The Teen's Guide to World Domination

"Two standing ovations and an encore."—Georgetown University
"Our generation doesn't have a ‘Dear Abby,' but we do have a ‘Hey, Josh.'"—CNN's Young People Who Rock

"He's like the Dr. Phil for teens."—FOX
"I first became aware of Josh Shipp when I was hosting TRL on MTV. He came on the show and gave teens solid advice that was funny and easily understood. Josh's hook does the same thing. It urges you to get off your butt and take some action for improving your life—regardless of your age. Life is short. So, what are you waiting for? Read this book!"—Damien Fahey, MTV

"One triumph of a book. It is hard to get a chance at an early age to do anything other than what we are told to do, and with Shipp's book, teens have a stellar shot of accomplishing their dreams, while other teens are eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and chilling on seesaws."—Sklyer Stone, Comedy Central

"I love this book and I love Josh Shipp for writing it. Yeah, he's in your face but, like he says, he's always on your side. With The Teen's Guide to World Domination you'll get what you need to dominate the only part of any world you've got a shot at. That would be your own world, as in your thoughts, feelings, and choices. So quit stressing yourself out trying to get other people to do and be what you want. Instead, pick up Josh's guide. Learning to get the life you want starts here."—Annie Fox, author of Too Stressed to Think? and Middle School Confidential

"Josh Shipp totally gets it. His approach to getting teens to relate, open up, and get inspired is truly wonderful. So many authors have no idea how to really connect to teens and tweens. Let your kids learn to take over the world and feel awesome doing it."—Vanessa Van Petten, Youthologist and creator of Radicalparenting.com

"'Be the hero of your own story' gets a twenty-first-century makeover with edgy candor, frank advice, and raw, real truisms you just can't duck-n-dodge. Simply put: If you don't choose to control your own world, then people will call the shots for you. The drama will control you—other people's expectations will control you. The villains (your past, your fears, bad relationships, addictions) will ALL line up to control you . . . Playful, poignant, and spot-on in its Yoda-like wisdom, Josh [Shipp]'s new book lands a loud and clear message: Teens, if you don't dominate your own world, someone else will."—Amy Jussel, founder and executive director of Shaping Youth

"Drawing from his own experiences as a troubled youth, plus nearly a decade of motivational speaking to teen audiences, Shipp offers an unusually stimulating approach to making life decisions, rejecting bad choices, and nurturing a sense of self-identity. In his view, it is all about 'dominating' one's own self and world (without dominating those of others, which is evil) by identifying and dealing with teeming hordes of 'villains'—which include Ghosts (i.e., self-imposed fears and limitations), Robots (who seek to replace individual paths with preprogrammed career expectations), and similarly metaphorical Ninjas, Zombies, Pirates, Vampires, and Puppies . . . His hip vocabulary, vivid imagery, and confrontational rhetoric ('In your face, but on your side,' as he repeatedly writes) should keep readers engaged, and may well prompt some slackers to get off the stick."—Booklist