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Duct Shui [Paperback]

Jim Berg (Author), Tim Nyberg (Author)
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April 1, 2002
East meets West meets Duct Tape. Stumbling headfirst into the ancient Chinese philosophy of feng shui, The Duct Tape Guys emerge totally bewildered--but not before creating their own breathtakingly crazy philosophy. Duct Shui, as they call it, reveals secrets of achieving harmony and happiness, all through the use of you-know-what.

With its terrific die-cut package (just to hold it feels peaceful, like a perfectly balanced roll of duct tape), Duct Shui is the newest work of inspired nuttiness from the guys who created the 365 Days of Duct Tape Calendar, The Jumbo Duct Tape Book, and other books.

In feng shui, wind chimes and bird feeders stimulate the flow of chi (energy) in a yard. In Duct Shui, attract birds by duct taping plastic decoys to a birdbath. In feng shui, placing a wind chime in the front area of a home or office will summon people to help you. Duct Shui teaches that if you really want help, get some duct tape stuck in your hair and then pull hard--the screams will draw plenty of attention. In feng shui, a wind chime over the stove will cure binge eating. Duct Shui says enough with the wind chimes already!-you can cure binge eating by placing duct tape firmly across your mouth. Includes a Da Ktap compass (instead of the Pa Kua compass used by feng shui consultants), its very own mantra (Duct Tape, Duct Tape, Duct Tape, whispered until tranquility or sleep is achieved), and a paean to that essential influence-the couch. Just take a roll, tear off a piece, and hear the energy crackle.


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About the Author

Jim Berg, with Tim Nyberg, started the duct tape craze in 1994 with the publication of their bestselling The Duct Tape Book. They are relentless proselytizers for duct tape and host the hugely popular, mega-award-winning www.ducttapeguys.com Web site.

Tim Nyberg, with Jim Berg, started the duct tape craze in 1994 with the publication of their bestselling The Duct Tape Book. They are relentless proselytizers for duct tape and host the hugely popular, mega-award-winning www.ducttapeguys.com Web site.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (April 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 076112635X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761126355
  • Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #509,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Tim Nyberg started out his writing career as a graphic designer and illustrator. With his wife, Julie, they created four creative children's books, the "Jake's Unfolding Adventures" series. The series was heavily illustrated and literally unfolded like a road map as the story built.

Then, the Duct Tape Books happened (the complete story is at http://www.ducttapeguys.com/jimntim). This is where Tim met his friend, Tony Dierckins, Duct Tape Book one editor and subsequent Duct Tape Book co-author. With Tony, Tim continued the Duct Tape book genre and delved into other humor topics such as, "How To Get Rid of a Telemarketer," "When I'm an Old Man, I'll Wear Mixed Plaids," "the WD-40 Book" and "The Habits of Seven Highly Annoyiing People." And with Joey Green, "The Bubble Wrap Book" and "The Warning Label Book."

The Duct Tape Book genre introduced what Tim calls "Intelligent Stupidity" - which he and his co-Duct Tape Guy, Jim Berg, have woven into a popular stand-up comedy act which has toured throughout North America, England and Germany (the Germans didn't get it). They have been seen frequently on a variety of television shows from TBS's "Man Made Movie" to "The History Channel" dispensing the history of duct tape. Now with seven books and ten Page-A-Day Calendars in their Duct Tape Trilogy, their "breathtakingly stupid" writing career documenting the myriad uses of duct tape continues without any signs of stopping.

Tim's solo humor writing career includes "The Practical Joker's Handbook," "The Beanie Basher's Handbook" and "99 bottles of Beer on the Wall - the complete lyrics" (AM Universal, fall 2006).

Weary of many people asking Tim how to get published, Tim launched http://www.monkeymarketing.com to dispense his usual advise. He has future plans of writing a book detailing his free and cheap (although bestsellingly effective) book marketing ideas.

Tim is 30-years into a happy marriage to his "best friend" and constant source of critique and encouragement. They have two grown kids - a daughter who's a wonderful music teacher and incredible jazz singer, and a son who's an amazingly prolific and thoughtful writer and also a skilled jazz drummer.

Keen on any creative endeavor, Tim has recently taken up fine art. His online gallery may be viewed at http://www.octanecreative.com/art.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Duct Shui is a Winner!, May 6, 2002
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Julie B. (Green Bay, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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I've enjoyed all of the Duct Tape Guys' books (all four of them), so it was an easy decision to purchase their fifth book. I wasn't disappointed. In fact, it's my favorite yet! This book is a departure from their previous "hint per page" books. Duct Shui is still a duct tape hint book, but now couples the Duct Tape Guys' duct tape humor with a smart and very funny parody of the ancient Chinese philosophy Feng Shui - which is way trendy, and borders on the ridiculous. If Amazon had six stars in their rating system, I would have given them an extra star for this one. Congratulations, Duct Tape Guys! You have outdone yourselves!
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