Download or read book Tell Me More written by Kelly Corrigan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A story-driven collection of essays on the twelve powerful phrases we use to sustain our relationships, from the bestselling author of Glitter and Glue and The Middle Place “Kelly Corrigan takes on all the big, difficult questions here, with great warmth and courage.”—Glennon Doyle NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE AND BUSTLE It’s a crazy idea: trying to name the phrases that make love and connection possible. But that’s just what Kelly Corrigan has set out to do here. In her New York Times bestselling memoirs, Corrigan distilled our core relationships to their essences, showcasing a warm, easy storytelling style. Now, in Tell Me More, she’s back with a deeply personal, unfailingly honest, and often hilarious examination of the essential phrases that turn the wheel of life. In “I Don’t Know,” Corrigan wrestles to make peace with uncertainty, whether it’s over invitations that never came or a friend’s agonizing infertility. In “No,” she admires her mother’s ability to set boundaries and her liberating willingness to be unpopular. In “Tell Me More,” a facialist named Tish teaches her something important about listening. And in “I Was Wrong,” she comes clean about her disastrous role in a family fight—and explains why saying sorry may not be enough. With refreshing candor, a deep well of empathy, and her signature desire to understand “the thing behind the thing,” Corrigan swings between meditations on life with a preoccupied husband and two mercurial teenage daughters to profound observations on love and loss. With the streetwise, ever-relatable voice that defines Corrigan’s work, Tell Me More is a moving and meaningful take on the power of the right words at the right moment to change everything. Praise for Tell Me More “It is such a comfort just knowing that Kelly Corrigan exists: she is somehow both wise and self-deprecating; funny but unafraid of pain; frank but gentle. She is the sister/mother/best friend we all wish we could have—and because of this big-hearted book, we all get to.”—Ariel Levy, author of The Rules Do Not Apply “With full-bodied humor and radical sensitivity, Kelly Corrigan transforms the mundane pain of life into a necessary spiritual text of sorts, one that reminds us that we have the right to grieve but the obligation to be grateful. This book will remind you that you are human—and of the fragile loveliness of being so.”—Lena Dunham

Download or read book Summary of Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan written by and published by Segalanya Digital. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Description Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan The perfect book for learning why saying phrases like I don’t know and tell me more is important for turning the wheels of life and coping with the stresses of everyday life. Through a series of candid and hilarious personal essays, Kelly Corrigan discusses the hardest phrases she’s learned to say through her life as a wife, mother, daughter, and friend. Amid her grief after losing her father and her best friend, Kelly details the hardest things she’s learned to say to help her find comfort during trying times. Raising two teenage girls, becoming diagnosed with cancer, and losing her father to cancer, Kelly has been through times that have tested both her patience and her sanity. But despite these times, she has learned from them and more importantly has learned what to say. With phrases like I don’t know and it’s like this, Kelly tells stories from her life as she examines essential phrases that help turn the wheel of life.

Download or read book Summary of Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan written by QuickRead and published by QuickRead.com. This book was released on with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect book for learning why saying phrases like I don’t know and tell me more is important for turning the wheels of life and coping with the stresses of everyday life. Through a series of candid and hilarious personal essays, Kelly Corrigan discusses the hardest phrases she’s learned to say through her life as a wife, mother, daughter, and friend. Amid her grief after losing her father and her best friend, Kelly details the hardest things she’s learned to say to help her find comfort during trying times. Raising two teenage girls, becoming diagnosed with cancer, and losing her father to cancer, Kelly has been through times that have tested both her patience and her sanity. But despite these times, she has learned from them and more importantly has learned what to say. With phrases like I don’t know and it’s like this, Kelly tells stories from her life as she examines essential phrases that help turn the wheel of life. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original work. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and want us to remove it, please contact us at [email protected]

Download or read book As We Speak written by Peter Meyers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and empowering guide to public speaking and becoming a more effective, persuasive communicator in all areas of life. The world is full of brilliant people whose ideas are never heard. This book is designed to make sure that you’re not one of them. Even for the most self-confident among us, public speaking can be a nerve-racking ordeal. Whether you are speaking to a large audience, within a group, or in a oneon- one conversation, the way in which you communicate ideas, as much as the ideas themselves, can determine success or failure. In this invaluable guide from two of today’s most sought-after communication experts, you’ll learn to master three core principles that you can apply in a wide variety of situations: Content: Construct a clear and lucid architecture of ideas that will lead your listener through a memorable emotional experience. Delivery: Use your voice and body in ways that engage your audience and naturally support your message. State: Bring yourself into peak performance condition. The way you feel when you perform is the most frequently overlooked component of communication. Accessible, inspiring, and laden with useful tips, As We Speak will help you discover your authentic voice and learn to convey your ideas in the most powerful and unforgettable way possible.

Download or read book Hello World written by Kelly Corrigan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan comes a book that celebrates the people in our lives and the meaningful connections we make that come from asking each other questions. Hello World! is the perfect reminder that the journeys we take through life are all about the people we will meet along the way--people who will make us smarter, stronger, and more amazing than we ever thought possible. With her trademark inspirational wisdom, Kelly Corrigan writes the perfect book for anyone about to embark on a new adventure.

Download or read book Glitter and Glue written by Kelly Corrigan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I loved this book, I was moved by this book and now I will share this book with my own mother.' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love. From the New York Times best-selling author of The Middle Place comes a new memoir that examines the bond between mothers and daughters. Kelly Corrigan's mother summarised the the division of labour in her family as: 'Your father's the glitter, but I'm the glue.' This meant nothing to Kelly, who left her childhood sure that her mum would be nothing more than background for the rest of Kelly's life. After college, she took off see things and Become Interesting. In a matter of months her savings had dwindled and she needed a job. That's how she met John Tanner, a newly widowed Australian father of two looking for a live-in nanny.There, in that small, motherless house her mother's voice was suddenly everywhere. Each day she spent with the Tanner kids was a day she spent reconsidering her relationship with her mother, turning it over in her hands like a shell, trying to hear whatever messages might be trapped in its shadowy spiral. This is a book about who you admire and why, and how that changes over time.

Download or read book Summary of Tell Me More written by Abbey Beathan and published by Abbey Beathan Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say by Kelly Corrigan - Book Summary - Abbey Beathan (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book.) Twelve stories about the most powerful phrases one could ever say and their meanings. Tell Me More talks about Kelly Corrigan's philosophical journey to cope with phrases that are capable of turning the wheel of life. She wrestles with the fierce "I Don't Know" which translates into uncertainty, not knowing if something is going to turn out the way she expected. And subsequently in "Tell Me More", she talks about the importance of listening and how she learnt this valuable lesson. That's just 2 out of 12 and each of them packs a very interesting life lesson. (Note: This summary is wholly written and published by Abbey Beathan. It is not affiliated with the original author in any way) "Accepting things as they are is difficult. A lot of people go to war with reality." - Kelly Corrigan An honest and meaningful book about self-discovery and how powerful words are. Giving much thought about what you say is extremely important to becoming a more persuasive and wiser individual. Embarking this journey with Kelly Corrigan about questioning everything will give you a deeper look into your life and how everyone reacts depending on your actions. Discover how strong the words you casually say are and see how to use their power to benefit you. P.S. Tell Me More is an extremely interesting book that will help you say the right words at exactly the right moment to change everything! P.P.S. It was Albert Einstein who famously said that once you stop learning, you start dying. It was Bill Gates who said that he would want the ability to read faster if he could only have one superpower in this world. Abbey Beathan's mission is to bring across amazing golden nuggets in amazing books through our summaries. Our vision is to make reading non-fiction fun, dynamic and captivating. Ready To Be A Part Of Our Vision & Mission? Scroll Up Now and Click on the "Buy now with 1-Click" Button to Get Your Copy. Why Abbey Beathan's Summaries? How Can Abbey Beathan Serve You? Amazing Refresher if you've read the original book before Priceless Checklist in case you missed out any crucial lessons/details Perfect Choice if you're interested in the original book but never read it before Disclaimer Once Again: This book is meant for a great companionship of the original book or to simply get the gist of the original book. "One of the greatest and most powerful gift in life is the gift of knowledge. The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge" - Abbey Beathan

Download or read book The Middle Place written by Kelly Corrigan and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2008-01-08 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Middle Place is about calling home. Instinctively. Even when all the paperwork -- a marriage license, a notarized deed, two birth certificates, and seven years of tax returns -- clearly indicates you're an adult, but all the same, there you are, clutching the phone and thanking God that you're still somebody's daughter." For Kelly Corrigan, family is everything. At thirty-six, she had a marriage that worked, a couple of funny, active kids, and a weekly newspaper column. But even as a thriving adult, Kelly still saw herself as George Corrigan's daughter. A garrulous Irish-American charmer from Baltimore, George was the center of the ebullient, raucous Corrigan clan. He greeted every day by opening his bedroom window and shouting, "Hello, World!" Suffice it to say, Kelly's was a colorful childhood, just the sort a girl could get attached to. Kelly lives deep within what she calls the Middle Place -- "that sliver of time when parenthood and childhood overlap" -- comfortably wedged between her adult duties and her parents' care. But she's abruptly shoved into a coming-of-age when she finds a lump in her breast -- and gets the diagnosis no one wants to hear. And so Kelly's journey to full-blown adulthood begins. When George, too, learns he has late-stage cancer, it is Kelly's turn to take care of the man who had always taken care of her -- and show us a woman as she finally takes the leap and grows up. Kelly Corrigan is a natural-born storyteller, a gift you quickly recognize as her father's legacy, and her stories are rich with everyday details. She captures the beat of an ordinary life and the tender, sometimes fractious moments that bind families together. Rueful and honest, Kelly is the prized friend who will tell you her darkest, lowest, screwiest thoughts, and then later, dance on the coffee table at your party. Funny, yet heart-wrenching, The Middle Place is about being a parent and a child at the same time. It is about the special double-vision you get when you are standing with one foot in each place. It is about the family you make and the family you came from -- and locating, navigating, and finally celebrating the place where they meet. It is about reaching for life with both hands -- and finding it.

Download or read book Lift written by Kelly Corrigan and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter when and why this comes to your hands, I want to put down on paper how things started with us. Written as a letter to her children, Kelly Corrigan's Lift is a tender, intimate, and robust portrait of risk and love; a touchstone for anyone who wants to live more fully. In Lift, Corrigan weaves together three true and unforgettable stories of adults willing to experience emotional hazards in exchange for the gratifications of raising children. Lift takes its name from hang gliding, a pursuit that requires flying directly into rough air, because turbulence saves a glider from "sinking out." For Corrigan, this wisdom--that to fly requires chaotic, sometimes even violent passages--becomes a metaphor for all of life's most meaningful endeavors, particularly the great flight that is parenting. Corrigan serves it up straight--how mundanely and fiercely her children have been loved, how close most lives occasionally come to disaster, and how often we fall short as mothers and fathers. Lift is for everyone who has been caught off guard by the pace and vulnerability of raising children, to remind us that our work is important and our time limited. Like Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Gift from the Sea, Lift is a meditation on the complexities of a woman's life, and like Corrigan's memoir, The Middle Place, Lift is boisterous and generous, a book readers can't wait to share.

Download or read book Summary of Tell Me More Review Keypoints and Take aways written by PenZen Summaries and published by by Mocktime Publication. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The summary of Tell Me More – Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say presented here include a short review of the book at the start followed by quick overview of main points and a list of important take-aways at the end of the summary. The Summary of Tell Me More is a meditation on the phrases that enable us to communicate our love to others and form meaningful connections with them. Kelly Corrigan's study of life's many frustrations and joys solidifies her critical reputation as a "poet laureate of the ordinary," and it is built around a series of intimate personal essays that the author wrote about her own experiences. Corrigan's reflections are an unflinchingly honest and oftentimes downright hilarious exploration of the meaning of death, friendship, parenthood, and most importantly, love. The exploration is endlessly thought-provoking and provides plenty of food for thought. Tell Me More summary includes the key points and important takeaways from the book Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan. Disclaimer: 1. This summary is meant to preview and not to substitute the original book. 2. We recommend, for in-depth study purchase the excellent original book. 3. In this summary key points are rewritten and recreated and no part/text is directly taken or copied from original book. 4. If original author/publisher wants us to remove this summary, please contact us at [email protected].

Download or read book Summary of Tell Me More Kelly Corrigan Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I m Learning to Say written by Dmpublishers and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DISCLAIMER: All оf оur books аrе іntеndеd аѕ companions' tо, nоt replacement fоr, thе original tіtlеѕ. CіtіPublіѕhеrѕ is wholly responsible for all оf thе content аnd is not аѕѕосіаtеd wіth the оrіgіnаl authors' іn аnу wау.ABOUT BOOK: Tell Mе More (2019) is a mеdіtаtіоn оn thе рhrаѕеѕ that аllоw uѕ tо express lоvе аnd connect with others. Built аrоund a series оf іntіmаtе реrѕоnаl essays, Kelly Corrigan's ѕtudу оf life's many fruѕtrаtіоnѕ аnd joys cements hеr critical rерutаtіоn аѕ a "poet lаurеаtе оf the оrdіnаrу." Unflinchingly hоnеѕt аnd оftеn dоwnrіght hilarious, Cоrrіgаn'ѕ reflections are аn endlessly thоught-рrоvоkіng еxрlоrаtіоn оf the meaning оf death, frіеndѕhір, parenthood аnd, аbоvе аll, love. ABOUT THЕ AUTHОR; Kelly Cоrrіgаn іѕ a bеѕt-ѕеllіng аuthоr based in Oаklаnd, Cаlіfоrnіа. Hаіlеd аѕ thе vоісе of hеr gеnеrаtіоn bу O: Thе Oрrаh Mаgаzіnе, her previous bооkѕ include Thе Middle Plасе, Lift and Glitter аnd Gluе. Corrigan іѕ аlѕо the сrеаtіvе dіrесtоr оf thе Nаntuсkеt Project, аn annual соnfеrеnсе bringing tоgеthеr ѕоmе оf tоdау'ѕ most exciting thіnkеrѕ аnd сrеаtіvеѕ. INTRODUCTION.A lеxісоn оf lіfе lessons.Lоvе, аn оld ѕоng hаѕ іt, mаkеѕ the wоrld gо round. It'ѕ a nісе іdеа, but unfortunately, thеrе'ѕ mоrе to it thаn that. After аll, еvеrу rеlаtіоnѕhір hаѕ its uрѕ аnd downs. Things gо wrоng аnd wе mеѕѕ uр. Expressing оur love for others also means ароlоgіzіng, аdmіttіng mіѕtаkеѕ аnd lеаrnіng tо lіѕtеn. In thеѕе summary, ассlаіmеd mеmоіrіѕt аnd ѕtоrуtеllеr Kеllу Cоrrіgаn tаkеѕ a lооk аt thе рhrаѕеѕ thаt kеер оur mоѕt important relationships оn trасk. Drаwіng on hеr еxреrіеnсеѕ as a daughter, mоthеr аnd wіfе, Kеllу uses hеr fаmіlу life аѕ a ѕрrіngbоаrd tо examine thе роwеr of choosing thе right words аt thе right time. From асknоwlеdgіng thаt life іѕ "juѕt lіkе thіѕ" tо the profound аdmіѕѕіоn thаt "I was wrong," thеѕе phrases аrе lіkе grеаѕе оn thе whееlѕ оf life - thеу kеер thіngѕ turnіng. And, аѕ Kеllу ѕhоwѕ, thеу саn gеt uѕ thrоugh сrіѕеѕ, arguments and grіеf. In the fоllоwіng summary, уоu'll lеаrn Whу nеіthеr faith nоr rеаѕоn hоldѕ аll the аnѕwеrѕ tо lіfе'ѕ mysteries; Whаt a рооrlу behaved fаmіlу pet tаught Kеllу аbоut ароlоgіеѕ; аnd Whу уоu don't nееd to bе реrfесt tо gеt the most out of уоur lіfе.

Download or read book The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap written by Wendy Welch and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring true story about losing your place, finding your purpose, and building a community one book at a time. Wendy Welch and her husband had always dreamed of owning a bookstore, so when they left their high-octane jobs for a simpler life in an Appalachian coal town, they seized an unexpected opportunity to pursue thier dream. The only problems? A declining U.S. economy, a small town with no industry, and the advent of the e-book. They also had no idea how to run a bookstore. Against all odds, but with optimism, the help of their Virginian mountain community, and an abiding love for books, they succeeded in establishing more than a thriving business - they built a community. The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap is the little bookstore that could: how two people, two cats, two dogs, and thirty-eight thousand books helped a small town find its heart. It is a story about people and books, and how together they create community.

Download or read book Summary of Tell Me More Kelly Corrigan Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I m Learning to Say written by Contentpush and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-07 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: DISCLAIMER::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: All оf оur books аrе іntеndеd аѕ companions' tо, nоt replacement fоr, thе original tіtlеѕ. ContentPush is wholly responsible for all оf thе content аnd is not аѕѕосіаtеd wіth the оrіgіnаl authors' іn аnу wау.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT BOOK::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Tell Mе More (2019) is a mеdіtаtіоn оn thе рhrаѕеѕ that аllоw uѕ tо express lоvе аnd connect with others. Built аrоund a series оf іntіmаtе реrѕоnаl essays, Kelly Corrigan's ѕtudу оf life's many fruѕtrаtіоnѕ аnd joys cements hеr critical rерutаtіоn аѕ a "poet lаurеаtе оf the оrdіnаrу." Unflinchingly hоnеѕt аnd оftеn dоwnrіght hilarious, Cоrrіgаn'ѕ reflections are аn endlessly thоught-рrоvоkіng еxрlоrаtіоn оf the meaning оf death, frіеndѕhір, parenthood аnd, аbоvе аll, love.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THЕ AUTHОR::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Kelly Cоrrіgаn іѕ a bеѕt-ѕеllіng аuthоr based in Oаklаnd, Cаlіfоrnіа. Hаіlеd аѕ thе vоісе of hеr gеnеrаtіоn bу O: Thе Oрrаh Mаgаzіnе, her previous bооkѕ include Thе Middle Plасе, Lift and Glitter аnd Gluе. Corrigan іѕ аlѕо the сrеаtіvе dіrесtоr оf thе Nаntuсkеt Project, аn annual соnfеrеnсе bringing tоgеthеr ѕоmе оf tоdау'ѕ most exciting thіnkеrѕ аnd сrеаtіvеѕ.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: INTRODUCTION::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: A lеxісоn оf lіfе lessons.Lоvе, аn оld ѕоng hаѕ іt, mаkеѕ the wоrld gо round. It'ѕ a nісе іdеа, but unfortunately, thеrе'ѕ mоrе to it thаn that. After аll, еvеrу rеlаtіоnѕhір hаѕ its uрѕ аnd downs. Things gо wrоng аnd wе mеѕѕ uр. Expressing оur love for others also means ароlоgіzіng, аdmіttіng mіѕtаkеѕ аnd lеаrnіng tо lіѕtеn. In thеѕе summary, ассlаіmеd mеmоіrіѕt аnd ѕtоrуtеllеr Kеllу Cоrrіgаn tаkеѕ a lооk аt thе рhrаѕеѕ thаt kеер оur mоѕt important relationships оn trасk. Drаwіng on hеr еxреrіеnсеѕ as a daughter, mоthеr аnd wіfе, Kеllу uses hеr fаmіlу life аѕ a ѕрrіngbоаrd tо examine thе роwеr of choosing thе right words аt thе right time. From асknоwlеdgіng thаt life іѕ "juѕt lіkе thіѕ" tо the profound аdmіѕѕіоn thаt "I was wrong," thеѕе phrases аrе lіkе grеаѕе оn thе whееlѕ оf life - thеу kеер thіngѕ turnіng. And, аѕ Kеllу ѕhоwѕ, thеу саn gеt uѕ thrоugh сrіѕеѕ, arguments and grіеf. In the fоllоwіng summary, уоu'll lеаrn Whу nеіthеr faith nоr rеаѕоn hоldѕ аll the аnѕwеrѕ tо lіfе'ѕ mysteries; Whаt a рооrlу behaved fаmіlу pet tаught Kеllу аbоut ароlоg&

Download or read book There Are No Grown ups written by Pamela Druckerman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-selling author of BRINGING UP BÉBÉ investigates life in her forties, and wonders whether her mind will ever catch up with her face. When Pamela Druckerman turns 40, waiters start calling her "Madame," and she detects a new message in mens' gazes: I would sleep with her, but only if doing so required no effort whatsoever. Yet forty isn't even technically middle-aged anymore. And there are upsides: After a lifetime of being clueless, Druckerman can finally grasp the subtext of conversations, maintain (somewhat) healthy relationships and spot narcissists before they ruin her life. What are the modern forties? What do we know once we reach them? What makes someone a "grown-up" anyway? And why didn't anyone warn us that we'd get cellulite on our arms? Part frank memoir, part hilarious investigation of daily life, There Are No Grown-Ups diagnoses the in-between decade when... • Everyone you meet looks a little bit familiar. • You're matter-of-fact about chin hair. • You can no longer wear anything ironically. • There's at least one sport your doctor forbids you to play. • You become impatient while scrolling down to your year of birth. • Your parents have stopped trying to change you. • You don't want to be with the cool people anymore; you want to be with your people. • You realize that everyone is winging it, some just do it more confidently. • You know that it's ok if you don't like jazz. Internationally best-selling author and New York Times contributor Pamela Druckerman leads us on a quest for wisdom, self-knowledge and the right pair of pants. A witty dispatch from the front lines of the forties, THERE ARE NO GROWN-UPS is a (midlife) coming-of-age story--and a book for anyone trying to find their place in the world.

Download or read book No Cure for Being Human written by Kate Bowler and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved) asks, how do you move forward with a life you didn’t choose? “Kate Bowler is the only one we can trust to tell us the truth.”—Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Untamed It’s hard to give up on the feeling that the life you really want is just out of reach. A beach body by summer. A trip to Disneyland around the corner. A promotion on the horizon. Everyone wants to believe that they are headed toward good, better, best. But what happens when the life you hoped for is put on hold indefinitely? Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, until she discovered, at age thirty-five, that her body was wracked with cancer. In No Cure for Being Human, she searches for a way forward as she mines the wisdom (and absurdity) of today’s “best life now” advice industry, which insists on exhausting positivity and on trying to convince us that we can out-eat, out-learn, and out-perform our humanness. We are, she finds, as fragile as the day we were born. With dry wit and unflinching honesty, Kate Bowler grapples with her diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith as she tries to come to terms with her limitations in a culture that says anything is possible. She finds that we need one another if we’re going to tell the truth: Life is beautiful and terrible, full of hope and despair and everything in between—and there’s no cure for being human.

Download or read book Everything Happens for a Reason written by Kate Bowler and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A meditation on sense-making when there’s no sense to be made, on letting go when we can’t hold on, and on being unafraid even when we’re terrified.”—Lucy Kalanithi “Belongs on the shelf alongside other terrific books about this difficult subject, like Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal.”—Bill Gates NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing, but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a creed that sees fortune as a blessing from God and misfortune as a mark of God’s disapproval. At thirty-five, everything in her life seems to point toward “blessing.” She is thriving in her job, married to her high school sweetheart, and loves life with her newborn son. Then she is diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. The prospect of her own mortality forces Kate to realize that she has been tacitly subscribing to the prosperity gospel, living with the conviction that she can control the shape of her life with “a surge of determination.” Even as this type of Christianity celebrates the American can-do spirit, it implies that if you “can’t do” and succumb to illness or misfortune, you are a failure. Kate is very sick, and no amount of positive thinking will shrink her tumors. What does it mean to die, she wonders, in a society that insists everything happens for a reason? Kate is stripped of this certainty only to discover that without it, life is hard but beautiful in a way it never has been before. Frank and funny, dark and wise, Kate Bowler pulls the reader deeply into her life in an account she populates affectionately with a colorful, often hilarious retinue of friends, mega-church preachers, relatives, and doctors. Everything Happens for a Reason tells her story, offering up her irreverent, hard-won observations on dying and the ways it has taught her to live. Praise for Everything Happens for a Reason “I fell hard and fast for Kate Bowler. Her writing is naked, elegant, and gripping—she’s like a Christian Joan Didion. I left Kate’s story feeling more present, more grateful, and a hell of a lot less alone. And what else is art for?”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Warrior and president of Together Rising

Download or read book The Football Girl written by Thatcher Heldring and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book