All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek - Hardcover

Marinaccio, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517374919 ISBN 13: 9780517374917

Publisher: Random House Value Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

How to win at poker. The power of a business's mission statement. If you can dial a telephone, you can do anything. These are the lessons to be learned from "Star Trek." First a hit television show, and then a pop culture phenomenon, "Star Trek" is now the basis for inspiration and guidance in our daily lives. ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM WATCHING STAR TREK is an anthology of valuable lessons that can be found within the episodes of "Star Trek." Discover why its dangerous to wear a plain red shirt, why Captain Kirk was such a superb leader, and why you should always help people in need.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

ave Marinaccio discovered that the solutions to all of life's problems could be found in the episodes of "Star Trek," the galaxy's greatest compendium of wisdom and experience. All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek proceeds from the great truth that every situation you will have to face in life has already been faced by Captain James Tiberius Kirk and the intrepid crew of the Starship Enterprise.

This is an inspiring collection of down-to-earth philosophy on subjects ranging from skydiving to decision making, from what to do about a beer belly to how to treat house-guests, from dealing with authority to making true friends. In this audio, Dave Marinaccio offers the key to leading a meaningful existence. Here are some of the life-enhancing lessons you will learn:
-- Everyone has a role in life. Do your own job and the ship will function smoothly.
-- If you can keep your head in a crisis, you've got a fighting chance.
-- End every episode wi

From Kirkus Reviews

Wit and wisdom for intelligent life forms who have gotten past kindergarten. For generations of Trekkies, Star Trek TV episodes, movies, and books are nothing less than scripture. With ad man Marinaccio's light-heavyweight collection of down-to-earth essays, the cult of the faithful has gained a new theologian and exegete. If a viewer is unsure of what an episode, character, or turn of plot in Star Trek really means, this short, sweet book will explain the intention of Gene Roddenberry (the series' Moses) and show how to apply the show's wisdom to life. Captain Kirk is the author's dominant lodestar for ethical and business success, a blend of good soldier and bold innovator. The captain always checks in with Starfleet Command and delegates responsibility when he beams down off the ship, and he is people-oriented enough to get the most out of the all-too-human Dr. McCoy and the half-human Mr. Spock. Marinaccio feels that leadership sometimes requires breaking the rules, as Captain Kirk ignores the Prime Directive (not to interfere with any civilization they explore) when ethical imperatives are involved. Marinaccio doesn't forget that this is a spoof on other advice books and that Star Trek is merely popular entertainment--no matter how much the writers borrowed from Shakespeare. The author's advertising career occasionally takes us off the bridge of the Enterprise (as does one skydiving diversion), but the book makes up for this with some insights into the enduring appeal of the Star Trek phenomenon. A delightful mix of satire and inspiration, nostalgia for a time when William Shatner could still pull in his gut, and patient optimism for the talent and moral vision of ``the Next Generation.'' -- Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0517374919
• ISBN 13: 9780517374917
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English