- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Running Press,U.S. (17 Jan 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0762431253
- ISBN-13: 978-0762431250
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.7 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Product Description
A playfully practical guide providing daily forecasts and directives to help readers make life more creative, amusing, gratifying, and extraordinary. For 365 days of the year, this book will inspire readers to think more brilliantly, laugh more often, make art or creatively write, and simply add a lot more 'awe' into daily life. And just like an almanac, the "Awe-Manac" is perennial - the reader can reuse its wisdom, ingenuity, celebration, and cues year after year."The Awe-Manac" will help you to: retrain your thinking to focus on thoughts that make you more confident, creative, and joy-filled; see your day in a more desirable light; be inspired by the many muses and amusing events there are in the world; be reminded of the wonder of who you are; develop habits that help you to activate the wonder of who you are; have an abundance of creative prompts to use for yourself, classes, workshops, or for writing, collage, art, doodling and just thinking; turn a dread-locked attitude (that's an attitude that begins the day with 'I have to...') into one of eager-anticipation (and that would be an attitude of 'I get to...') ; discover how life's daily events can entertain you, unearth your hidden cleverness, and accelerate what genius might already be flowing.
About the Author
Jill Badonsky is an artist, humourist and creativity consultant. She lives in San Diego, California.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is beautifully produced - hard back on lovely quality paper. It has one page for every day of the year, and is packed with ideas to kick start your creativity. However, it may not appeal so much to British market as American and seems to me to be a bit cheesy, so to be honest, I'm not finding the book very inspirational and only dip into it from time to time.
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This is a fun read for "girlies", lighthearted,witty and interesting with lots of facinating facts,advise and things to do,to be read on a daily basis in a diary style, a clever presentation and definately a good read,amusing and a great xmas stocking filler as it is very reasonably priced, in hardback with lovely page detail on quality paper, to suit most ages from teens upwards.....love it!
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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
A Blissful Book!
10 Dec 2008
Format:Hardcover
What a treat! I have been up early every morning since my Awe-manac arrived to indulge in creativity before breakfast, and set a positive and uplifting tone for my day. The variety of prompts and exercises each day give me a chance to play with something familiar(like collage/mixed media), or maybe with something that stretches my creative wings(me? write poetry?, why not?!). I also enjoy the quotes, humor, and playfulness of the illustrations. I can envision this becoming one of my "well-loved" books, a bit battered from lots of use, always nearby and available for another creative adventure.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Awe-Fully good
9 Dec 2008
Format:Hardcover
THE AWE-MANAC delivers on the promise of its name: 459 pages created with a daily dose of awe,delight,& wonder.I love this book.The whimsical & strikingly colorful illustrations are a high to see. Daily amusing inspirations, useful suggestions & exercises such as "Toasts of the Day, Aha-phrodisiacs, Daily Soul Vitamins, & my favorite--Dose of Mirth," puts more fun & play into creativity than anything I have seen (although Jill's previous Muse book was great fun too). As an expert in enjoyment of,& engagement & meaning in life,I heartily recommend this daily companion to not only excite your creative gene but to uplift the spirit & upgrade your quality of life.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
An amazing and wonderful and truly AWE-some treat
4 Dec 2008
Format:Hardcover
My Awe-manacs jumped out of the Amazon box this morning and danced around the room!
A few jumped pretty high.
Anyone who's familiar with Jill Badonsky's witty, exciting work will see that she's outdone herself with this one!
Its pages offer varieties of delightful and practical inspiration to live consciously and creatively, and open to "what if." Its gifts and surprises will stay fresh year after year and, to quote from an early page: "All the months and days are in order, for your convenience."
This is one amazing and wonderful and truly AWE-some treat.
A few jumped pretty high.
Anyone who's familiar with Jill Badonsky's witty, exciting work will see that she's outdone herself with this one!
Its pages offer varieties of delightful and practical inspiration to live consciously and creatively, and open to "what if." Its gifts and surprises will stay fresh year after year and, to quote from an early page: "All the months and days are in order, for your convenience."
This is one amazing and wonderful and truly AWE-some treat.
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