Have you ever Milked a Cow? Made the Guinness Book of World Records? Done the Monopoly Board pub crawl? Joined the Mile-High Club? No? Then it's high time you reassessed your priorities. 101 Things To Do Before You Die is the definitive guide to everything you should do before it's too late...

A witty, subversive guide that turns conventional "wisdom"" upside down! Too many books tell us what to do to achieve happiness---unfortunately, often at great risk, expense, or effort. 101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die is not one of those books. It's a book for the rest of us. Robert W. Harris says it's what we don't do that determines our happiness quotient. Using the exciting principle of "selective inaction," the author helps us adjust our thinking so we can make more satisfying decisions in everyday situations. For example, do you think you'll feel complete if you try to run with the bulls? Don't do it! Do you feel compelled to drive around searching for the "best" parking spot? Don't do it! Are you sometimes tempted to confuse Randy Quaid with Dennis Quaid? Just don't do it! Do you think that you should watch the colorized version of It's a Wonderful Life? Or ponder the lyrics to "Louie, Louie"? Or read War and Peace? Or push an elevator button more than twice? Think again! In many cases, you'll be better off not doing what "they" say you should do. Let 101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die be your guide to getting more out of life---simply by doing less.

A guide to living life to the fullest offers suggestions on seizing the day through adventures and challenges, from flying a plane to swimming with sharks to milking a cow, all of them entertaining to read and exciting to experience. Original. 50,000 first printing.

IF TODAY WERE THE LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE, WOULD YOU WANT TO DO WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO TODAY?Steve Jobs asked this question a few years ago.What is your answer? Like most people, you certainly would answer with a big 'no.' So what is preventing you from doing the things you love, the things that exhilarate you, the things you should do before you kick the proverbial bucket? This book is not your usual 'bucket list' book. It will blow your mind with items as easy-to-implement and original as sending a love letter and flowers to your future self; writing sycophantic letters to the President of the United States; shower in a waterfall with your lover; and finishing a 1,000-piece Jigsaw Puzzle.Discussion Guide. Through thought-provoking questions, the book gives extensive advice on how to use the discussion guide, how to inform decisions related to the topics at hand, and how to best read it - alone, in reading groups, with your partner, or as part of learning activities, among others. You!

"...strangely uplifting advice..." -Barnes & Noble"...Harris proves a keen observer..."-Publishers Weekly"It's a self-help book, disguised as a self-preservation manual, written in the light tone of a Dave Barry column." -Chicago TribuneToo many books tell us what to do to achieve happiness- unfortunately, often at great risk, expense, or effort. 101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die is not one of those books. It's a book for the rest of us. In reality, it's what we don't do that determines our happiness quotient. Using the exciting principle of Selective Inaction, author Robert Harris helps us adjust our thinking so we can make more satisfying choices in everyday life. For example, are you thinking about running with the bulls? Don't do it! Do you feel a need to figure out the lyrics to "Louie, Louie"? Don't do it! And are you inclined to use a paper clip to do a binder clip's job? Don't do it! Let this book be your guide to getting more out of life-simply by doing less. *** Robert Harris is a writer, inventor, and puzzle constructor. His books include The Möbius Incident, The Jesus Perspective: A Faith That May Surprise You, 6 Keys to Improving Memory, and the Claude Monet, Private Eye mystery series (all are available at amazon.com). His website is artspace5.com.

‘A terrific blow for freedom. Richly comic’ Boris Johnson. 'Properly funny. I've put it in a seldom-used toilet.' Jeremy Clarkson We are forever being ordered around – 100 things to do before you're 30; 50 albums you must own; change your life in two weeks. Why – is this an increasingly desperate search for happiness? Perhaps you can in fact attain happiness not by going anywhere or doing anything but instead by actually reducing your ambitions. This is the philosophy behind '63 Things Not To Do Before You Die'. Each chapter begins with a diatribe, followed by a detailed look at the alternative side of the most frequently cited must do's, giving off-putting facts and statistics to quote at holier-than-thou thrillseekers. Wish-fulfillment lists take heed...

Challenges young readers to master a list of one hundred and one trivia questions by detailing the answer to each question and then asking readers related--and often humorous--questions about them.