The art of doing : how superachievers do what they do and how they do it so well

✍ Scribed by Camille Sweeney; Josh Gosfield

• Publisher: Plume
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 272
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

We all know that it takes hard work, dedication, and the occasional dose of luck for someone to make it to the top of their chosen field. Yet we also suspect that it takes a little something more -- but what? The Art of Doing asks today's most successful celebrities, businessmen, and iconoclastic achievers, "How do you succeed at what you do?" You'll be surprised by what you can learn from these original and refreshing takes on success.

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction: What superachievers have in common --

How to act : Laura Linney --
How to be a diva : Anna Netrebko --
How to be a dog whisperer : Cesar Millan --
How to be a game show champion : Ken Jennings --
How to be a major leaguer : Yogi Berra --
How to be a tennis champion : Martina Navratilova --
How to be funny (on TV) : Alec Baldwin and Robert Carlock --
How to be the most fabulous you : Simon Doonan --
How to build a beautiful baseball park : Joseph Spear --
How to create a great company culture : Tony Hsieh --
How to create a mind-bending crossword puzzle : Will Shortz --
How to create one of the world's most popular blogs : Mark Frauenfelder --
How to cultivate an exceptional wine : Randall Grahm --
How to fight for justice : Constance Rice --
How to find extraterrestrial life : Jill Tarter --
How to find love online : OkCupid founders --
How to get the funk : George Clinton --
How to get the inside scoop : Barry Levine --
How to grow killer weed : Ed Rosenthal --
How to hunt big game : Chad Schearer --
How to inspire a student : Erin Gruwell --
How to live life on the high wire : Philippe Petit --
How to live life on the road : Ray Benson --
How to make erotics that turn women on : Candida Royalle --
How to make it as a rock band in the digital era : OK Go --
How to negotiate a hostage crisis : Gary Noesner --
How to open a great restaurant (and stay in business) : David Chang --
How to optimize your brain : Richard Restak --
How to produce a small hit on Broadway : Marc Routh --
How to rehabilitate a bad reputaion : Michael Sitrick --
How to sail around the world : Jessica Watson --
How to shoot a great war shot without getting shot : Lynsey Addario --
How to start a start-up : Bill Gross --
How to win friends and influence people (in the twenty-first century) : Guy Kawasaki --
How to win the Indy 500 : Helio Castroneves --
How to write a runaway bestseller : Stephen J. Dubner.

✦ Subjects

Success -- Case studies;Success in business -- Case studies;Achievement motivation -- Case studies;Successful people -- Case studies;Achievement;Commerce;Motivation;SELF-HELP -- Motivational & Inspirational;Achievement motivation;Success;Success in business;Successful people