Recipes for Good Luck: The Superstitions, Rituals, and Practices of Extraordinary People (Illustrated Good Luck Gift, Habits and Routines of Successful People Book)

Agatha Christie -- Akira Kurosawa -- Alfred Hitchcock -- Allyson Felix -- Anna Wintour -- Anthony Bourdain -- Audrey Hepburn -- Augustus Caesar -- Barack Obama -- Benjamin Franklin -- Beyoncé -- Björn Borg -- Charles Dickens -- Coco Chanel -- Dan Brown -- Diane von Furstenberg -- Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Ellen Degeneres -- Flannery O'Connor -- Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Frida Kahlo -- Gabriel García Márquez -- Georgia O'Keeffe -- Gertrude Stein -- Gustav Mahler -- Gustave Eiffel -- Haruki Murakami -- Heidi Klum -- I.M. Pei -- Isabel Allende -- James Joyce -- J.K. Rowling -- Joan Didion -- John Steinbeck -- John Wayne -- Laboratory of the University of Georgia -- Laird Hamilton -- Leonard Cohen -- Lucille Ball -- Ludwig van Beethoven -- Lupita Nyong'o -- Marie Curie -- Mary Shelley -- Maya Angelou -- Michael Jordan -- Misty Copeland -- Mitoizumi -- Napoléon Bonaparte -- NASA -- Niels Bohr -- Pablo Picasso -- Patricia Highsmith -- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Robert Plant -- Salvador Dalí -- Serena WIlliams -- Sigmund Freud -- Taylor Swift -- Thom Yorke -- Tiger Woods -- Virginia Woolf -- Wade Boggs -- Winston Churchill -- Yoko Ono.;"This charmingly illustrated book reveals the real-life creative processes, superstitions, curious practices, and preperformance routines of influential leaders from every walk of life -- artists, writers, scientists, politicians, musicians, actors, and more."--Page 4 of cover. A visual compendium of good luck habits implemented by influential people from history. What did Maya Angelou do to keep the words flowing? How do NASA engineers ensure a successful launch? What was Audrey Hepburn’s lucky number? How does Thom Yorke get ready for a concert? How did Björn Borg prepare for Wimbledon? This charmingly illustrated book reveals the real-life creative processes, superstitions, curious practices, and performance routines of influential leaders from every walk of life—artists, writers, scientists, politicians, musicians, actors, and more—who forged their own path and left an indelible mark on the world. It is a celebration of all the many weird and wonderful ways we find the courage to boldly go forth. So, get out there and start making some good luck of your own! What did Maya Angelou do to keep the words flowing? What is a NASA engineer's lucky charm? How does Thom Yorke prep for a concert? This book bottles the singular recipes for success of leading creatives, politicians, scientists, and athletes who made their own luck. Revealing an array of unique practices from quirky superstitions to preperformance rituals, this visual compendium celebrates in text and charming illustrated portraits the real personalities, creative processes, and curious habits of these influential people. Presented with a handsome silk-screened cloth spine, this treasure trove of inspiration is a smart and special choice for anyone who could use a little good fortune.