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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-101594481571

ISBN-139781594481574

eBay Product ID (ePID)48658523

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Book TitlePlan B : Further Thoughts on Faith

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSpirituality, Personal Memoirs, Religious, Faith, Literary

Publication Year2006

GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorAnne Lamott

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight9.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"To read Lamott is like finding a friend you can talk to about anything. She starts conversations inside you and helps you begin to talk with yourself in a new way." -- The Charlotte Observer "A refreshing mix of both the worldly and the mundane... Lamott deserves to become a noational treasure." -- More Magazine "Beyond her bold humor lies a compelling quest to recognize the spiritual challenges that surround us." -- People Magazine "[A] book that is better than brilliant. This is that rare kind of book that is like having a smart, dear, crazy (in the best sense) friend walk next to us in sunlight and in the dark night of the soul." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Sturdy hope and valor are to be found in these sometimes painful, sometimes desperate, but always engaging pieces, which Lamott has crafted with equal parts honesty, candor, and wit." --Elle "Funny, acerbic reflections on faith and family... readers have long awaited Lamott's second book on spirituality, and it won't disappoint. Lamott's trademark humor and irreverence mark practically every page... readers will howl with laughter at Lamott's inability to do anything with Mom's ashes other than leave them in her closet. But there's also the real work Lamott is doing here, the slow hard, slow work of forgiveness, and things can get teary... a wonderful read Lamott's legions of fans will no doubt lap up." -- Kirkus Reviews, "To read Lamott is like finding a friend you can talk to about anything. She starts conversations inside you and helps you begin to talk with yourself in a new way." -- The Charlotte Observer "A refreshing mix of both the worldly and the mundane... Lamott deserves to become a noational treasure." -- More Magazine "Beyond her bold humor lies a compelling quest to recognize the spiritual challenges that surround us." -- People Magazine "[A] book that is better than brilliant. This is that rare kind of book that is like having a smart, dear, crazy (in the best sense) friend walk next to us in sunlight and in the dark night of the soul." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Sturdy hope and valor are to be found in these sometimes painful, sometimes desperate, but always engaging pieces, which Lamott has crafted with equal parts honesty, candor, and wit." --Elle "Funny, acerbic reflections on faith and family... readers have long awaited Lamott's second book on spirituality, and it won't disappoint. Lamott's trademark humor and irreverence mark practically every page... readers will howl with laughter at Lamott's inability to do anything with Mom's ashes other than leave them in her closet. But there's also the real work Lamott is doing here, the slow hard, slow work of forgiveness, and things can get teary... a wonderful read Lamott's legions of fans will no doubt lap up." -- Kirkus Reviews From the Hardcover edition.

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal813/.54 B

Grade ToUP

SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Almost Everything, a spiritual antidote to anxiety and despair in increasingly fraught times. As Anne Lamott knows, the world is a dangerous place. Terrorism and war have become the new normal. Environmental devastation looms even closer. And there are personal demands on her faith as well: getting older; her mother's Alzheimer's; her son's adolescence; and the passing of friends and time. Fortunately for those of us who are anxious about the state of the world, whose parents are also aging and dying, whose children are growing harder to recognize as they become teenagers, Plan B offers hope that we're not alone in the midst of despair. It shares with us Lamott's ability to comfort and to make us laugh despite the grim realities. Anne Lamott is one of our most beloved writers, and Plan B is a book more necessary now than ever. It is further evidence that, as The New Yorker has written , "Anne Lamott is a cause for celebration.", With the trademark wisdom, humor, and honesty that made "Traveling Mercies" a runaway bestseller, "Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith" is a spiritual antidote to anxiety and despair in increasingly fraught times.

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by gene109
Dec 10, 2023
A good read
This book is referred to in much of my reading, so I had to see it for myself. It is light-hearted but insightful and is an honest look at her beliefs.
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