Title:
Everything I need to know I learned in the Twilight zone : a fifth-dimension guide to life / Mark Dawidziak.
Author:
Dawidziak, Mark, 1956- author.
Publication Information:
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Call Number:
BJ1589 .D39 2017
Abstract:
"Can you live your life by what The Twilight Zone has to teach you? Yes, and maybe you should. The proof is in this lighthearted collection of life lessons, ground rules, inspirational thoughts, and stirring reminders found in Rod Serling's timeless fantasy series. Written by veteran TV critic, Mark Dawidziak, this unauthorized tribute is a celebration of the classic anthology show, but also, on another level, a kind of fifth-dimension self-help book, with each lesson supported by the morality tales told by Serling and his writers. The notion that "it's never too late to reinvent yourself" soars through "The Last Flight,'' in which a World War I flier who goes forward in time and gets the chance to trade cowardice for heroism. A visit from an angel blares out the wisdom of "follow your passion" in "A Passage for Trumpet." The meaning of "divided we fall" is driven home with dramatic results when neighbors suspect neighbors of being invading aliens in "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street." The old maxim about never judging a book by its cover is given a tasty twist when an alien tome is translated in "To Serve Man.""-- Provided by publisher.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781250082374
Physical Description:
xxviii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
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Contents:
Overture for another dimension -- Foreword / by Anne Serling -- Lessons from The Twilight Zone: submitted for your improvement -- Rod Serling: "a moralist in disguise" -- One giant spoiler alert -- Always keep your heart open to the magic that comes your way -- Follow your passion -- Read every contract ... carefully -- Nobody said life was fair -- Keep your inner child alive -- Divided we fall -- Don't live in the past -- Dogs really can be your best friend -- Beware the person who says "I dare you" -- It's never too late to reinvent yourself -- Getting to the top comes with a price: staying there -- Take care of your own inner demons before you go meddling with others' -- Beauty truly is in ... -- Be your own person -- Count your blessings -- Don't let superstitions rule your life -- Let it go -- You're only truly old when you decide you're old -- If you get unbelievably lucky, don't push your luck -- If life gives you another chance, make the most of it -- Death, where is thy sting? -- Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not every man's greed -- When you reach a fork in the road, take it -- When nobody else believes in you, keep believing in yourself -- That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger -- Never judge a book by its cover -- If something looks too good to be true, it probably is -- The grass is always greener ... or so you think -- Respect your elders -- Judge not lest ye be judged -- Share with others -- Imagine a better world -- To thine own self be true -- Suffer the little children -- Make the most of the time you've got -- Nobody lives forever -- Remember your happy place -- Fill your life with something other than hate -- To forgive is divine -- Payback is a ..., or, what goes around comes around -- Don't fear the unknown -- Play nice with others -- Be careful what you wish for -- Don't be a bully -- Remember the people who got you where you are -- The civilization that does not value the printed word and the individual is not civilized -- Everybody needs somebody sometime -- The universe does not revolve around you -- Never cry wolf -- Angels are all around you -- One final lesson -- The Twilight Zone episodes (with airdates and writing credits).
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