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Ah, at long last! Perfect pick me up.
I love this book for so many reasons--
Funny, funny, funny!
I absolutely adored this book. I was flying back home for weekend vacation so I scoured the bookstore for something light, fresh, funny and in paperback. I hit the bull's eye.
Good Mindless Reading
There were certainly some funny parts... Ms. Notaro is clever and wry.I'm not going to run out and tell all my friends to read it, but if you need an entertaining break from heavier literature, this would make a good pit stop. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Form - Essays    6. General    7. Humor    8. Humorists, American    9. Notaro, Laurie    10. Women    11. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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I was drawn in from the start
This was the first Chicken Soup book I had bought.I AM a proud Military Wife and I couldn't put this book down.I laughed, I cried and it was easy to relate to the emotions and events.Yes, we are in a different time than most of the stories but time hasn't really changed what it's like to be a military wife.I look forward to a sequel.I will buy it the day it comes out, as I bought this one the day it was released too.I now have several Chicken Soup books.What can I say, this book made me a fan.

Satisfied Army wife
Well, I guess we're one of those typical young Army families. On May 15, me and my husband graduated college and he was commissioned. We were married the next day, and less than a week later drove cross-country to our first base. This book has provided encouragement for me so far. I enjoy the stories, especially the ones about missing the guys when they're in the field or deployed. Some of the stories are cute or funny, and others are really sad and touching. This kind of book lets you know you're not alone. I'll admit there are more Army, USAF, and Navy stories and not many USMC stories. Perhaps there will be a volume 2 that is more balanced?

wow
I've always loved the Chicken Soup series, and now as an Army wife, I just loved this one. I laughed and cried and just wanted to hug every woman that contributed their experiences to the book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Conduct of life    3. Inspirational    4. Military spouses    5. Motivational & Inspirational    6. Self-Help    7. Spiritual    8. Spiritual Healing    9. United States    10. Women and the military    11. Self-Help / General   

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Great Idea, Poor Execution
In a nutshell, this book stinks.It's more about the trials and tribs of a 30-year-old in a dead-end job in New York than it is about Julia Child or cooking or food in general.And the whole book is larded with profanity which serves no purpose, except perhaps to bolster the author's hipster creds.But at the end of the read, where are we?Roughly the same place we started, except in need of a shower.Because of the book's great potential, I think it's fair to call the book a huge failure

Maybe it's a generational thing
Firstly, yes, if you're bound and determined to ride the Republican train into the ground, or if you're afraid of potty words, don't read this book.It could say stuff you don't like.Most the folks I know are real tired of that sort of holier-than-thou posturing.
Know what you're getting
Like many other readers, I thought this book was going to be about food. I don't do Julia Child-style gourmet cooking; it frustrates me more often than not, but I do like a good bit of food writing and this is not it. It's a memoir of sorts and a vent for the writer's self-absorbed angst. Not that most people don't have similar moments, but most people don't write about them either. The pettish slaps at Republicans(otherwise kind, intelligent people who still vote Republican? please) get old after about three such intervals and the frank discussion of friends' sex lives as well as her own-well, it's just not what I was looking for. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anecdotes    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography And Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Cookery    7. Cookery, French    8. Cooking    9. Essays    10. General    11. Personal Memoirs    12. Powell, Julie    13. Women cooks   

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Heartfelt
In reading "Life and Death in Shanghai," I gained great insight into life during Mao and the Cultural Revolution. This knowledge was coupled with emotional understanding for the people. Be careful when you read this book, you will want to read more about the life and times of the people of China, present and past.

Makes you realise how lucky you are
I lived in Shanghai for six years recently, and reading Nien Cheng's book after my return to Australia made several things clearer to me.It gave me some background as to the reticence of Chinese to speak directly about things, it made clear the way many older people love to talk in "n step solution" terms of "1, 2, 3" whenever addressing a problem, and it shed light on the "trust your family but not your neighbour" situation that is apparent over there.
honestly the best book i have ever read
This book I can honestly say is the best book I have ever read. It is so beautifully written you never want to stop reading it. The raw emotions it inspired in me shocked me. I was driven to tears at the descriptions of certain events and shouted with glee when hapinness came her way. This is definitely a must read for anyone. It was easier to follow having known and already understood the politics of the time, but anyone should read it. It is a life changing story and everyone should definitely read it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1915-    2. 1949-1976    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Cheng, Nien,    7. China    8. Cultural revolution, 1966-1976    9. General    10. History    11. Personal Memoirs    12. Personal narratives    13. Women    14. Biography & Autobiography / Women    15. Cheng, Nien   

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Irresistible
There may be something to the idea that interesting geography creates interesting lives.Young Catherine Gildiner certainly "hit the ground running" in her nascent life.A photograph preceding one of the chapters shows a precocious, Shirley Temple-ish girl in a cowboy outfit, a girl who was consuming life voraciously from the start.
Slow to start
It took a few chapters for me to fall in love with this book, but I finally did. I grew up in an area south of Lewiston closer to Buffalo during the same era, went to Catholic schools encountering the same types of nuns and priests, and today wonder how Ms. Gildiner managed to capture at all so well. She revealed to me whole parts of the sleepy, unsophisticated town of Lewiston that I never knew existed. My only question is however did the young Cathy manage to remember so much of a childhood that many of us had in those days? Her artistry leaves me bewildered by the fact that my similar experiences were lost through by faulty memory. I loved this book.

Too :Close to the Falls
One of the most charming books I've read.Thestory of innocence in an unconventional childhoodto to an awareness of the reality of life.Delightful memoir, but it's much more than just a memoir. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Childhood Memoir    3. General    4. History    5. History: American    6. United States - 20th Century    7. Women    8. Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs   

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Hollywood's most famous vocal "Ghost" appears in the shimmering flesh!
Marni Nixon's was one of those famous people who fascinated me from the moment I heard her story of being the vocal "ghost" in three of Hollywood's most remarkable musicals.Her's is a story I was waiting to hear, and with this great book, it was worth the wait.
My Fair and Wonderful Lady
"I Could Have Sung All Night" by Marni Nixon is a wonderful, enjoyable autobiography of her life.Marni Nixon has dubbed singers Audrey Hepburn (My Fair Lady), Deborah Kerr (The King and I), and to my surprise Natalie Wood (West Side Story).Growing up with these movie musicals I knew about Marni Nixon's dubbing in "My Fair Lady", but when reading the chapter on "West Side Story" regarding the dubbing for Natalie Wood, I was surprised. When watching West Side Story, I really thought it was Natalie Wood doing her own singing!
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Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Composers & Musicians - General    5. Entertainment & Performing Arts - General    6. Instruction & Study - Voice    7. Performing Arts (General)    8. Personal Memoirs    9. Vocal Music    10. Women    11. Biography: film, television & music   

Subjects:  1. 1965-    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Composers & Musicians - Rock    6. Diaries    7. Entertainment & Performing Arts - General    8. Love, Courtney,    9. Personal Memoirs    10. Rock musicians    11. United States    12. Women    13. Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts   

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Ten Thousand Sorrows
Ten Thousand Sorrows was an overall great book. I wish the author had given some dates throughout the book so we could get more of an idea of when the events were taking place. But then again, dates may not have been important - just the fact that the events happened.
Ten Thousand Stars for Ten Thousand Sorrows
Anger rises within me when I read negative reviews on Elizabeth Kim's Ten Thousand Sorrows. What motivated me to choose this remarkable book out of the library was the fact that it was about a Korean war orphan. Like Kim, I am a Korean adoptee who did not have a father. I have disabilities that I have to deal with for life, and I know how Kim felt with her share of tough times. Like her, I idolize my birthmother that I never knew. Some complain about how Kim viewed her mother as "perfect with no flaws." Everyone has weaknesses in life, and I'm sure she knows that. But the reader has to realize when Kim was living in Korea, her mother was all she had and they loved each other deeply. The pair was already outsiders in society because there was no father in the family. It was very admirable that they spent the few years they shared together with a very close relationship, instead of adding to their misery and having a unhealthy bond.
The Sad Truth
What a life! I commend this women to have come out of it all and have the strength and love for herself and her daughter. It opened up my eyes about what goes on in other countries and the prejudice within ones own race. It was very quick to read and I am happy that I did. It was an exellent book and I really liked it. The only thing I didn't like is she elaborated to much on the christian beleifs that she was raised by. I am not religious and don't know much about religion and I was somewhat lost when she kept going on and on about it. From what I understood from it was that her parents abused her and used the religion and God as an excuse. Hence.. the reason why I am not religious. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abuse of    2. Adoption    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography    5. Biography / Autobiography    6. Biography And Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Discrimination & Racism    9. Kim, Elizabeth    10. Korea    11. Korean American women    12. Orphans    13. Specific Groups - General    14. Women    15. Biography & Autobiography / Women    16. Reading Group Guide   

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Camilla & Charles:A Selfish Love Affair
While I felt that this was an interesting read I felt the author painted an unfair portrait of Diana.She portrayed Diana as a crazy, unstable shrew and yet it was Charles refusal to end his relationship with Camilla that caused Diana to be so unhappy and angry.I don't think there are very few women on this planet that would be happy and accept the fact that their husband has a mistress for 20 years that he refuses to give up after marriage.It proved to me at least, that Diana was justified in her ending her marriage and giving up the throne.The author paints Charles and Camilla as 2 poor lovers who go through hell just to be together.I felt no sympathy for either of them.But it is an engrossing book none the less.

Think of England
An even and informative tale about Camilla Parker-Bowles, a poor little rich girl who may someday get her prince.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1947-    2. 1948-    3. Biography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Camilla,    7. Charles,    8. Duchess of Cornwall,    9. Great Britain    10. Great Britain - History - 20th Century    11. Historical - British    12. Prince of Wales,    13. Princes    14. Relations with women    15. Charles    16. Parker Bowles, Camilla    17. Sociology, Social Studies    18. United Kingdom, Great Britain   

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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
This book wasn't that terrible, but...
It wasn't very good, either. The gist of the book is this:
Very Nice
I can't say any other adjective for the book, other than it's nice. It seems sugar coated to me, because obviously she has suffered more than she leads on. OK, i see that the results are fantastic, but still, i just can't believe everything she says. But I hope that's exactly what she went through, because it's very motivating. (I think, because for those people who didn't lose as much weight, it can be pretty stressful) As for the recipes, I didn't try them yet, but other than that I think it's good resource. But not for the Gastric Banding! Only for Gastric Bypass. Though some suggestions may apply to both. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Diet/Nutrition    4. Diets - General    5. Gastric bypass    6. Health    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health & Healing - Weight Control    9. Healthy Living    10. Leach, Susan Maria    11. Overweight women    12. Popular works    13. Stomach    14. Surgery    15. United States    16. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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Not So Much
I had been looking foward to reading this book for quite a while. From the great reviews I've read here and Laurie Notaro's thumbs up (Inside the book), I thought I had picked a winner. Like another reviewer stated, I may have cracked a few smiles but it just was not that funny to me...and I am southern! Bless her heart.

On the Mark
S. Murphy was wrong to give this book only one star!The South does have niches of different culture - if you'll notice, this book also portrays many facets of living in the South!Many of which are RIGHT ON THE MONEY!
Extremely Disappointing
I feel compelled to get in touch right now to let you know that if you have not obtained a copy of We're Just Like You, Only Prettier, I recommend that you do not go to the trouble.This book does not begin to live up to the positive reviews that were listed on Amazon.Having read the book, I am puzzled as to what the title refers.In my opinion, the blather of this book has nothing really to do with being "southern" except for every 10 chapters or so making an oblique reference to "southern".It seems to be rather just a collection of the ramblings of a sort of lazy, not-nearly-on the ball, "rednecky `wannabe' and proud" type person.There's nothing wrong with that, but I am disappointed that this book is/was marketed to be representative of southern culture and literature.I'm no expert on "being Southern".In my opinion, there are no experts on this because each area and region of the south has different characteristics.For what it's worth, I grew up in South Carolina and North Carolina. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American wit and humor    2. Anecdotes    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Form - Essays    6. Humor    7. Personal Memoirs    8. Rivenbark, Celia    9. Social life and customs    10. Southern States    11. Women    12. Women's Studies - General    13. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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Beautifully Written
Those of us who have a story to share should do so, and this story is beautifully written; WHAT REMAINS is a unique one, worth telling, and would be even if it did not involve America's single most famous family. The details Carole Radziwill reveals are intimate, yet never give away more than those connected and still living would find intrusive. At times her pain is almost palpable, and she seems still slightly bewildered about her life and the tragic turn it took during the summer of 1999. The very fact that she did live it and came through it gives her every right to tell about it, and I am glad she chose to do so.

A Moving Memoir Of Love & Death
This is not the memoir of Carole Radziwill. It is a memoir for each person who reads the moving story.
In the end, did they have in common besides ABC news?
In one of what appears to be Carole Radizwill's not-so-subtle jabs at her mother-in-law (and at many of the extended family), she implies Lee wondered what exactly her son saw in Carole ... something along the lines of "how much do they have in common beides ABC?"After finishing this book, I have to say I have no idea what, if anything, they did have in common, nor, more importantly, what it was that first caused them to fall in love.While I can understand and appreciate the author's reservations about revealing too much of their personal relationship, I think she fails to convey why they even had any relationship in the first place.As has been commented on by many reveiwers, she sounds much more passionate when she writes of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (again, not in a lesbian way, but in an idealized school-girl crush way).I found myself wondering if they really were as close as Carole portrays, or if this book is a rather sad attempt to publicly attach herself to Carolyn forever. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1959-1999    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography And Autobiography    6. Biography/Autobiography    7. Personal Memoirs    8. Radziwill, Anthony,    9. Radziwill, Carole    10. Rich & Famous    11. Television journalists    12. United States    13. Women    14. American history: postwar, from c 1945 -    15. Biography & Autobiography / General    16. Biography: general    17. USA    18. c 1990 to c 2000   

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Best Peace Corps memoir I've read...but it's so much more than that
I'm always looking for books written by Returned Peace Corps volunteers, having been in the Peace Corps myself.This book is a fantastic and moving memoir of Kris Holloway's two years in the Peace Corps in a small, impoverished village in Mali.The book recounts the close friendship of two women (Kris and her Malian counterpart, Monique) from very different worlds, a friendship that continued after Kris returned to the U.S.It also very respectfully portrays the day-to-day lives of African villagers...the good, the bad and the ugly.I read the book in one day, often with tears in my eyes.I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in Africa, or to anyone who would just like to read an entertaining (yes, it does have plenty of funny moments!) and moving story.

unlikely friends on a powerful mission
I love the music of Mali. Love how the songs of Ali Farka Toure and Boubacar Traore are about community --- farming and water and schools. And a passionate, exciting CD called Divas of Mali taught me that however poor Mali is --- and it's the fifth poorest nation on the planet --- women in Mali are encouraged to sing. And is that not positive as well?
This book opened a new world for me
My niece sent me "Monique and the Mango Rains" - what a marvelous book!What a glorious memorial to a great woman.The whole book moved not only me, but also my husband, who read it first. Monique was made so real to us. The other thing that so impressed me about this remarkable book is the way Kris has told the truth as it is, all the way through!A very brave decision and so well carried out. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - General    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Humanitarians    4. Social Science    5. Sociology    6. Women   

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EXCELLENT!!!!!!!
I bought this book from Amazon after seeing it at a local bookstore.Once I read one page, I couldn't put it down.In fact, I didn't.I read it from front to back in one sitting.This book is so well written and theaccented pictures are just beautiful!I believe any woman can relate tothis book on one level or another.

great gift book
I bought this for a female friend of mine from college who is going back to medical school. I think it is a great gift book, with many different types of happy, successful women discussing their lives.

"Chicken Soup" for women finding their career path
I read this book, thinking I'd dip into one story, but I was hooked.I couldnt put it down.The stories oflwomen who have overcome incredible odds to connect with work they love are inspiring, directionla, tutorial.The book is lovely and strong.I shivered as I read it..That's when I realized, "This is the Hope book."Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Employment    3. General    4. Inspirational    5. Inspirational - General    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. Sociology Of Women    9. United States    10. Women    11. Women in the professions    12. Women's Studies - General    13. Social Science / Women's Studies   

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Hilarious!
If you like to laugh, you will enjoy this book--it doesn't matter if you are red, yellow, black, white or blue--Ms. French's commentary on diversity in America will have you rolling on the floor.

A Must Read for All!
The misadventures of a southern girl who ventured into "blue state" territory will have you laughing out loud-whether you are a conservative or a liberal! I can't wait to read more from Nancy French!

Truly made me laugh out loud
Nancy French makes me laugh out loud while reading and that's not an easy thing to do.She blends southern charm and her aquired northern tact for a book that brings out the best from all sides.Whether you are a political junkie or just a fan of fun books, this is one to be enjoyed and shared.I hope we'll be reading much more from this Southern Liberty Bell who has a knack for being able to throw in a zigger right when it's needed! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 21st century    2. American Journalism    3. Authors, American    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Biography / Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. General    9. Humor    10. New York (State)    11. Pennsylvania    12. Personal Memoirs    13. Philadelphia    14. Political culture    15. Women    16. Women In The U.S.    17. Women journalists    18. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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A Very Inspirational Book
What a great book, a great lady, who had a great business philosophy.A must read for anyone who wants to do their own thing.

AWESOME AND POWERFUL
I AM A MARY KAY CONSULTANT.I WAS A DEVOTED CUSTOMER FIRST.ONCE I WAS ON HER CUTTING EDGE COSMETICS, I DECIDED TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS BOOK GIVES YOU ALL OF THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO MAKE IT IN ANY BUSINESS. SHE GIVES YOU INSPIRATION AND MINDSET YOU NEED TO MAKE ALL OF YOUR DREAMS A REALITY. IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT. I AM DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.REDUCING MY DEBT, INCREASING MY SELF ESTEEM AND SELF WORTH.DEFINATELY A MUST READ

anonymous
Mary Kay Ash is truly an inspiration to all women.Not only does she succeed she lets you know that there will be obstacles to overcome, but you can and will succeed if you keep your priorities in order GOD,Family, and career and work hard.Nothing comes in life easy and through perservence and a dream and goal setting there is nothing you can't do. I LOVED IT!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Business    3. Businesswomen    4. Entrepreneurship    5. Executive Management    6. Inspirational - General    7. Social Science    8. Sociology    9. Success    10. Success in business    11. Women In Management    12. Women's Studies - General    13. Religion / Inspirational   

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Leaves you wanting more....
This book is such a page-turner that at 3am I had to force myself to stop.It is a wonderful memoir about her growing up and her various media jobs.I enjoyed the sections on her family as much if not more than the sections on her interviews with stars, musicians, etc.I appreciated that it was not a tell-all or flaunting the witnessing of the seedy side of the celebrity lifestyles.It was simply written to engage the reader with the warmer side of those covered in Rolling Stone, US Weekly, etc. and to see how the girl-next-door gets caught up in the party til dawn lifestyle and yet she was broke the downward spiral to return back to herself.In spite of that, this is not a depressing book, rather an very fun and fast ride.If you want something that shows you the real side of stars you've grown up with but can do without the vulgar language, sexual exploits, sensationalism and dirty laundry then this is the book for you!I sincerely hope there is a sequel!!

Highly enjoyable!
In "But Enough About Me: A Jersey Girl's Unlikely Adventures Among the Absurdly Famous," Jancee Dunn wrote about how it was for her to work as a reporter/columnist for Rolling Stones magazine, where her biggest responsibility was to interview famous celebrities. The book read like a memoir of her growing her in New Jersey, never finishing college and somehow landed a job in Rolling Stones. She also chronicled her career from then on and besides writing about her career, she also provided details about her love life (or sometimes the lack of it).
Pleasant and irreverant memoir
Let me state upfront that I had never heard about Jancee Dunn before, but when I saw this book, and reading the inside flap teaser about her writing for Rolling Stone and other magazines, I just couldn't resist picking it up.
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Subjects:  1. Anecdotes    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Celebrities    7. Editors, Journalists, Publishers    8. General    9. Journalistic Writing    10. Journalists    11. Personal Memoirs    12. Rolling stone (San Francisco, Calif.)    13. United States    14. Women    15. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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The best emotional and spiritual support for artists
I read this book so long ago but still reference it often. This book explains how to live with many universal feelings and experiences of being a writer/artist. Cameron's writing has helped me make crucial decisions, bolstered me when motivation waned, taught me that insecurity comes with the territory, shown me to contain my work until it's ready to withstand critiques, when group support is not supportive, and how to set boundaries to improve productivity. I'm grateful to Cameron's generosity in teaching many things I didn't have to stumble over myself until I figured them out.
The Next Step
I read and completed the exercises in THE ARTIST WAY about ten years ago--and it changed my life. I'm an admitted self-help junkie, but Julia Cameron goes way, way beyond the typical self-help hype. Her words resonate like a tuning fork against my sternum.
THIS BOOK IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED
Get this book if you are STUCK. Or even if you just need something new to inspire you in the wee hours... For me, it was like a tonic after a long period of not feeling very creative. After reading only the first few chapters, I realized that I WAS feeling creative, but I had definitely stifled my impulses. I read The Artist's Way years ago and loved it, but "poo-poohed" the morning pages (oh no! more work! who needs that! yuk...). Then, after reading the first chapter of Cameron's sequel,I got up one morning and sat, practically pouting in my pajamas with pen in hand. "Ha!" I thought, "I still won't have anything to say!" And then the stuff started pouring out in my scrawls. Then, toward the end of my three pages, I was using ALL CAPS to express repressed wishes and hopes. That same day I began to take action out of the energy and innate confidence, and believe it or not, things began to "happen." I continue to find the book very motivating in this very way...it makes me want to get on with things and stop hesitating. There is a bit of magic in doing what she proposes that is something that you won't be able to explain. And, this book is not only for artists--it is for anyone who wants to move forward. She emphasizes what we all know but may have forgotten...that the big begins with the small. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)    3. Creative Ability    4. Creativity    5. Death, Grief, Bereavement    6. Personal Memoirs    7. Religion    8. Special Subjects In Art    9. Women    10. Body, Mind & Spirit / Personal Transformation   

Subjects:  1. African American Novel And Short Story    2. African American poor families    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Fiction    5. Literary    6. Pittsburgh (Pa.)    7. Short Stories (single author)    8. Social life and customs    9. Women    10. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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A very special read - I related to every word Firoozeh wrote
This book was a gift from a colleague; at the time I was reading 3 other books - business and biographies - I had to put them down as I started reading Firoozeh's stories. It was truly as if she was writing my experiences, my stories, my sadness, my happiness, my joys and my disappointments, but most of all my gratitude over the years, as I grew up Iranian in America....! This book brought me to tears and made me laugh, and now my husband is reading it. I was so moved I emailed Firoozeh, to which she responded in less than 1 day - she was just as wonderful in email as I had imagined her to be from her stories. The stories will stay with me. This is truly a special read. I so highly recommend for everyone.

Funny Funny Funny in any Language
Families are just plain funny!In Funny in Farsi, Ms. Dumas shows us the hilarity of growing up Iranian in America.
worth reading
As an Iranian 24-year-old graduate student in Tehran, inclined to come to the US for further studies, I think it is a remarkable book in general. However, it has some defects.
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Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Ethnic Cultures - General    6. Immigrants    7. Iranian American women    8. Iranian Americans    9. Personal Memoirs    10.