Dan Kennedy

How do you land a sweet six-figure marketing gig at the hallowed record label known for having signed everyone from Led Zeppelin to Stone Temple Pilots? You start with a resume like Dan Kennedy' * Dressed up as a member of Kiss every Halloween * Memorized Led Zeppelin Iv at age ten * Fronted a lip-sync band in junior high * Worked as a college Dj while he was a college drop-out In his outrageous memoir, McSweeney's contributor Kennedy chronicles his misadventures at a major record label. Whether he's directing a gangsta rapper's commercial or battling his punk roots to create an ad campaign celebrating the love songs of Phil Collins, Kennedy's in way over his head. And from the looks of those sitting around the boardroom, he's not alone. Egomaniacs, wackos, incompetents, and executive assistants who know more than their seven-figure bosses round out this power-ballad to office life and rock and roll.

It all begins on Christmas morning, 1978. Dan Kennedy is ten years old and wants a black Gibson Les Paul guitar, the kind Peter Frampton plays. It will be his passport to the coolest (only) band in the neighborhood—Jokerz. He doesn’t get it. Instead, his parents present him with what they think he wants most, a real-estate loan calculator (called the Loan Arranger) and a maroon velour pullover shirt with a tan stripe across the chest. It is the first of what will become a lifetime of various-sized failures, misunderstandings, comical humiliations, and just plain silly choices that have dogged this “hipster Proust of youthful loserdom,” as author Jerry Stahl has so eloquently called Mr. Kennedy.Dan’s hilarious and painfully awkward youth soon develops into a . . . uh . . . hilarious and painfully awkward adulthood. His first two choices for university are Yale (Lit or Drama) and Harvard (Business), so he reviews his high school transcripts and decides on Butte Community College in Oroville, California, where he studies for about four and a half weeks. We could go on here and describe in detail all of Dan’s good-natured stabs at ambition, but he, himself, sums it all up quite “If you’ve ever tried and failed miserably at being a rock star (no guitar/talent), a professional bass fisherman, an extra in the movie Sleepless in Seattle (guy drinking martini in bar while Tom Hanks makes a phone call), a Madison Avenue advertising executive, a clerk/towel person at a suburban health club (named Kangaroo Kourts), an espresso street-cart owner and operator (in the one neighborhood of that coffee-swilling town, Seattle, where, remarkably, no one really seems to drink coffee), a dot.com millionaire, an MTV VJ, or a forest fire fighter, this book is for you.”Along the way, a few lessons are learned and we are treated to one of the most original, riotously funny, unsentimental, and offbeat memoirs in recent history. Dan’s a favorite in McSweeney’s and at the very popular Moth readings in New York City. We should be happy that he failed so miserably at so many things—and took notes!

When Matthew, a fortysomething media executive, finds his Manhattan job, health, and Connecticut marriage crumbling, he goes native: Drinks in his car. Gives drug dealing a shot. Looks for direction in easy-listening rock lyrics, takes a free crafting class at the community center, and gets in a fistfight with a meditation instructor. He also tries jogging. Soon he’s on a stumbling, sideways vision quest that takes him from strip malls to national parks to a Bali medical clinic, from an unlikely romance with a Hollywood agent specializing in hot young vampire roles to extreme RVing with a disgraced Wall Street trader.

2018 enVision Geometry Student Edition Common Core (Hardcover)(11.15"x8.5"x1.15") by Dan Kennedy, Eric Milou, Christine D. Thomas, Rose Mary Zbiek, & Al Cuoco [Originally *** 0328931551 *** 9780328931552] *** 9781418324902 ***622 Pages

On November 18th 1002 A.D. the English, King �thelred the Unready orders the massacre of all free Danes living in England. His actions set in motion the rise of Sweyn Forkbeard a powerful Viking warlord. We follow the journey of Thomas, an orphaned Viking farm boy sold into slavery. He yearns for his freedom and craves for revenge. But to get it he must escape and join the largest Viking horde ever assembled. But what was once his homeland is now a prison, his neighbors now his captors. But he has sworn an oath of vengeance and will not rest until English fields run red and all England burns.

Item is in Like New condition. No marks or annotations. Cover and pages are in great condition.

The Secret Framework for Turning Any Product or Service into an Unstoppable Sales MachineAre you struggling to sell your products or services in a crowded, competitive marketplace?If so, you’re likely making one of the biggest mistakes in marketing—selling repair and improvement instead of selling opportunity. Legendary marketing expert Dan Kennedy reveals why opportunity-based marketing outperforms traditional sales methods and how you can transform your offers to create massive demand.Inside this book, you’ll Why "improvement" and "repair" offers fail—and how to position your product as an exciting new opportunity instead. The Agreements Ladder—a step-by-step process to lead prospects to an automatic “yes”. How to reframe any product or service to make it feel brand new, revolutionary, and impossible to resist. The psychology behind why people buy—and how to use it to sell more with less effort. Case studies from top marketers who have applied these techniques to scale their businesses to multi-million-dollar empires. Who Is This Book For?Entrepreneurs, business owners, and sales professionals looking to convert more leads into paying customers. Coaches, consultants, and marketers who want to sell high-ticket offers with ease. Anyone who wants to command premium prices and escape price wars forever. If you’re tired of struggling to sell, it’s time to shift your approach. Opportunity sells. And now, you’ll know how to sell it.

4 CDs and 2 DVDs in like new condition. No marks or scratches. There are no transcripts or exhibits. There are only the discs in a clam shell case. Collectible.

Over 30 years of Sales Success! Secrets that could have you getting results.

This is a great guide for teachers or students!

Brand new, Ships from NY

A songbook of 17 Solo Piano works, a retrospective compilation. Please note, these are ''Easy Piano'' versions. Adapted by the composer from the original recordings. Softcover, spiral bound. This is Mt. Pollux Music catalog no. MPM-018. A companion CD (MPM-016) is also available. ''This has been a labor of love of mine,'' says Dan, ''including transcriptions of tunes that go back as far as 1985.''

A songbook of 17 Solo Piano works, a retrospective compilation. "Album" Versions. Transcribed by the composer exactly as recorded. Softcover, coil bound. This is Mt. Pollux Music catalog no. MPM-017. A companion CD (MPM-016) is also available.

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This is not a sad tale, although it has terrifying, potentially soul-destroying, elements. Rather it is the story of a man of integrity, strength, and ingenuity who has overcome many of the scourges of our modern world - abuse and addiction - while living a productive and creative life. Dan tells his story in his compelling and natural voice, weaving back and forth from his childhood in Saint John, New Brunswick to Toronto and finally to Belleville, Ontario. Along the way, you will fall in love with Young Danny and his evocative telling of the world and times he lived through. You will cry at how his Devil stalks and abuses him. You will cheer and laugh at how Dan uses his wits and humor to make his way through his life and your heart will melt at the love Dan finds with his Angel.And you will feel like a fan as Dan tells his stories of becoming a songwriter and recorded country artist. Dan's story will ultimately lift your spirits and remind you that there is light at the end of a dark tunnel.

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