The Book of Cool is a combination book and DVD. Inside lies the mystery of being so chick-scoringly cool it is a wonder the price tag is a mere $54.95. Not that Jamie would pay to be cool, of course. No. Never.
He would, however, borrow the chance.
The Book of Cool demonstrates in colourful, documented steps how to perform acts of coolness in many disciplines including, but not limited to, skateboarding (ollies, heel flips), soccer (many juggling tricks), shuffling cards, spinning pens/pencils around one's fingers, mixing drinks, pool trick shots, Frisbee, roller blading, and juggling (Jamie knows from experience what a pull juggling can be at a party).
He sleepily flicks through the book; the DVD in its case, unopened. He indulges for a moment in the fantasy that if he should learn even one cool point, he would invite himself to as many parties as he possibly could. He stops flicking the book at the chapter on juggling and decides to begin here.
He looks at the page, and a photo of a man throwing chainsaws into the air looks back.
"Cool." Jamie observes, and he begins.
The first sentence of the chapter reads, "Mad Chad is a professional juggler . . . You are NOT Mad Chad."
Here Jamie stops. The blunt truthfulness of this sentence smacks him in the face. Who am I kidding, he thinks? I've never been cool--beginning now would be pouring lemon juice on the wound.
He flicks quickly through the book with the intention of closing it when he notices a different chapter.
"What's this?" Jamie says, noticing the heading of the chapter. It reads, Lassoing.
"Much better," He says out loud and races down to the garage to find the nylon rope. "There might just be cool in me yet."
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