Get off the couch. Wipe the crumbs off your shirt. Your life's about to get a whole lot better.

Whether you're looking to glow in the dark, swallow a sword, quit smoking, find Atlantis, get out of jury duty, buy the Moon, sink a battleship, perform your own surgeries, or become a ninja, Be Amazing covers all of the essential life skills.

Flanked by simple step-by-step instructions, handy diagrams and tons of giddy irreverence, mental_floss has surveyed the historical, the scientific and the cutting edge to deliver over 300 pages of fun. So, go ahead. It's time to Be Amazing.