Madonna, Michael Jackson, ABBA, REM, Texas, U2, Aerosmith, Oasis and Spice Girls…these are just some of the artists who have contributed to the 200 original lyrics in Inspirations .
Bestselling author Jon Gordon returns with his most inspiring book yet—filled with powerful lessons and the greatest success strategies of all.
Michael wakes up in the hospital with a bandage on his head and fear in his heart. The stress of building a growing business, with his wife Sarah, caused him to collapse while on a morning jog. When Michael finds out the man who saved his life is a Carpenter he visits him and quickly learns that he is more than just a Carpenter; he is also a builder of lives, careers, people, and teams.
As the Carpenter shares his wisdom, Michael attempts to save his business in the face of adversity, rejection, fear, and failure. Along the way he learns that there’s no such thing as an overnight success but there are timeless principles to help you stand out, excel, and make an impact on people and the world.
Drawing upon his work with countless leaders, sales people, professional and college sports teams, non-profit organizations and schools, Jon Gordon shares an entertaining and enlightening story that will inspire you to build a better life, career, and team with the greatest success strategies of all.
If you are ready to create your masterpiece, read The Carpenter and begin the building process today.
Nineteen-year-old Greg Sestero met Tommy Wiseau at an acting school in San Francisco. Wiseau’s scenes were rivetingly wrong, yet Sestero, hypnotized by such uninhibited acting, thought, “I have to do a scene with this guy.” That impulse changed both of their lives. Wiseau seemed never to have read the rule book on interpersonal relationships (or the instructions on a bottle of black hair dye), yet he generously offered to put the aspiring actor up in his LA apartment. Sestero’s nascent acting career first sizzled, then fizzled, resulting in Wiseau’s last-second offer to Sestero of co-starring with him in The Room, a movie Wiseau wrote and planned to finance, produce, and direct—in the parking lot of a Hollywood equipment-rental shop.
Wiseau spent $6 million of his own money on his film, but despite the efforts of the disbelieving (and frequently fired) crew and embarrassed (and frequently fired) actors, the movie made no sense. Nevertheless, Wiseau rented a Hollywood billboard featuring his alarming headshot and staged a red carpet premiere. The Room made $1,800 at the box office and closed after two weeks. One reviewer said that watching The Room was like “getting stabbed in the head”.
The Disaster Artist is Greg Sestero’s laugh-out-loud funny account of how Tommy Wiseau defied every law of artistry, business, and friendship to make “the Citizen Kane of bad movies” (Entertainment Weekly), which is now an international phenomenon, with Wiseau himself beloved as an oddball celebrity. Written with award-winning journalist Tom Bissell, The Disaster Artist is an inspiring tour de force that reads like a page-turning novel, an open-hearted portrait of an enigmatic man who will improbably capture your heart.
A thorough revision and update of the best-selling Reader’s Digest original Quotable Quotes will bring this timeless classic into the 21st century. The new collection will feature words of wisdom, wry witticisms, provocative opinions, and inspiring reflections from history’s greatest figures, such as Benjamin Franklin, William Shakespeare, Socrates, Abraham Lincoln and scores more. It will also contain the best quips and quotes from modern celebrities like Colin Powell, Garrison Keillor, John Stewart, Steve Jobs, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, Conan O’Brien, Jerry Seinfeld, Barack and Michele Obama, Lady Gaga, and well beyond.
Sometimes all it takes is a poignant observation to turn our entire outlook on a topic, or even life itself, upside down. Whether readers are looking to polish a speech, get a quick laugh, or be inspired by the wisdom of the world’s greatest minds, Quotable Quotes will provide them with unique insights and revelatory perceptions. With this up-to-date yet timeless edition, this book will have relevance for all readers, old and young, on subjects that range from life to the universe and everything in between: family, friends, work, death, taxes, religion, the modern world, literature, pop culture, and more.
“Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets” –Steve Jobs
“The world is more malleable than you think, and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.” –Bono
Author Robert Sullivan has spent years collecting the offbeat, unique and unusual quotations that express the spirit of Ireland. You’ll find many quips and comments here not found on typical websites and printed editions. An informative and amusing compendium of Irish viewpoints on art, music, politics, history, love, drinking, golf, the movies, religion and everything in between.
The Gardener is the keeper of the earth. His task is to tame Mother Nature without destroying her spirit. The Gardener is the earth’s artist, creating living art with living seed. The Gardener is the architect of hope and purveyor of the future, for without him there would be no food or life or joy or tamed beauty. That great English poet John Keats, with his knack for embodying reflections of the world in so succinct and soothing a manner pointed out that, “The poetry of the earth is never dead.” This book is a tribute to the poets of the earth, the workers of the soil, the growers and guardians of living things.
Throughout the ages, man has been engaged upon a quest for knowledge. Generation upon generation of men have endeavored to discover the truths which make man honorable and life worth living. In that same tradition of humanity, the greatest of these philosophers have sought as well to pass along what wisdom they have discovered that others may live a happier life and that mankind’s chances for survival be enhanced. This book contains 2500 years of man’s greatest wisdom, passed on in that same tradition of humanity that others may share in that wisdom.
Over 300 fantastic quotes from some of the greatest ancient Greeks and Romans! The Hagopian Institute, LLC has compiled the Quote Junkie series. The overall series includes over 8,000 quotes, focusing mostly on short quotes that can be used in everyday life as sources of wisdom and inspiration. This particular edition of the series includes quotes from the greatest Greek and Roman philosophers, rulers, and warriors. Please enjoy, and share these quotes with your co-workers, friends and family.
“As music is the poetry of sound, so is painting the poetry of sight.” James Whistler Exquisitely illustrated with some of the greatest masterpieces of all time, this book is a celebration of life through art. The perfect gift for young and old alike, Quotes on Art and Artists is both an introduction to the world of art and a celebration of civilization’s greatest artistic creations. Theodore Dreiser called art, “the stored honey of the human soul.” This book is a sampling of that honey.
