1000 Awesome Things is a

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written by

Neil Pasricha Neil Pasricha (born September 17, 1979) is a Canadian author, entrepreneur, podcaster, and public speaker characterized by his advocacy of positivity and simple pleasures. He is best known for his The Book of Awesome series, and "The Happiness Eq ...

, who posts one thing in life he considers awesome each weekday. The site was launched on June 20, 2008 with #1000 Broccoflower and is counting down until it hits #1. An awesome thing is posted every weekday and #1 was posted on April 19, 2012.

History

The author said that at the time of starting the site "if you flipped open the

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it was filled with the same stuff every day. The

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s were melting, there were pirates storming the seas, the

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was on the verge of collapse, and there were wars going on all over the world." As a result, he created a website discussing "popping bubble wrap, or snow days, or the smell of a bakery." In later interviews, and through a series on his blog, Pasricha shared that his divorce and a friend's suicide prompted him to continue looking for positive things in life.

Books

;''The Book of Awesome'' (2010) In 2009, Neil Pasricha was approached by literary agents after winning the Webby Award and signed with Erin Malone from WME who also represents blog-to-books '' Stuff White People Like'' and ''

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''. It was published as a 400-page hardcover the United States and Canada in April, 2010 from AEB/Putnam, a division of

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. The book became a bestseller in its first week and a New York Times bestseller. The book has been translated and is available in Dutch, Korean, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, and French. In Canada, ''The Book of Awesome'' was recognized as a Heather's Pick. It has been a bestseller on ''The Globe and Mail'' bestseller list for over 130 weeks and was the #1 ''Globe and Mail'' non-fiction book of the year for 2010 and 2011 and the #3 non-fiction book for 2012. It has been a #1 bestseller in many international markets. Other books: *''The Book of (Even More) Awesome'' (2011) *''The Book of (Holiday) Awesome'' (2011) *''The 2012 Page-A-Day Calendar of Awesome'' (2011) *''The App of Awesome'' (2012) *''The Journal of Awesome'' (2012) *''The 2013 Page-A-Day Calendar of Awesome'' (2012)

Movie

In a 2012 newspaper interview the author said The Book of Awesome has been optioned for a movie but did not discuss details.

Media coverage

The Book of Awesome and 1000 Awesome Things have been covered by magazines, newspapers, and broadcasters such as

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BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...

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