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Life Is Like a Musical by Tim Federle audiobook

Life Is Like a Musical: How to Live, Love, and Lead Like a Star

By Tim Federle
Read by Tim Federle

Running Press Adult, Running Press 9780762462643
3.86 Hours • Unabridged
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A Self-Help Guide—with Jazz Hands! Life is Like a Musical features 50 wry, witty tips on getting ahead in life and love—all learned in the showbiz trenches. "Hilarious, wise, and one-of-a-kind. This book is so damn brilliant I'm surprised it didn't already exist." — Sarah Knight, bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck Before Tim Federle became a bestselling author and a Broadway playwright, he worked as a back-up dancer at the Super Bowl, a polar bear at Radio City, and a card-carrying chorus boy on Broadway. Life is Life a Musical features 50 tips learned backstage, onstage, and in between gigs, with chapters such as "Dance Like Everyone's Watching" and "Save the Drama for the Stage." This charming and clever guide will appeal to all ages and inspire readers to step into the lead role of their own life, even if they're not a recovering theater major.

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A School Library Journal Top Pick of Can't-Miss Gems from 2017

A Self-Help Guide—with Jazz Hands! Life is Like a Musical features 50 wry, witty tips on getting ahead in life and love—all learned in the showbiz trenches.

"Hilarious, wise, and one-of-a-kind. This book is so damn brilliant I'm surprised it didn't already exist." — Sarah Knight, bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck

Before Tim Federle became a bestselling author and a Broadway playwright, he worked as a back-up dancer at the Super Bowl, a polar bear at Radio City, and a card-carrying chorus boy on Broadway. Life is Life a Musical features 50 tips learned backstage, onstage, and in between gigs, with chapters such as "Dance Like Everyone's Watching" and "Save the Drama for the Stage." This charming and clever guide will appeal to all ages and inspire readers to step into the lead role of their own life, even if they're not a recovering theater major.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“[A] hilarious self-help book…chock-full of common sense advice on how to ‘adult’ when you’d prefer to be singing show tunes…Perfect for theater-focused teens, especially those who grew up on Federle’s Better Nate Than Ever and loved his young adult novel, The Great American Whatever." —School Library Journal
“Delightful…Can be applied to all aspects of life and contribute to helping readers build more successful futures…An intuitive guide that puts life into perspective in humorous and entertaining fashion.” —Publishers Weekly
“Theater lovers will enjoy the peek behind the curtain of the industry, but this is valuable advice for all.” —Booklist
“Hilarious, wise, and one-of-a-kind…So damn brilliant I’m surprised it didn’t already exist.” —Sarah Knight, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck
Hilarious, wise, and one-of-a-kind. This book is so damn brilliant I'm surprised it didn't already exist. —-Sarah Knight, bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck
Federle (Tequila MockingbirdT) draws on his experience as a Broadway dancer in this delightful handbook of "hard-won showbiz lessons" that can be applied to all aspects of life and contribute to helping readers build more successful futures. Presenting advice "borrowed from Broadway" in a series of 50 witty vignettes, Federle aims to inspire readers to make any changes they may be seeking, whether these changes are in service to getting a better job, a healthier relationship, or simply a greater sense of satisfaction....an intuitive guide that puts life into perspective in humorous and entertaining fashion. —-Publishers Weekly
With tongue-in-cheek cocktail books, a middle-grade series, an acclaimed YA novel, and a Broadway show to his name, Federle has proven himself to be a veritable chameleon of a writer. Now he offers up a self-help guide by way of Broadway. In 50 bite-sized chapters, he doles out life lessons and little wisdoms gleaned from his years in the theater, sparkling with the trademark cheeky wit so evident in his Twitter account. ... Theater lovers will enjoy the peek behind the curtain of the industry, but this is valuable advice for all.—-Booklist —

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Author Bio: Tim Federle

Author Bio: Tim Federle

Tim Federle is a former Broadway dancer turned award-winning writer whose works include the bestselling cocktail recipe books Tequila Mockingbird and Gone with the Gin; the novels Better Nate Than Ever and The Great American Whatever, each named New York Times Notable Books; and the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Tuck Everlasting.

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Available Formats : CD
Runtime: 3.86
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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