Whatever You Think Think the Opposite

Whatever You Think Think the Opposite
Author: Paul Arden
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780141025711

Logic and common sense have a habit of leading us to the same conclusions. If you are going to make your mark on the world, you have to start thinking differently. To think differently, you have to think illogically. This book looks at life the wrong way, in a bid to explain the benefits of making wrong decisions.

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be
Author: Paul Arden
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2003-06-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780714843377

" It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world: a pocket bible for the talented and timid alike to help make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible. The world’s top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes, and creativity – all endeavors that can be applied to aspects of modern life. This uplifting and humorous little book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom – all packed into easy‐to‐digest, bite‐sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or business, this book is a must. "

What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite

What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite
Author: David Disalvo
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2011-11-15
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 161614484X

This book reveals a remarkable paradox: what your brain wants is frequently not what your brain needs. In fact, much of what makes our brains "happy" leads to errors, biases, and distortions, which make getting out of our own way extremely difficult. Author David DiSalvo presents evidence from evolutionary and social psychology, cognitive science, neurology, and even marketing and economics. And he interviews many of the top thinkers in psychology and neuroscience today. From this research-based platform, DiSalvo draws out insights that we can use to identify our brains’ foibles and turn our awareness into edifying action. Ultimately, he argues, the research does not serve up ready-made answers, but provides us with actionable clues for overcoming the plight of our advanced brains and, consequently, living more fulfilled lives.

The Defender

The Defender
Author: Ethan Michaeli
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 884
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0547560877

This “extraordinary history” of the influential black newspaper is “deeply researched, elegantly written [and] a towering achievement” (Brent Staples, New York Times Book Review). In 1905, Robert S. Abbott started printing The Chicago Defender, a newspaper dedicated to condemning Jim Crow and encouraging African Americans living in the South to join the Great Migration. Smuggling hundreds of thousands of copies into the most isolated communities in the segregated South, Abbott gave voice to the voiceless, galvanized the electoral power of black America, and became one of the first black millionaires in the process. His successor wielded the newspaper’s clout to elect mayors and presidents, including Harry S. Truman and John F. Kennedy, who would have lost in 1960 if not for The Defender’s support. Drawing on dozens of interviews and extensive archival research, Ethan Michaeli constructs a revelatory narrative of journalism and race in America, bringing to life the reporters who braved lynch mobs and policemen’s clubs to do their jobs, from the age of Teddy Roosevelt to the age of Barack Obama. “[This] epic, meticulously detailed account not only reminds its readers that newspapers matter, but so do black lives, past and present.” —USA Today

God Explained in a Taxi Ride

God Explained in a Taxi Ride
Author: Paul Arden
Publisher: Perigee Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: God
ISBN: 9780399535086

Advertising and design legend Paul Arden takes an exciting, visually creative, and thoroughly digestible approach to a subject of enormous proven interest and relevance. Using a series of poignant, contemporary vignettes, God Explained in a Taxi Rideanalyzes and explores the questions that have persisted since mankind’s earliest days. This brilliant little gem of a book compels readers to scratch their heads as it examines man’s relationship to the divine—all within the length of a taxi ride.

The Opposite of Loneliness

The Opposite of Loneliness
Author: Marina Keegan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2014-04-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1476753628

The instant New York Times bestseller and publishing phenomenon: Marina Keegan’s posthumous collection of award-winning essays and stories “sparkles with talent, humanity, and youth” (O, The Oprah Magazine). Marina Keegan’s star was on the rise when she graduated magna cum laude from Yale in May 2012. She had a play that was to be produced at the New York Fringe Festival and a job waiting for her at The New Yorker. Tragically, five days after graduation, Marina died in a car crash. Marina left behind a rich, deeply expansive trove of writing that, like her title essay, captures the hope, uncertainty, and possibility of her generation. Her short story “Cold Pastoral” was published on NewYorker.com. Her essay “Even Artichokes Have Doubts” was excerpted in the Financial Times, and her book was the focus of a Nicholas Kristof column in The New York Times. Millions of her contemporaries have responded to her work on social media. As Marina wrote: “We can still do anything. We can change our minds. We can start over…We’re so young. We can’t, we MUST not lose this sense of possibility because in the end, it’s all we have.” The Opposite of Loneliness is an unforgettable collection of Marina’s essays and stories that articulates the universal struggle all of us face as we figure out what we aspire to be and how we can harness our talents to impact the world. “How do you mourn the loss of a fiery talent that was barely a tendril before it was snuffed out? Answer: Read this book. A clear-eyed observer of human nature, Keegan could take a clever idea...and make it something beautiful” (People).

Opposite of You

Opposite of You
Author: Lou Morgan
Publisher: Stripes Publishing
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2017-05-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781847157270

A gripping psychological thriller for YA readers. Some bonds should never be broken… Bex and Naomi are identical twins. They used to be inseparable and play games pretending that they knew just what the other was thinking. But things have changed as they’ve got older and the twins aren'tas close as they used to be. Then Naomi goes missing and all of a sudden their childhood games take on a whole new meaning. Bex knows more about what’s going on with Naomi than seems possible. No one understands Naomi like she does and now her twin sister needs help. Perfect for fans of Sophie McKenzie, Anne Cassidy and C.J. Daugherty.

Word Choices

Word Choices
Author: Shema Bukhari
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2019-03-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781090968296

It is the words, their usage, their placement and unique attributes, that has made me fell in love with language and hence this book. These words have helped me to clothe and colour the descriptions in prose and poetry. As McKenna said that the world is made of words, therefore if you know the words you own the world. You find the intense beauty in the simple of arrangements of words. You can actually feel the emotions coming through the pages of the book. Words are like incantations: put them together and you will have goosebumps and you will flow in the sea of generative language. This articulation and materialization of magic through words; is what puts you apart from the commoners. Having a good vocabulary and putting that vocabulary in an artistic position not only opens your mental horizon but also makes your personality more appealing; in any field of life.

Opposite of Always

Opposite of Always
Author: Justin A. Reynolds
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062748394

“One of the best love stories I’ve ever read.” —Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give “Read this one, reread it, and then hug it to your chest.” —Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Debut author Justin A. Reynolds delivers a hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make, the people we choose, and the moments that make a life worth reliving. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and John Green. When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows he’s falling—hard. Soon she’s meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack. But then Kate dies. And their story should end there. Yet Kate’s death sends Jack back to the beginning, the moment they first meet, and Kate’s there again. Healthy, happy, and charming as ever. Jack isn’t sure if he’s losing his mind. Still, if he has a chance to prevent Kate’s death, he’ll take it. Even if that means believing in time travel. However, Jack will learn that his actions are not without consequences. And when one choice turns deadly for someone else close to him, he has to figure out what he’s willing to do to save the people he loves.