“matthew k foster”

"Hi, my name is Matt, and I'll be your waiter tonight." Since becoming a waiter, Matthew Foster has uttered these words 67,892 times, he has cried on the job 11 times, has had two nervous breakdowns, and has committed 27 acts of anonymous revenge on rude restaurant patrons. Now this comic essayist b... More

Table of contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Make of the Unknown an Adventure Chapter 2: Take Care, Lest Your Success Lead to Ruin Chapter 3: Conceive a Plan; Pursue It Chapter 4: Celebrate Differences, or Watch Them Breed Distrust Chapter 5: Prepare for Ridicule Chapter 6: Know the... More

Why does art matter to us, and what makes good art? Why is the role of imagination so important in art? Illustrated with carefully chosen color and black-and-white plates of examples from Michelangelo to Matisse and Poussin to Jackson Pollock, "Revealing Art" explores some of the most important ques... More

At the foot of the snow-capped Cascade Mountains on the forested shores of Puget Sound, Seattle is set in a location of spectacular natural beauty. Boosters of the city have long capitalized on this splendor, recently likening it to the fairytale capital of L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz," the Em... More

In this new work based on one of his most popular seminars, bestselling author and inspirational speaker Kelly explains how a family can be transformed into an emotional safe haven that allows everyone to grow--and perhaps more importantly to just be.For more than a decade, Matthew Kelly has been tr... More

The "New Yorker magazine named Matt Klam one of the twenty best young writers in America, and the seven stories that comprise Sam the Cat are all the proof we need. Knowing, perceptive, and wickedly funny, Matt Klam loves his characters but spares them nothing: the swaggering womanizer Sam falls in ... More

Concerns about the role and responsibilities of the media have become an increasingly important part of public debate. "Media Ethics" brings together philosophers, academics and media professionals to debate pressing ethical and moral questions for journalists and the media and to examine basic noti... More