Published in 2009
320 pages
Maggie Koerth-Baker is a science editor at BoingBoing.net, one of the most-read blogs in the United States with millions of monthly readers. She is also a freelance science journalist whose work has appeared in magazines like Discover, Popular Science, and New Scientist, and on websites like Scientific American and National Geographic News. She is the author of two books: Be Amazing, a tongue-in-cheek self-improvement guide written with the publishers of mental_floss magazine; and Before the Lights Go Out, her book about how our energy systems were built, how they work today, and how they will influence what we can and can’t do over the next 30 years. Maggie is also a public speaker who has given talks about the neurobiology of octopuses, what scientists can learn from science journalists, why the future of energy might be a little boring, and more.
What is this book about?
Be amazing.
Who says you can’t?
It’s time to get off the couch and take your life to the next level.
• Step one: stand on the shoulders of geniuses
What good are the world’s greatest geniuses if you can’t muddy their shoulder pads and use their accomplishments as a step stool? mental_floss has combed through every success story in history to deliver this ultimate how-to guide for climbing your way to greatness.
• Step two: bask in the glow of admiring fans
Whether you want to glow in the dark, swallow a sword, quit smoking, find Atlantis, live forever, get out of jury duty, buy the Moon, sink a battleship, stop global warming, become a ninja, or simply be the center of the universe, Be Amazing covers all the essential life skills. Just absorb a few pages, then let the hero worship begin!
