Mental Floss Presents Be Amazing: Glow in the Dark, Control the Weather, Perform Your Own Surgery, Get Out of Jury Duty, Identify a Witch, Colonize a Nation, Impress a Girl, Make a Zombie, Start Your Own Religion |
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| Authors: | Koerth-Baker, Maggie & Pearson, Will & Hattikudur, Mangesh |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins e-books |
| BISAC/Subject: | HUM000000, LIT016000, CGN007000 |
| ISBN: | 9780061971372, Related ISBNs: 0061971375, 9780061251481, 9780061971372 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 320, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Be amazing
Who says you can't? It's time to get off the couch and take your life to the next level.
Step one: stand on the shoulders of geniuses
What good are the world's greatest geniuses if you can't muddy their shoulder pads and use their accomplishments as a step stool? mental_floss has combed through every success story in history to deliver this ultimate how-to guide for climbing your way to greatness.
Step two: bask in the glow of admiring fans
Whether you want to glow in the dark, swallow a sword, quit smoking, find Atlantis, live forever, get out of jury duty, buy the Moon, sink a battleship, stop global warming, become a ninja, or simply be the center of the universe, Be Amazing covers all the essential life skills. Just absorb a few pages, then let the hero worship begin!
You will need:
- A hunger for greatness
- Some duct tape
- This book
You may want:
- Sidekicks and/or minions
- An impressive nickname
- An amazing outfit
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