Author : Eric Wilson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 31,3 MB
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0374181020
Argues that there is no authentic self, that reality is people continually remaking themselves to look like the people they want to be, and that there is nothing inherently wrong with that.
Author : Craig Robinson
Publisher : Crown Books For Young Readers
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 25,5 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0553523511
Having faked his way into the Music and Art Academy, a performing arts school for gifted students where his talented older sister rules, sixth-grader Jake, a jokester who can barely play an instrument, will have to think of something quick before the last laugh is on him.
Author : Kirstin Cronn-Mills
Publisher : G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 37,92 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0399173269
"Frankie Neumann's an introvert, and he's always been the outsider in his family of performers, but all that's about to change once he finds an outlet for his artistic talents"--
Author : Eric G. Wilson
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 12,42 MB
Release : 2008-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1429944218
Americans are addicted to happiness. When we're not popping pills, we leaf through scientific studies that take for granted our quest for happiness, or read self-help books by everyone from armchair philosophers and clinical psychologists to the Dalai Lama on how to achieve a trouble-free life: Stumbling on Happiness; Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment; The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living. The titles themselves draw a stark portrait of the war on melancholy. More than any other generation, Americans of today believe in the transformative power of positive thinking. But who says we're supposed to be happy? Where does it say that in the Bible, or in the Constitution? In Against Happiness, the scholar Eric G. Wilson argues that melancholia is necessary to any thriving culture, that it is the muse of great literature, painting, music, and innovation—and that it is the force underlying original insights. Francisco Goya, Emily Dickinson, Marcel Proust, and Abraham Lincoln were all confirmed melancholics. So enough Prozac-ing of our brains. Let's embrace our depressive sides as the wellspring of creativity. What most people take for contentment, Wilson argues, is living death, and what the majority takes for depression is a vital force. In Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy, Wilson suggests it would be better to relish the blues that make humans people.
Author : John R. Stoker
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,84 MB
Release : 2013-05-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0071815805
MAKE EVERY CONVERSATION A REAL CONVERSATION THAT GETS RESULTS In Overcoming Fake Talk, business communication guru John R. Stoker offers proven advice for turning challenging confrontations into rewarding exchanges that foster collaboration, improve performance, and achieve results. "Overcoming Fake Talk is a thorough compendium of ideas, frameworks, examples, and actions to improve conversations. Stoker's four 'REAL' conversation skills and eight principles give the novice and master insights and guidelines for improving conversation." -- Dave Ulrich, Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan; Partner, The RBL Group; and author of The Why of Work "Great questions, great suggestions. . . . Bravo! I will put Stoker's ideas to use in my own practice." -- Beverly Kaye, founder and co-CEO, Career Systems International, and coauthor of Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go "Adhering to and implementing these principles will dramatically increase your ability to communicate and improve your relationships in your professional and personal life." -- Hyrum W. Smith, cofounder, FranklinCovey "An insightful blend of rock-solid theory accompanied by compelling examples of the huge distinction between real and fake communication." -- John H. Zenger, CEO, Zenger Folkman, and coauthor of How to Be Exceptional "Stoker teaches true principles for getting Results, Respect, and great Relationships using REAL conversation." -- Brent D. Peterson, PhD, coauthor of Fake Work
Author : Craig Robinson
Publisher : Crown Books for Young Readers
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0553523597
For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate comes the third book in this laugh-out-loud series about a class clown faking his way through middle school from comedian and film star Craig Robinson, #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Mansbach, and NAACP History Maker recipient and cartoonist Keith Knight. Life couldn't be better for Jake. He's a student at Music and Arts Academy and a budding comedian, and he finally put an end to his fake-ster ways . . . or so he thought. There's a new girl at school, and Jake would do anything to impress her, even pretending to be a master chef. And a world-renowned barber? But at home, Jake is less impressed with his mom's news: she's pregnant. Now Jake has to fake being happy about becoming the Middle Child. The King of Cool is about to drop his chill. Luckily, he has good friends and laughs on his side, along with more than two hundred illustrations--all about him!
Author : Jerald Simon
Publisher : Jerald Simon
Page : pages
File Size : 43,41 MB
Release : 2018-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781948274111
100 Different Ways to play the same song. Piano students learn 100 fun left hand patterns to take any music and change it up 100 different ways. Also included in the book is the FUN FAKEBOOK which includes 100 piano pieces in facebook format where the melody (Right Hand - treble clef) and the given chords for each measure are shown. The students can then fake or make up a left hand pattern to go along with the melody.
Author : Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 1003 pages
File Size : 13,33 MB
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1458492044
(Fake Book). A comprehensive reference for all classical music lovers, the second edition of this fake book features 250 pieces added since the last edition. Imagine having one handy volume that includes everything from Renaissance music to Vivaldi to Mozart to Mendelssohn to Debussy to Stravinsky, and you have it here! We have included as much of the world's most familiar classical music as possible, assembling more than 850 beloved compositions from ballets, chamber music, choral music, concertos, operas, piano music, waltzes and more. Featuring indexes by composer, title and genre, as well as a timeline of major classical composers, this encyclopedic fake book is great to use for playing and performing, but it's also a terrific resource for concert-goers, music students and music lovers. The chords of the harmony are indicated, and lyrics, in the original language, are included where appropriate.
Author : Meagan Brandy
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 13,35 MB
Release : 2023-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1398719471
Fake. That's what we are. That's what we agreed to be. So why does it feel so real? I thought it would have been harder, convincing everyone our school's star receiver was mine and mine alone, but I was wrong. We played our parts so well that the lines between us began to blur until they disappeared completely. The thing about pretending, though, someone's always better at it, and by the time I realized my mistake, there was no going back. I fell for our lie. And then everything fell apart. It turned out he and I were never playing the same game. He didn't have to break me to win. But he did it anyway.
Author : Vivian Wood
Publisher : Billionaires Ever After
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,46 MB
Release : 2023-07-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781959830252
From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Vivian Wood comes a new first time billionaire romance. Fans of The Stopover by TL Swan, The Fine Print by Lauren Asher, and My Dark Romeo by Parker S. Huntington and LJ Shen will love this book. A newly single billionaire that's known to be a pr*ck. A naïve wedding planner who catches his eye. An offer to be his fake fiancé that she can't refuse. In the glitzy world of a newly single billionaire, he devises a plan to convince his ex-girlfriend he's moved on by enlisting the help of a hot, innocent wedding planner. She becomes the key to his ruse, and he offers her a tempting deal: act as his fake fiancée for a month and receive the cash she needs to kickstart her dream business. Though he promises not to touch her, he finds himself drawn to her bright smile and sexy figure, secretly coveting her as they play the role of a happy couple. But what started as a simple arrangement soon takes an unexpected turn as their chemistry grows stronger, blurring the lines of their pretend relationship. As they navigate the highs and lows of acting like a couple in love, their hearts become entangled in their charade. In front of others, they share a kiss that ignites a night of passion they can't forget. However, the more they indulge in their desires, the more forbidden their connection becomes. In the midst of pretending, they find themselves falling for each other, their hearts tangled in a love that defies the lines of their fake engagement. But can they overcome the challenges that arise from acting like they're in love? Or will their passionate façade lead them to break each other's hearts and jeopardize the chance for a genuine happily ever after? Prepare to be captivated by this tale of a wealthy billionaire, a fiery wedding planner, and the all-consuming power of pretending to be in love, where the lines between fiction and reality blur, leaving them yearning for a truth they can't deny.
