The lead singer of the bands Slipknot and Stone Sour humorously pokes fun at all of life's annoyances including the rude behavior of people in malls and restaurants, poor fashion decisions, air travel and the sad state of modern music.

As one of today's most influential business thinkers, Godin helps his army of fans stay focused, stay connected, and stay dissatisfied with the status quo, the ordinary, the boring. His books, blog posts, magazine articles, and speeches have inspired entrepreneurs, marketing people, innovators, and managers around the world. Here, for the first time, Godin has collected the most provocative short pieces from his pioneering blog. This book also includes...

"With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata, whose Convenience Store Woman has now sold more than a million copies worldwide, returns with a brilliant and wonderfully unsettling collection, her most recent fiction to be published in Japan. In these twelve stories, Murata mixes an unusual cocktail of humor and horror and turns the norms and traditions of society on their head to better question them. In "A First-Rate Material," Nana and Naoki...

An introduction to the life of Thomas Paine reveals how he left behind his home in England, defying conventions in search of a more fulfilling life using his writing talents.

This work analyzes how the three key elements of a democratic society -- freedom, equality, and fraternity -- have been misconstrued by intellectuals and policy makers who do not respect the limitations of the human condition. Their lack of common sense has resulted in social and cultural problems rather than solutions to them. By contrast, the social teachings of the Catholic Church mesh nicely with the demands of human nature, and as such they offer...

"A book for young readers about the life of Thomas Paine and the impact of his most famous work, Common Sense."--Provided by publisher.

A collection of eight years worth of blog posts, magazine articles and e-books read by the author, offering ideas and stories that can change how you work, what you buy, and how you see the world.