{"product_id":"9781402234231","title":"Improvisation for the Spirit: Live a More Creative, Spontaneous, and Courageous Life Using the Tools of Improv Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A practical, fascinating, and funny guidebook. I've already  begun applying hints from\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        Improvisation for the Spirit, and I'm hoping that from now  on, when people point and laugh at me, it will be for more appropriate reasons.  A delightful read, filled with wonderful strategies.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cb\u003e - Martha Beck, Life Coach Columnist for O, The Oprah  Magazine, and author of Steering by Starlight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWish you could gag your Inner Critic? Feeling blocked  creatively? Want to make a big change, but fear taking the leap?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cp\u003eComedy improv requires quick thinking, collaboration,  getting out of your own way, and being in the moment without being a  perfectionist. Katie Goodman, an internationally touring improv comedian and  comedy writer, uses her witty and encouraging style to show you how to acquire  the skills of improv comedy and apply them to every aspect of daily life. Along  the way Goodman shares hilarious and insightful stories from her experiences  onstage, as well as step-by-step exercises from her popular self-discovery  workshops and retreats. Packed with creative, original, and, most importantly,  fun exercises, \u003cb\u003eImprovisation for the Spirit\u003c\/b\u003e offers a truly transformational  guide for anyone wanting to get more out of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Bottom line: Katie is funny. She teaches you to live your  life like an improv scene - no fear and fully committed.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cb\u003e - Wayne Brady, improv comedian, Whose Line Is It Anyway? and  Don't Forget the Lyrics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Katie Goodman's writing fl ows and then jumps with  anecdotes and prescriptions for finding courage. Fun to read, hard to put  down.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cb\u003e -  Lesley Stahl, 60 Minutes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"If you feel that something is holding you back, that the  life you are meant to live is out there somewhere if only you could fi nd it,  then this book should go straight to the top of your reading list.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cb\u003e - Carl Honore, author of In Praise of Slowness and Under  Pressure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152386703600,"sku":"9781402234231","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402234231_p0.jpg?v=1763714995","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402234231","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}