Unusually Stupid Celebrities

Author : Kathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Publisher : Villard
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-22
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780307498496

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Unusually Stupid Celebrities by Kathryn Petras,Ross Petras Pdf

The Greeks honored Zeus, the Romans revered Juno, but modern civilization worships a different sort of god: Celebrity. Face it, we follow the stars’ every move, fashion choice, and deliciously dishy affairs. Now Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras, authors of Unusually Stupid Americans, pull the demanding divas, screwball stars, and celebu-twits off their pedestals–and prove it doesn’t take a degree in rocket science to become famous. Cases in point: • Courtney Love misses an important court date relating to “possession of a controlled substance” because she can’t find a professional bodyguard at the last minute. • Mariah Carey’s entourage includes a skirt-from-touching-floor specialist, a towel hand-off person, and a professional drink holder/lifter. • Savvy traveler Paris Hilton concludes that all of Europe is, “like, French.” • Mensa candidate and rocker Tommy Lee is pretty sure that Winston Churchill was president during the Civil War, that the numeric equivalent of pi is “the two-equals-MC-squared thing,” and that an isosceles triangle is “somewhere in Bermuda.” Feuds, faith, family, money, sex, tantrums, travel–no star-studded stone is left unturned. Filled with jaw-dropping anecdotes, quirky quotes, and special stupid-celebrity awards, Unusually Stupid Celebrities provides a red-faced glimpse of the red carpet.

Author : Ross Petras,Kathryn Petras
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Celebrities
ISBN : 0836268377

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Stupid Celebrities by Ross Petras,Kathryn Petras Pdf

Gathers insensitive, nonsensical, and egotistical comments from actors, actresses, businessmen, singers, broadcasters, and athletes.

Author : Moaml Mohmmed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1687192561

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Stop Making Stupid People Famous by Moaml Mohmmed Pdf

Stop making stupid people famousFame is too often awarded to anyone who happened to appeal to the masses at a certain point in time, And these masses are largely idiots incapable of distinguishing talent from reputation. The people who acquire fame generally reflect the tastes (or lack thereof) of these very simple, Very basic people. . . And they themselves are hardly qualified to evaluate the importance of these people and their defining characteristics. At times, Simply having knowledge of the existence and details of these famous people is enough to make these feel accomplished. . . As opposed to actually accomplishing something worthy of their time. I suppose this could be a form of vicarious living, And if it is, It's one of the crudest forms.In conclusion, You have every right to believe that someone famous is better than yourself, Even if it's simply because they are famous. But to believe that they are better than everyone who isn't famous is a display of ignorance, And I will ask you to kindly go fuck yourself for it;)

Author : Barb Karg
Publisher : Adams Media
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1598695959

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The World's Stupidest Celebrities by Barb Karg Pdf

Author : Kathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Publisher : Villard
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780307498502

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Unusually Stupid Politicians by Kathryn Petras,Ross Petras Pdf

Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras, bestselling authors of the scathingly funny Unusually Stupid Americans and Unusually Stupid Celebrities, now set their bipartisan sights on the hallowed halls of the United States government. Unusually Stupid Politicians exposes the mind-boggling but true political mishaps, missteps, and miscues that have even the savviest spin doctors shaking their heads and saying “No comment.” Sections include • Extreme Hairsplitting–such as when Florida governor Jeb Bush, after being accused of hiding in a closet from rampaging Democrats, denied the allegation completely, stating that “it was actually a boiler room” • Brilliant and Innovative Ideas from The Pentagon– like their groundbreaking "Gay Bomb," their "Bad Breath Inducing" halitosis weapon and their plans to enlist The Three Stooges in the fight against terror. • Creative Political Excuses——such as “I just discovered I’m Jewish and it’s a Holy Day,”——used by Senator George Allen, who, after learning of his Jewish heritage, got out of a Senate hearing to “observe” Yom Kippur • The Most Egregiously Large Political Egos–measured in standard Chuck Schumer Ego Units (CSEUs) This hilarious and eye-opening exposé gives awards for “How I Blew My Campaign” and “Worst Campaign Ad,” and shares a list of candidates “endorsed by God,” as well as a list of those who lost because of Satan. So turn off C-SPAN and quit text-messaging congressional pages–you’re about to learn what the definition of “is” is.

Author : Kathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Publisher : Villard
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780307417619

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Unusually Stupid Americans by Kathryn Petras,Ross Petras Pdf

A hilarious collection of lists, statistics, news items, quotations, and facts detailing stupid acts of Americans from all walks of life—by the authors of the bestselling The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said Everyone knows that America is “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” but sometimes that means we’re free to be as bravely stupid as we want! In Unusually Stupid Americans, Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras assemble choice bits of stupidity, U.S.A.-style, including •the top seriously flawed American advertising moments, including Pacific Airlines’ brilliant “You’re scared of flying? So’s our pilot!” ad campaign, which led the airline to bankruptcy within two months of the campaign’s inception •the Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration in Florida, where a plaque was un-veiled that was intended to honor the actor James Earl Jones but instead read, “Thank you James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive” (an unfortunate slip-up, as James Earl Ray was King’s assassin) •and much more!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCSD:31822036963536

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The Publishers Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Shane Parrish,Rhiannon Beaubien
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780593719978

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The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 by Shane Parrish,Rhiannon Beaubien Pdf

Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.

Author : Joseph Cummins
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781742664873

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History's Greatest Hits by Joseph Cummins Pdf

The Crusades, Custer's Last Stand, the Charge of the Light Brigade, D-Day — we've all heard of these momentous events, but how much do we really know about them? The ultimate popular history book, History's Greatest Hits brings together, in one elegantly designed volume, the forty most famous events from our past. Author Joseph Cummins recounts each episode with a storyteller's flair. In doing so, he offers fascinating insights into the minds of the protagonists, including many of the greatest names in history, from Hannibal to Churchill and Columbus to Kennedy, as well as new perspectives on conventional history. He reveals just what made these incidents so significant and why they have gained a permanent place in our collective consciousness. Short, easily digestible chapters make this an ideal way to catch up on the history we've heard of and ought to know more about. Illustrations and period photography enhance each story. History's Greatest Hits is the perfect gift for amateur history buffs, students and anyone else seeking to understand the world we live in today.

Author : Kathryn Petras,Ross Petras
Publisher : Villard
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-06
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780307800954

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Stupid Movie Lines by Kathryn Petras,Ross Petras Pdf

The creme de la crud of screen history "War! War! That's all you think of, Dick Plantagenet! You burner! You pillager!" --Virginia Mayo as Lady Edith to George Sanders in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) "Visits? That would indicate visitors." --Army captain learning of alien visits in Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) "When I'm sitting here with you, I don't even think about the slime people." --Hero to heroine in The Slime People (1962) "Suck the coffin mushroom now." --The Ultimate Vampire (1991) "This is bad." --Leonardo DiCaprio as the you-know-what hits the you-know-what in Titanic (1997)

Author : Bert Whitehead
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1402766890

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Why Smart People Do Stupid Things with Money by Bert Whitehead Pdf

For many of us, planning our own financial future presents pitfalls at every turn, because the truth is, when it comes to money, we are not always rational. Now you can take control of your economic life with confidence. Bert Whitehead, one of the top money-management advisors in America, gives you all the information you need to manage your wealth wisely by relying on your strongest asset-yourself. Book jacket.

Author : Thomas M'Caleb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015070200830

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The Louisiana Book by Thomas M'Caleb Pdf

Author : Daniel
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781422186992

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Worthless, Impossible and Stupid by Daniel Pdf

Introducing the global mind-set changing the way we do business. In this fascinating book, global entrepreneurship expert Daniel Isenberg presents a completely novel way to approach business building—with the insights and lessons learned from a worldwide cast of entrepreneurial characters. Not bound by a western, Silicon Valley stereotype, this group of courageous and energetic doers has created a global and diverse mix of companies destined to become tomorrow’s leading organizations. Worthless, Impossible, and Stupid is about how enterprising individuals from around the world see hidden value in situations where others do not, use that perception to develop products and services that people initially don’t think they want, and ultimately go on to realize extraordinary value for themselves, their customers, and society as a whole. What these business builders have in common is a contrarian mind-set that allows them to create opportunities and succeed where others see nothing. Amazingly, this process repeats itself in one form or another countless times a day all over the world. From Albuquerque to Islamabad, you will travel with Isenberg to discover unusual yet practical insights that you can use in your own business. Meet the founders of Grameenphone in Bangladesh, PACIV in Puerto Rico, Sea to Table in New York, Actavis in Iceland, Studio Moderna in Slovenia, Hartwell Metals in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, Given Imaging in Israel, WildChina in China, and many others. You’ll be moved by the stories of these plucky start-ups—many of them fueled by adversity and, more often than not, by necessity. Great stories, stunning successes, crushing failures—they’re all here. What can we, in the East and West, learn from them? What can you learn—and what will these entrepreneurial stories, so compellingly told, inspire you to do? Let this book open doors for you where you once saw only walls. If you’ve ever felt the urge to turn a glimmer of an idea into something extraordinary, these stories are for you.

Author : Abigail Pogrebin
Publisher : Crown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307419323

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Stars of David by Abigail Pogrebin Pdf

Sixty-two of the most accomplished Jews in America speak intimately—most for the first time—about how they feel about being Jewish. In unusually candid interviews conducted by former 60 Minutes producer Abigail Pogrebin, celebrities ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from Larry King to Mike Nichols, reveal how resonant, crucial or incidental being Jewish is in their lives. The connections they have to their Jewish heritage range from hours in synagogue to bagels and lox; but every person speaks to the weight and pride of their Jewish history, the burdens and pleasures of observance, the moments they’ve felt most Jewish (or not). This book of vivid, personal conversations uncovers how being Jewish fits into a public life, and also how the author’s evolving religious identity was changed by what she heard. · Dustin Hoffman, Steven Spielberg, Gene Wilder, Joan Rivers, and Leonard Nimoy talk about their startling encounters with anti-Semitism. · Kenneth Cole, Eliot Spitzer, and Ronald Perelman explore the challenges of intermarriage. · Mike Wallace, Richard Dreyfuss, and Ruth Reichl express attitudes toward Israel that vary from unquestioning loyalty to complicated ambivalence. · William Kristol scoffs at the notion that Jewish values are incompatible with Conservative politics. · Alan Dershowitz, raised Orthodox, talks about why he gave up morning prayer. · Shawn Green describes the pressure that comes with being baseball’s Jewish star. · Natalie Portman questions the ostentatious bat mitzvahs of her hometown. · Tony Kushner explains how being Jewish prepared him for being gay. · Leon Wieseltier throws down the gauntlet to Jews who haven’t taken the trouble to study Judaism. These are just a few key moments from many poignant, often surprising, conversations with public figures whom most of us thought we already knew. “When my mother got her nose job, she wanted me to get one, too. She said I would be happier.”—Dustin Hoffman “It’s a heritage to be proud of. And then, too, it’s something that you can’t escape because the world won’t let you; so it’s a good thing you can be proud of it.” —Ruth Bader Ginsburg “My wife [Kate Capshaw] chose to do a full conversion before we were married in 1991, and she married me as a Jew. I think that, more than anything else, brought me back to Judaism.”—Steven Spielberg “As someone who was born in Israel, you’re put in a position of defending Israel because you know how much is at stake.”—Natalie Portman

Author : Stefanie Gaither
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781442497559

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Falls the Shadow by Stefanie Gaither Pdf

Cate’s sister may be a clone, but that doesn’t make her a killer. Does it? Murder, morality, and a slow-burning romance fill the pages of this futuristic thriller “for die-hard fans of Divergent and The Hunger Games” (Kirkus Reviews). When Cate Benson was a kid, her sister, Violet, died. Two hours after the funeral, Cate’s family picked up Violet’s replacement like nothing had happened. Because Cate’s parents are among those who decided to give their children a sort of immortality by cloning them at birth—which means this new Violet has the same face. The same perfect smile. She even has all of the same memories as the girl she replaced. She also might have murdered the most popular girl in school. At least, that’s what the paparazzi and the anti-cloning protestors want everyone to think: that clones are violent, unpredictable monsters. Cate is used to hearing all that. She’s used to defending her sister, too. But Violet has vanished, and when Cate sets out to find her, she ends up in the line of fire instead. Because Cate is getting dangerously close to secrets that will rock the foundation of everything she thought was true.