, Inc. will enable you to launch your life to the next level and beyond by discovering your passion and taking effective action to build the pillars of personal greatness and reach your unique, powerful potential. YOU, Inc. is about re-inventing yourself, living by your own rules, having big fun, and finding the happiness and contentment that you deserve. John takes you on a journey through the depths of your psyche, asking tough questions and appealing to your deepest motivation to make life-launching decisions and personal charges. His powerful stories and principles get to the heart of the matter, inspiring you to take immediate action. To make your action steps effective and significant, you will learn how to apply the following innovative, world-class strategies: Leadership Acuity, Imagineering, Mental Entrepreneurship, Personal Greatness, Raising Standards, Impact Leadership, and Ultimate Possibility Thinking. John's humorous style and straightforward approach makes sense and provides deep, compelling insights which will motivate you to commit to the life-long quest to realize the loftiest of all achievements, personal greatness, and reach your unique, powerful potential-the essence of YOU, Inc. power.
Author: Bill Burnett Publisher: Knopf ISBN: 110187533X Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 274
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • At last, a book that shows you how to build—design—a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage • “Life has questions. They have answers.” —The New York Times Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home—at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding or the chair you are sitting in. Everything in our lives was designed by someone. And every design starts with a problem that a designer or team of designers seeks to solve. In this book, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.
Author: Linda Carol Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1438968922 Category : Languages : en Pages : 210
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Inspiration for this book resulted from the author's extraordinary encounter with more than 30 wild dolphins one magical summer day. This is her first book in the Life... Make it Simple series. Let Linda's simple, yet profound, book help you create the life you have always wanted. Allow the pages of this book to randomly open to any page with the intention of receiving a message for your own highest good and you will find yourself reading words that were especially meant for you.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 118
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LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Author: Mike Rucker Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1982159073 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 288
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Discover the latest scientific evidence for the potent and revitalizing value of fun and how to make having fun a habitual and authentic part of your daily life with “this well-researched and impressive guide” (BookPage). Doesn’t it seem that the more we seek happiness, the more elusive it becomes? There is an easy fix: fun is an action you can take here and now, practically anywhere, anytime. Through research and science, we know fun is enormously beneficial to our physical and psychological well-being, yet fun’s absence from our modern lives is striking. Whether you’re a frustrated high-achiever trying to find a better work-life balance or someone who is seeking relief from life’s overwhelming challenges, it is time you gain access to the best medicine available. “A masterful distillation of science and personal experience” (Nir Eyal, author of Hooked), The Fun Habit explains how you can build having fun into an actionable and effortless habit and why doing so will help you become a healthier, more joyful, more productive person. In the vein of Year of Yes, 10% Happier, and Atomic Habits, The Fun Habit features “practical tips, tools, and tactics for bringing fun into our lives starting now” (Dr. Olav Sorenson, UCLA professor of sociology).
Author: Stephen Howell
Author: Stephen Howell
Author: Kyle Beachy
Author: Kyle Beachy
Author: E. R. Frank
Author: Ian Bogost
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Author: Bill Burnett
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Author: Mike Rucker