Book Smart
Book-smart is an adjective describing a person who learns greatly from books, as opposed to practical experience, or 'street smarts'. (It may also be used as a noun, as in, "She has book smarts.") It may also refer to: * ''Booksmart'', a 2019 comedy film * BookSmart, a bookmaking software created by Blurb, Inc. now known as BookWright * BookSmart, a bookstore in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico. See also *Know-how Know-how (or knowhow, or procedural knowledge) is a term for practical knowledge on how to accomplish something, as opposed to "know-what" (facts), "know-why" (science), or "know-who" (communication). It is also often referred to as street smart ...

Street Smarts
''Street Smarts'' is an American game show that featured two in-studio contestants trying to predict the outcome of interviews of people who were found on the street. The show, which was hosted by Frank Nicotero, aired in syndication from 2000 to 2005. Format The show features two in studio contestants competing against each other; and three voluntary participants, who are civilians, situated in a popular outdoor metropolis area, (generally referred to as "savants" by Nicotero), which are archived, prior pre-recorded ''vox populi'' interviews moderated by Nicotero. The "savants" are presented through large projection screens in the studio, and the archival footage of them will be shown in studio, and to the home audience, throughout the program.) The "savants" were usually almost always, at a populous party event, or function, probably done to take the "savants" out of their element, making incorrect responses likely to happen based on the current situation. Nicotero would also ...
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Booksmart
''Booksmart'' is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Olivia Wilde (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman. It stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever as two graduating high school girls who set out to finally break the rules and party on their last day of classes. Jessica Williams, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, and Jason Sudeikis also star. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2019 and was theatrically released in the United States on May 24, by United Artists Releasing. It received critical acclaim and grossed $25 million against a $6 million budget. For her performance, Feldstein was nominated for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical at the 77th Golden Globe Awards. Plot High school seniors Amy and Molly, longtime best friends, are accomplished students but, with Molly being class president, not popular with their peers. Amy has a crush on a girl named Ryan, which Moll ...
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Blurb, Inc
Blurb is an American self-publishing platform that allows users to create, self-publish, promote, share, and sell their own print and ebooks. It also offers digital software for laying out books. History The company was founded in 2005 by Eileen Gittins and funded by Canaan Partners and Anthem Venture Partners. Blurb's headquarters are in San Francisco, California. Since its inception, Blurb has delivered more than 14 million books created by more than a half million customers. ''Time'' magazine named Blurb one of 2006's "50 Coolest Web Sites". The company generates nearly $100 million in revenues per year. Blurb announced a partnership with Amazon in April 2014. The deal allows Blurb-designed books to be sold and distributed on the Amazon platform. The partnership enables self publishing on the platform with a 15% cut on Blurb books—a discount from previous fees of up to 45%. Amazon agreed to the fee to access Blurb's nearly two-million authors, who have produced 8 million ...
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