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The Book of Awesome

Written by: Neil Pasricha
Narrated by: Therese Plummer,Erin Moon,Neil Hellegers,Jesse Einstein,Josh Hurley,Kevin Free
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Publisher's Summary

Based on the award-winning 10-million-plus-hit blog 1000awesomethings.com, The Book of Awesome is an international best-selling 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 that make you feel like a kid looking at the world for the first time. Listen to it and you’ll remember all the things there are to feel good about.

  • A New York Times best seller 
  • USA Today best seller
  • Globe and Mail best seller 
  • Toronto Star best seller
  • Vancouver Sun best seller
  • Macleans best seller 
  • Winner of the Forest of Reading Award
©2010 Neil Pasricha (P)2018 Audible, Inc.
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Truly Awesome!

My best friend and I listened to this on a long road trip this summer. While I count myself a fantastic DJ not even I can make 24 hours in the car all that exciting so I downloaded this little book and hoped for the best. I was not disappointed! The narration is lively and fun and I like that there are a few people reading the book. The awesome things described are done so in such a way that you end up feeling nostalgic by the end of it even if you had not previously shared in the experience of a certain chapter. The content leaves you appreciating the little things in life and I highly recommend it! It's a great book that brought a little sunshine to a long trip and is one that I'll definitely listen to again!

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Incredible

If you want an entertaining listen that keeps you smiling from beginning to end, at any random chapter, buy this audiobook.

Thank you, Neil.
Awesome.

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Awesome

My favorite is the smell & sound of a campfire and a stranger farming in the elevator it had me laughing out loud.

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  • 2021-06-14

Not the same...

I read You Are Awesome narrated by the author and really loved it. I enjoyed the back stories behind every story. I thought the Book of Awesome must be great. Not really...I couldn't get into it. If you have to pick one or the other select You Are Awesome.

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  • Susan Batchelder
  • 2020-10-08

Not my cup of tea

Most of my friends loved it - reminded me of the audio version of “1,000 things to be happy about”.....along with finishing every passage with the exclamation, “AWESOME !!” Couldn’t even get through the whole audio book...and I say gratitudes every day; I am not a curmudgeon or a misanthrope