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The Art of Asking

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

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The Art of Asking

Written by: Amanda Palmer, Jamy Ian Swiss, Brené Brown - introduction
Narrated by: Amanda Palmer, Ellen Archer, Jamy Ian Swiss
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 Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience to support her as she surfed the crowd (and slept on their couches while touring). And when she left her record label to strike out on her own, she asked her fans to support her in making an album, leading to the world's most successful music Kickstarter.

Even while Amanda is both celebrated and attacked for her fearlessness in asking for help, she finds that there are important things she cannot ask for-as a musician, as a friend, and as a wife. She learns that she isn't alone in this, that so many people are afraid to ask for help, and it paralyzes their lives and relationships. In this groundbreaking book, she explores these barriers in her own life and in the lives of those around her, and discovers the emotional, philosophical, and practical aspects of The Art of Asking.

Part manifesto, part revelation, this is the story of an artist struggling with the new rules of exchange in the twenty-first century, both on and off the Internet. The Art of Asking will inspire readers to rethink their own ideas about asking, giving, art, and love. Creativity Entertainment & Celebrities Personal Development Personal Success Celebrity Emotions Money
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I absolutely loved this. The message and the delivery were so spot on. Never preachy. Felt like just getting caught up with an old friend and realizing some things about life along the way.

Definitely glad I read it as an audio book... Amanda Palmer's voice and cadence and timing just really added to the narrative. also music. always a delightful bonus.

I'm in love

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I wasn’t familiar with Amanda’s work as an artist but a friend recommended it to me as I was stuggling with my identity/worth as an artist. Loved her messages. Bonus is was her badass feminist voice and song clips.

Good storyteller. Good forward thinking messages

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I had no idea who Amanda Palmer was prior to reading this book, but sometimes you just have a feeling you should read a book; and this was one of those for me. It is expertly written, and it’s content is greatly enriched as the author reads her text, her tone and cadence changing over the course of the book. I loved the songs interjected throughout the book and how intimate it was.

An amazing book

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it's the easiest book for my ears to fall into. i have the physical book but wanted to hear her.. now. 2019 is a hard year and i needed this audiobook more than anything. it's a gift. it's a flower. it's a donut.

life changing, inspiring, real & i love her

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I loved this all the way through and was so sad for it to end. I laughed, I cried, I felt ALL the feels and learned a few things about myself in the meantime.

Nothing short of what I expected from AFP

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