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Copyright © 2011 by Crazy Monkey, Inc.
Illustrations copyright © 2011 by Ross MacDonald
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ISBN: 978-0-446-58503-3
Table of Contents
Front Cover Image
Welcome
Dedication
Acknowledgments
A Note from the Author
Writing This Book
How to Be a Supermodel
Stuff
Personally Speaking
The Secret of Life
The Secret of Life—Part Two
Thunderclap: A Short Short Story
Journal Entries
Important Words
Family
What Would Jesus Do?
Haiku
Stretching
Meditation
Guided Meditation
Random Things That Might Help You But Probably Won’t
American Idol, Or “If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say, Don’t Say Anything at All”
Common Courtesy
Sauna
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Labels
For the Children—Part One
Talking Hard
Pros and Cons
Additional Thank-Yous
Babies, Animals, and Baby Animals
My Bucket List
I Am Not Lazy
Aspirations: A Short Short Story
Social Skills
Dinner with a Psychic
Ideas
For the Teenagers
For the Adults Who Don’t Understand the For the Teenagers Chapter and Really Want To
The Longest Chapter
Tweet Chapter
Deep Thinkers and Not So Deep Thinkers
Chapter for the Audiobook Listeners
Honesty
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Magic
Girl Power
Boredom
Pondering
Adults Only Chapter
Gambling Tips
Timeline of a Celebrity’s Day
Sleep
Letter to Mall Security
How to Become a Billionaire
5 Extremely Easy Ways to Make a Lot of Money
Inside My Head
Romance: A Short Short Story
Dreams
Seriously… I’m Kidding
Last Chapter
About the Author
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