Item #7051 The Teen's Guide to World Domination Advice on Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Awesomeness. Josh Shipp.
The Teen's Guide to World Domination Advice on Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Awesomeness

The Teen's Guide to World Domination Advice on Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Awesomeness

Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group, August 17, 2010.
Edition: First
Book Condition: Like New
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780312641542

Josh Shipp has been serving up a healthy dose of "advice with an attitude" to millions of teens for over a decade, in front of packed auditoriums across the country. For the first time ever, Josh is pulling together all of his unique advice for "world domination" into a must-have survival guide. Hilarious, inspirational, and authentic, Josh offers golden nuggets of wisdom on everything that has you freaking out (pretty much all the stuff you can't fathom bringing up with Mom and Dad). So, summon your inner hero and learn to dominate the seven "villains" that are keeping you from awesomeness.

GHOSTS: All your painful memories and bad mistakes, which are holding you back and causing self-doubt. Confront them once and for all

NINJAS: Back-stabbing "friends" who earn your trust to fulfill their own agendas. Call them out and they won't stand a chance

PIRATES: Bullies and bad boyfriends who take advantage of you. Write them off and tune them out

ROBOTS: Well-intentioned but misguided grown-ups who want to "program" you to be like them. Understand how parents, teachers, and counselors operate to improve your communication

VAMPIRES: Negative influences and addictions, which draw you in and steal your identity. Regain your self-esteem before you get bit

ZOMBIES: Chronic complainers who drag you down with their pessimism. The best zombie repellent is gratitude! Learn that it's not what happens to you, it's how you respond

PUPPIES: They seem all fun and innocent on the surface, but often blindside you with hidden consequences. Learn how to think smart about money, your hot girlfriend, and other temptations


From Booklist


Drawing from his own experiences as a troubled youth, plus nearly a decade of motivational speaking to teen audiences, Shipp offers an unusually stimulating approach to making life decisions, rejecting bad choices, and nurturing a sense of self-identity. In his view, it is all about “dominating” one’s own self and world (without dominating those of others, which is evil) by identifying and dealing with teeming hordes of “villains”—which include Ghosts (i.e., self-imposed fears and limitations), Robots (who seek to replace individual paths with preprogrammed career expectations), and similarly metaphorical Ninjas, Zombies, Pirates, Vampires, and Puppies. Though he waxes platitudinous toward the end (“Never settle for good”; “You need to have a plan”; “Cool isn’t for sale”) his hip vocabulary, vivid imagery, and confrontational rhetoric (“In your face, but on your side,” as he repeatedly writes) should keep readers engaged, and may well prompt some slackers to get off the stick. Grades 8-11. --John Peters

Review


“'Be the hero of your own story' gets a twenty-first-century makeover with candor, sound advice, and raw, real truisms you just can't duck-n-dodge. Simply put: If you don't choose to control your own world, then other people will call the shots for you.” -AMY JUSSEL, Executive Director of SHAPING YOUTH

"As a counselor who works with tweens, teens, and parents, I would definitely recommend this book. Josh writes in a way that connects with his teen audience. He offers solid advice and life lessons without being preachy or condescending. Worth the read for parents and kids alike." -Julie Smith, Licensed Family Therapist

"Josh Shipp's book The Teen's Guide to World Domination is full of hilarious stories, great advice and countless life lessons which capture the heart and mind of a teenager, helping him or her to navigate a path towards success." -Sean Covey, Author of "THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEENS"


About the Author


Josh Shipp is a former at-risk foster kid turned teen advocate who helps adults understand teens & teens understand themselves.

He is the founder of Youth Speaker University, and his TV series TEEN TROUBLE (A&E / Lifetime) documented his work with teens in crisis. He is a recognized teen expert for media outlets such as MTV, CNN, FOX, The New York Times, 20/20, and Good Morning America.

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