The Dumbest Idea Ever

Author : Jimmy Gownley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781484420560
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dumbest Idea Ever! written by Jimmy Gownley and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jimmy Gownley's graphic novel memoir about the "dumb" idea that changed his life forever! What if the dumbest idea ever turned your life upside down?

Author : Jimmy Gownley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780545453479
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dumbest Idea Ever! written by Jimmy Gownley and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the author's adventures as he grows from an eager-to-please boy into a teenage comic book artist.

Author : Mark Bauerlein
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440636893
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dumbest Generation written by Mark Bauerlein and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This shocking, surprisingly entertaining romp into the intellectual nether regions of today's underthirty set reveals the disturbing and, ultimately, incontrovertible truth: cyberculture is turning us into a society of know-nothings. The Dumbest Generation is a dire report on the intellectual life of young adults and a timely warning of its impact on American democracy and culture. For decades, concern has been brewing about the dumbed-down popular culture available to young people and the impact it has on their futures. But at the dawn of the digital age, many thought they saw an answer: the internet, email, blogs, and interactive and hyper-realistic video games promised to yield a generation of sharper, more aware, and intellectually sophisticated children. The terms “information superhighway” and “knowledge economy” entered the lexicon, and we assumed that teens would use their knowledge and understanding of technology to set themselves apart as the vanguards of this new digital era. That was the promise. But the enlightenment didn’t happen. The technology that was supposed to make young adults more aware, diversify their tastes, and improve their verbal skills has had the opposite effect. According to recent reports from the National Endowment for the Arts, most young people in the United States do not read literature, visit museums, or vote. They cannot explain basic scientific methods, recount basic American history, name their local political representatives, or locate Iraq or Israel on a map. The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future is a startling examination of the intellectual life of young adults and a timely warning of its impact on American culture and democracy. Over the last few decades, how we view adolescence itself has changed, growing from a pitstop on the road to adulthood to its own space in society, wholly separate from adult life. This change in adolescent culture has gone hand in hand with an insidious infantilization of our culture at large; as adolescents continue to disengage from the adult world, they have built their own, acquiring more spending money, steering classrooms and culture towards their own needs and interests, and now using the technology once promoted as the greatest hope for their futures to indulge in diversions, from MySpace to multiplayer video games, 24/7. Can a nation continue to enjoy political and economic predominance if its citizens refuse to grow up? Drawing upon exhaustive research, personal anecdotes, and historical and social analysis, The Dumbest Generation presents a portrait of the young American mind at this critical juncture, and lays out a compelling vision of how we might address its deficiencies. The Dumbest Generation pulls no punches as it reveals the true cost of the digital age—and our last chance to fix it.

Author : Steven Price
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493029436
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dumbest Things Ever Said written by Steven Price and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stupid utterances, mostly unintentional--although not always--from politics, show business, sports, and anywhere else people can put their feet in their mouths. Based on recorded history, it's safe to say that dumb remarks have been with us since the invention of writing. Young or old, rich or poor, famous or unknown, people of all generations and cultures have seized the opportunity to say something dumb - stupidity has always been an equal opportunity employer. In celebration of such mental lapses and pure idiocy, here is a collection of stupid utterances, unintentional and otherwise, from the worlds of politics, radio, television, newspapers, show business, sports, and literature - and everywhere else people can - and have - put their feet in their mouths.

Author : Michael N. Smith
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402293925
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 of the Worst Ideas in History written by Michael N. Smith and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What were they thinking? Ever since Adam snacked on the forbidden fruit and was chased naked out of the Garden of Eden, mankind has bitten off a bevy of bad ideas. From skinny-dipping Presidents to toxic tooth fillings to singing pop stars who can't carry a tune, 100 of the Worst Ideas in History is a celebration of humanity's historical—and often hysterical—missteps that have started wars, sunk countries, wrecked companies, scuttled careers, lost millions, and even endangered the Earth. Discover: • How a confused chauffeur helped start World War I • Who turned down the greatest product placement opportunity in Hollywood history • How a Chicago White Sox game helped hasten the demise of disco • The toad that nearly ate Australia • The most dangerous children's game ever invented • And so much more (of so much less!) Spanning politics, pop culture, fashion, sports, technology, and more, this irreverent and witty book is packed with fun photos and sidebars, tracing how these thundering brainstorms turned into blundering brain farts-and the astonishing impacts our faux pas and foibles still have on us today.

Author : Jimmy Gownley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416986146
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Her Permanent Record written by Jimmy Gownley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Aunt Tanner disappears after an ex-boyfriend writes a tell-all book, eleven-year-old Amelia boards a bus on an epic journey to find her, with frenemy Rhonda in tow and help from a boy she thought she would never see again.

Author : Tom Neely
Publisher : Microcosm Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1621068374
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Henry and Glenn Forever and Ever written by Tom Neely and published by Microcosm Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-29 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the latest installment of the greatest love story ever told, Glenn's mother, freshly unearthed from beneath the bricks, moves in with him and Henry. Without giving too much away, Glenn's mommy issues come to the surface as she critiques his art, replaces his wardrobe, scrubs their dungeon, and recalls his childhood. Glenn tries to sell his signature to a UPS driver, takes a punch, and has some daydreaming adventures with a plunger. Henry, "a loud guy with a good work ethic," shows his darker side and indifference to a fan as he drinks black coffee and bonds with Glenn over their distaste for their own bands; two men who suffer best alone together. Additional pin up art by Andy Belanger, Katie Skelly, and Tom Scioli. Darkest and best issue yet.

Author : Jimmy Gownley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shades of Gray Comics and Stories written by Jimmy Gownley and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kathryn Petras
Publisher : Villard
ISBN 13 : 0307800954
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stupid Movie Lines written by Kathryn Petras and published by Villard. This book was released on 2011-07-06 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The creme de la crud of screen history "War! War! That's all you think of, Dick Plantagenet! You burner! You pillager!" --Virginia Mayo as Lady Edith to George Sanders in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) "Visits? That would indicate visitors." --Army captain learning of alien visits in Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) "When I'm sitting here with you, I don't even think about the slime people." --Hero to heroine in The Slime People (1962) "Suck the coffin mushroom now." --The Ultimate Vampire (1991) "This is bad." --Leonardo DiCaprio as the you-know-what hits the you-know-what in Titanic (1997)

Author : Jimmy Gownley
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780606353717
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dumbest Idea Ever! written by Jimmy Gownley and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. Jimmy Gownley's graphic novel memoir about the "dumb" idea that changed his life forever! What if the dumbest idea ever turned your life upside down? At thirteen, Jimmy was popular, at the top of his class, and the leading scorer on his basketball team. But all that changed when chicken pox forced him to miss the championship game. Things went from bad to worse when he got pneumonia and missed even more school. Before Jimmy knew it, his grades were sinking and nothing seemed to be going right. How did Jimmy turn things around, get back on top at school, and land a date with the cutest girl in class? Renowned comics creator Jimmy Gownley shares his adventures as he grows from an eager-to-please boy into a teenage comic book artist. This is the real-life story of how the DUMBEST idea ever became the BEST thing that ever happened to him.