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The Brilliant Idiot's Club

Author : Elias Sassoon

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 28,6 MB

Release : 2010-09-17

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 055765422X

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This is a guys' novel about guys, four of them to be exact, three who are single and the other married with kids. All are desperately seeking a place in the world; all think too much, worry too much, examine every aspect of their lives too much. Then, one day, one of these brilliant idiots puts his foot down and makes the others take charge of their lives. They hit the road searching for something, anything that might take them away from their humdrum lives. In the process, there's self-discovery. That leaves us with a novel that is vibrant, funny, touching and ultimately sad. You wind up questioning the roles of adult males in modern societies. That may be a good or bad thing.



Shook One

Author : Charlamagne Tha God

Publisher : Atria Books

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 38,3 MB

Release : 2019-09-03

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 1501193260

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Charlamagne Tha God, New York Times bestselling author of Black Privilege and always provocative cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, reveals his blueprint for breaking free from your fears and anxieties. Being “shook” is more than a rap lyric for Charlamagne, it’s his mission to overcome. While it may seem like he’s ahead of the game, he is actually plagued by anxieties, such as the fear of losing his roots, the fear of being a bad dad, and the fear of being a terrible husband. In the national bestseller Shook One, Charlamagne chronicles his journey to beat those fears and shows a path that you too can take to overcome the anxieties that may be holding you back. Ironically, Charlamagne’s fear of failure—of falling into the life of stagnation or crime that caught up so many of his friends and family in his hometown of Moncks Corner—has been the fuel that has propelled him to success. However, even after achieving national prominence as a radio personality, Charlamagne still found himself paralyzed by anxiety and distrust. Here, in Shook One, he is working through these problems—many of which he traces back to cultural PTSD—with help from mentors, friends, and therapy. Being anxious doesn’t serve the same purpose anymore. Through therapy, he’s figuring out how to get over the irrational fears that won’t take him anywhere positive. Charlamange hopes Shook One can be a call to action: Getting help is your right. His second book “cements the radio personality’s stance in making sure he’s on the right side of history when it comes to society’s growing focus on mental health, while helping remove the negative stigma” (Billboard).



Black Privilege

Author : Charlamagne Tha God

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 28,11 MB

Release : 2017-04-18

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1501145320

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An instant New York Times bestseller! Charlamagne Tha God—the self-proclaimed “Prince of Pissing People Off,” cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, and “the most important voice in hip-hop”—shares his eight principles for unlocking your God-given privilege. In Black Privilege, Charlamagne presents his often controversial and always brutally honest insights on how living an authentic life is the quickest path to success. This journey to truth begins in the small town of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and leads to New York and headline-grabbing interviews and insights from celebrities like Kanye West, Kevin Hart, Malcolm Gladwell, Lena Dunham, Jay Z, and Hillary Clinton. Black Privilege lays out all the great wisdom Charlamagne’s been given from many mentors, and tells the uncensored story of how he turned around his troubled early life by owning his (many) mistakes and refusing to give up on his dreams, even after his controversial opinions got him fired from several on-air jobs. These life-learned principles include: -There are no losses in life, only lessons -Give people the credit they deserve for being stupid—starting with yourself -It’s not the size of the pond but the hustle in the fish -When you live your truth, no one can use it against you -We all have privilege, we just need to access it By combining his own story with bold advice and his signature commitment to honesty no matter the cost, Charlamagne hopes Black Privilege will empower you to live your own truth.



Beautiful Idiots and Brilliant Lunatics

Author : Rob Baker

Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited

Page : 469 pages

File Size : 41,3 MB

Release : 2015-11-15

Category : History

ISBN : 1445651203

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Book Description

London's forgotten scandals, secrets and personalities from the twentieth century, told by the writer of the popular blog Another Nickel in the Machine.



A Long Way Down

Author : Nick Hornby

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 354 pages

File Size : 37,37 MB

Release : 2014-05-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1594633568

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A wise, affecting novel from the beloved, award-winning author of Dickens and Prince, High Fidelity, and About A Boy. New York Times-bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line. A Long Way Down is now a major motion picture from Magnolia Pictures starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, and Imogen Poots. Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen. Four people who come together on New Year's Eve: a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother. Three are British, one is American. They encounter one another on the roof of Topper's House, a London destination famous as the last stop for those ready to end their lives. In four distinct and riveting first-person voices, Nick Hornby tells a story of four individuals confronting the limits of choice, circumstance, and their own mortality. This is a tale of connections made and missed, punishing regrets, and the grace of second chances. Intense, hilarious, provocative, and moving, A Long Way Down is a novel about suicide that is, surprisingly, full of life.



I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

Author : Tucker Max

Publisher : Citadel

Page : 537 pages

File Size : 50,26 MB

Release : 2012-03-01

Category : Humor

ISBN : 0806535938

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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."



Surrounded by Idiots

Author : Thomas Erikson

Publisher : St. Martin's Essentials

Page : 181 pages

File Size : 30,66 MB

Release : 2019-07-30

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1250179955

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Do you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Or does your colleague’s abrasive manner rub you the wrong way? You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was ‘surrounded by idiots’, communication expert and bestselling author, Thomas Erikson dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we often struggle to connect with certain types of people. Surrounded by Idiots is an international phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. It offers a simple, yet ground-breaking method for assessing the personalities of people we communicate with – in and out of the office – based on four personality types (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow), and provides insights into how we can adjust the way we speak and share information. Erikson will help you understand yourself better, hone communication and social skills, handle conflict with confidence, improve dynamics with your boss and team, and get the best out of the people you deal with and manage. He also shares simple tricks on body language, improving written communication, advice on when to back away or when to push on, and when to speak up or shut up. Packed with ‘aha!’ and ‘oh no!’ moments, Surrounded by Idiots will help you understand and communicate with those around you, even people you currently think are beyond all comprehension. And with a bit of luck you can also be confident that the idiot out there isn’t you!



Opal (a Raven Cycle Story)

Author : Maggie Stiefvater

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 43 pages

File Size : 24,53 MB

Release : 2018-02-27

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1338306642

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An enchanting story from Maggie Stiefvater featuring Opal, Ronan, and Adam from her bestselling Raven Cycle, taking place after the events of The Raven King.



The Idiots' Club

Author : Tony Moyle

Publisher :

Page : 486 pages

File Size : 18,49 MB

Release : 2021-07-07

Category :

ISBN :

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Four middle aged losers. Five dares. £10 million. The last time Eric Gideon saw Sean Heschmeyer was the day of the accident. The day Eric's dare landed Sean in hospital. The day The Idiots' Club ceased to be. Now, exactly twenty years later, Sean is back but he's nothing like how they remember him. After growing his family's business into a corporate behemoth he's amassed a huge personal fortune. He has everything money can buy. But money can't buy everything... When former Idiots' Club member, and serial bankruptee, Callum Jollie, receives a surprise invite to a Heschmeyer Industries VIP bridge opening he tries to persuade Sean to support his failing business. Sean agrees but there's only one problem. His money comes with conditions. He'll invest ten million but only if Callum can convince the other three members of The Idiots Club to complete five ridiculous dares in seven days. Not just any old dares either. Dares that Sean has purposely devised to destroy them. Oh, and they have to live stream them on social media for good measure. Callum already knows which one of the idiots won't need convincing. Eric has never shirked a challenge in his life because, for him, life has always been a challenge. Eric is an outsider, and, unlike Sean, he's had to fight for recognition his whole life. Determined to prove he's still unbeatable, and suspicious of Sean's motives, Eric will face anything Sean can throw at them. Even a lion. Standing between the boys and the money are a narcoleptic ex-girlfriend, five disgruntled black-ops mercenaries, a World War Two bomb and some hat loving night monkeys, but these won't be the hardest obstacles to overcome. They must face up to their own personal failings and work as a team. Which, as it turns out, is a lot harder than stealing a lion. The Idiots' Club is the heart warming, ridiculous and laugh-out-loud novel from the author of 'The End of the World is Nigh'. If you loved Caimh McDonnell's 'The Final Game', Nick Spalding, Nick Hornby, and the film 'Tag' then this is for you. Read The Idiots' Club today. Go on...I dare you!



Journal of a Novel

Author : John Steinbeck

Publisher : Penguin UK

Page : 192 pages

File Size : 49,36 MB

Release : 2001-07-05

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 0141923032

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This collection of letters forms a fascinating day-by-day account of Steinbeck's writing of EAST OF EDEN, his longest and most ambitious novel. The letters, ranging over many subjects - textual discussion, trial flights of workmanship, family matters - provide an illuminating perspective on Steinbeck, the creative genius, and a private glimpse of Steinbeck, the man.