Kick the World, Break Your Foot

Asa S. Wagner is a playwright, novelist, and photographer living in Vermont, USA. He recently wrote and directed 'The British Play', which was produced on stage in San Francisco at California College of the Arts. He nears completion of a forthcoming novel, 'A Potentially Hazardous Affair', even as other book projects teem in his head. This is his first book. John D. Wagner is a poet, Young Adult novelist, non-fiction writer, and photographer who lives in New Mexico, USA. He works for a boutique investment bank, matching buyers and sellers of businesses; he also frequently writes articles and books on mergers and acquisitions. This is his twenty-fourth book.

• Preface3Chapter 1: On Optimism, Hope, and False Hope9Chapter 2: On People and Human Nature19Chapter 3: On Negotiation and Cooperation37Chapter 4: On Stupidity45Chapter 5: On Creation of Artifacts and Things49Chapter 6: On Futility and Exasperation59Chapter 7: On Acceptance79Chapter 8: On Being Poor85Chapter 9: On the Value of Discipline91Chapter 10: On the False Promise of First Impressions101Chapter 11: On Wisdom105Chapter 12: On Competition113Chapter 13: On Trying to be Something You're Not125Chapter 14: On Caution, Omens, and Sympathy131Chapter 15: On Leaders & Leadership137Chapter 16: On Patience143Chapter 17: On Making the Best of a Bad Situation147Chapter 18: On Accepting Consequences151Chapter 19: On Burdens, Luck & Fate157Glossary165Gloss: On Optimism, Hope, and False Hope167Gloss: On People and Human Nature173Gloss: On Negotiation and Cooperation185Gloss: On Stupidity191Gloss: On Creation of Artifacts and Things195Gloss: On Futility and Exasperation201Gloss: On Acceptance215Gloss: On Being Poor219Gloss: On the Value of Discipline223Gloss: On the False Promise of First Impressions229Gloss: On Wisdom231

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