The Book of Awesome: Snow Days, Bakery Air, Finding Money in Your Pocket, and Other Simple, Brilliant Things

by Neil Pasricha

Overview

Based on the award-winning 10-million-plus-hit blog 1000 Awesome Things, The Book of Awesome is an international bestselling high five for humanity and a big celebration of life’s little moments.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget the things that make us smile. With a 24/7 news cycle reporting that the polar ice caps are melting, hurricanes are swirling in the seas, wars are heating up around the world, and the job market is in a deep freeze, it’s tempting to feel that the world is falling apart. But awesome things are all around us, like:

• Popping Bubble Wrap 
• Wearing underwear just out of the dryer 
• Fixing electronics by smacking them 
• Getting called up to the dinner buffet first at a wedding 
• Watching The Price Is Right when you’re home sick 
• Hitting a bunch of green lights in a row 
• Waking up and realizing it’s Saturday

The Book of Awesome reminds us that the best things in life are free (yes, your grandma was right). With laugh-out-loud observations from award-winning comedy writer Neil Pasricha, The Book of Awesome is filled with smile-inducing moments on every page that make you feel like a kid looking at the world for the first time. Read it and you’ll remember all the things there are to feel good about.

A New York Times Bestseller• USA Today Bestseller• Globe and Mail Bestseller• Toronto Star Bestseller• Vancouver Sun Bestseller• Macleans Bestseller• Winner of the Forest of Reading Award

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780425238905
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/2011
Series:	The Book of Awesome Series
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	84,461
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Neil Pasricha is the New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Equation and the Book of Awesome series, which has been published in ten countries, spent more than five years on bestsellers lists, and sold more than a million copies. Pasricha is a Harvard MBA, one of the most popular TED speakers of all time, and founder of the Institute for Global Happiness. He has dedicated the past fifteen years of his life to developing leaders—creating global programs inside the world’s largest companies and speaking to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. He lives in Toronto with his wife and son.

What People are Saying About This

Jen Yates

Funny, sweet, and filled with just enough nostalgia-laced goodness to bring out your own inner Pollyanna. I dare you to read this book without compiling your own list of awesome things to add. (Jen Yates, author of Cake Wrecks)

Gretchen Rubin

Little things, it turns out, are extremely important to happiness, and The Book of Awesome will remind you of a thousand little things that will make you happier. (Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project)

Barbara Ann Kipfer

The Book of Awesome gives me 14,001 things to be happy about. Bravo for taking note of the sunny side of life!(Barbara Ann Kipfer, author of 14,000 Things to Be Happy About)

Frank Warren

1000 Awesome Things is the #1 awesome website. (Frank Warren, PostSecret)

From the Publisher

"Little things, it turns out, are extremely important to happiness, and The Book of Awesome will remind you of a thousand little things that will make you happier."
-Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

"1000 Awesome Things is the #1 awesome website."
-Frank Warren, PostSecret

"The Book of Awesome gives me 14,001 things to be happy about. Bravo for taking note of the sunny side of life!"
-Barbara Ann Kipfer, author of 14,000 Things to Be Happy About

"Even a cynical white person can't deny the appeal of The Book of Awesome."
-Christian Lander, author of Stuff White People Like

"The awesomest part about The Book of Awesome is the realization that if you enjoy the simple moments in your life, you will be happier."
-Ben Huh, author of I Can Has Cheezburger? and How to Take Over Teh Wurld

"Funny, sweet, and filled with just enough nostalgia-laced goodness to bring out your own inner Pollyanna. I dare you to read this book without compiling your own list of awesome things to add."
-Jen Yates, author of Cake Wrecks

Christian Lander

Even a cynical white person can't deny the appeal of The Book of Awesome. (Christian Lander, author of Stuff White People Like)

Ben Huh

The awesomest part about The Book of Awesome is the realization that if you enjoy the simple moments in your life, you will be happier. (Ben Huh, author of I Can Has Cheezburger? and How to Take Over Teh Wurld)

Editorial Reviews

Neil Pasricha's 1000awesomethings.com had an inauspicious beginning, but since its 2008 takeoff, its unpretentious affirmations have won Best Blog awards and attracted 10 million plus visitors. The Book of Awesome continues Pasricha's good works by gathering together celebrations of life's little pleasures that we can all appreciate. For example: Hitting a bunch of green lights in a row; wearing underwear just out of the dryer; waking up and realizing it's Saturday; and, last but far from least, popping bubble wrap. Truly awesome. Now in paperback and NOOKbook.

Praise for The Book of Awesome

“Little things, it turns out, are extremely important to happiness, and The Book of Awesome will remind you of a thousand little things that will make you happier.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

“1000 Awesome Things is the #1 awesome website.”—Frank Warren, PostSecret

“The Book of Awesome gives me 14,001 things to be happy about. Bravo for taking note of the sunny side of life!”—Barbara Ann Kipfer, author of 14,000 Things to Be Happy About

“Even a cynical white person can’t deny the appeal of The Book of Awesome.”—Christian Lander, author of Stuff White People Like

“The awesomest part about The Book of Awesome is the realization that if you enjoy the simple moments in your life, you will be happier.”—Ben Huh, author of I Can Has Cheezburger? and How to Take Over Teh Wurld

“Funny, sweet, and filled with just enough nostalgia-laced goodness to bring out your own inner Pollyanna. I dare you to read this book without compiling your own list of awesome things to add.”—Jen Yates, author of Cake Wrecks

From the Publisher

In this adaptation of his blog www.1000awesomethings.com, Pasricha celebrates the simple pleasures of everyday living. Focusing on both tangible pleasures and simple experiences, Pasricha provides a contemporary take on everyday inspiration that skips the typical Chicken Soup for the Soul fare: "When you push the button for the elevator and it's already there," ("Ding!"); "When the boss goes out of town" ("Who's up for a three-hour lunch?"); "Peeling that thin plastic film off new electronics" ("Welcome to the world, remote control"). Other items get more substantial discussions, including the other side of the pillow, old playground equipment, hotel lobby bathrooms, the last day of school, and the five-second rule. Though tongue-in-cheek, Pasricha emerges a committed but inviting optimist, combating life's unending stream of bad news by identifying opportunities to "share a universal high five with humanity." Readers looking for simple, unsentimental pick-me-ups should find this happy browsing.
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