KATHRYN PETRAS

Timeless in their wisdom thought provoking in their message surprising in their truth and memorable in their originality the right words can give direction inspiration and sometimes a tangible boost onto the right path For example Steve Jobs once read Stay hungry Stay foolish on the back cover of The Whole Earth Catalog and those four words came to guide his life Created by Kathryn and Ross Petras connoisseurs of quotes whose books and calendars have over 56 million copies in print Dance First Think Later is a collection of the greatest life wisdom from an unexpected group of speakers doers and thinkers There are 618 rules to live by funny sly declarative thoughtful offhanded clever and always profound Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places Roald Dahl If everything is under control you are going too slow Mario Andretti Never make a credit decision on a beach Victor J Boschini Dance first Think later It s the natural order Samuel Beckett The only time to eat diet food is while waiting for the steak to cook Julia Child What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight build it anyway Mother Teresa And Be yourself Ever

THAT DOESN T MEAN WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS

THE STRANGEST (AND FUNNIEST) TRAVEL GUIDE YOULL EVER READThe celebrated authors of the perennial bestseller The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said set the typical travel guide squarely on its head-taking you from the airport to the hotel, from sightseeing to dining out-by using 100 percent real examples of fractured English as spoken and posted abroad: Feel like shopping?We have no good things to sell.-shop sign, Lovina Beach, Bali Feeling sick?Are you haunted by the horribles? Do you run after your own nose?-Japanese medical form Wondering what to wear?A sports jacket may be worn to dinner, but no trousers.-in a French hotel brochure Wondering where to eat?Grill and Roast your clients! Open for lunch, dinner and Sunday Brunch.-slogan of the Hibiscus restaurant in the Jakarta Hilton InternationalBut dont take our word for it, come see for yourself. And if thats too much to ask, remember the sage advice from the staff of a Taipei hotel: If there is anything we can do to assist and help you, please do not contact us.

Un compendio de la estupidez típicamente estadounidense.Una divertidísima colección de noticias, anécdotas, estadísticas y citas que describen acciones estúpidas realizadas por estadounidenses de todas las condiciones sociales y en todas las areas imaginables.Todo el mundo en Estados Unidos sabe que su pais es la patria de los libres y el hogar de los calientes, pero a veces eso significa la libertad de ser tan valientemente estupido como se quiera.