I thought this book would be about making the transition from married to widowed. It was not. Instead, it was a fragmented recounting of one woman’s life for two years after the passing of her husband of 37-years.
The fragmentation is what I believe most interesting – because that is exactly how most people feel after a loss (unexpected or not). We seem to want to pay tribute to the person who has passed – Connolly has succeeded by this journaling of events and her personal thoughts. However, if you don’t know her husband or her family, you may find her snippets about news stories of interest.
There are two wonderful areas in this book – “We’re all winners,” and the simple steps to success.
“We’re All Winners” is a charming chapter about one child who sees reproduction for the very first time (the egg being head-butted by sperm). When one such sperm makes it through, the egg is fertilized and this produces a baby -- that, my friends, is way a child sees us all as winners.The egg and sperm were successful and produced us.
The ABC’s to success are simple: Accomplishment; Belief; Confidence; Desire; Effort and Enthusiasm; and Follow-through. These are helpful ideas to guide you in daily life -- ones I will hang on my wall lest I forget.
All in all, this is a simple light read of reflections, discoveries, and one family’s events.
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Today Norm Goldman, Editor of sketchandtravel and bookpleasures is pleased to have as our guest Shelley Jiang, editor of LET'S GO CHINA, 6th Edition, one of 57 guidebooks published by the bestselling budget series from NORM: Please tell our readers something about yourself and your expertise pertaining to China. SHELLEY: Born in China, I spent the first six years of my life in Beijing, the city that I will always think of as my first home. Though I moved to America and attended school...
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Authored and Illustrated by Marc KompaneyetsISBN 0-375-82750-1Publishers: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers The following review has been contributed by: Lily Azerad-Goldman &CLICK TO VIEW Lily Azerad-Goldman's Reviews‘The Squishiness Of Things,” by debut picture book author and illustrator MarcKompaneyets, should have been titled “Hillarious Hieronymus.” Kompaneyets tells the story of Hieronymus, the “king of knowers,” who kneweverything as a result of his eccentric...
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50 Simple Things You Can Do to Fight the Right
Earthworks PressISBN: 0977689700The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's Reviews As the title states, this book describes a number of things that anyone can doto counteract the Right's strong influence in present-day America.Some of the actions included require little or no effort. Join a progressivegroup, be it local or international. Take back control of the American politicalvocabulary. Donate a subscription to a progressive magazine to your...
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50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know by Russ Kick
The following review was contributed by Paul Lappen
Are you being kept in the dark about the world around
you? Do you feel that there things the government and
media won't tell you, but you can't quite put it into
words? This is the book for you.
Written in bite-size chunks, this book presents a
number of things not told to the public. What the
world knows as the Ten Commandments are not what Moses
brought down from Mt. Sinai on those stone tablets
(read Exodus Chapters 20 and...
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Why Good People Do Bad Things (How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy)
Click Here To Purchase Why Good People Do Bad Things Author: Debbie FordPublisher: HarperOneISBN: 978-0-06-089737-6We read stories in the media of how good people have gone wrong. We seem to thrive on reading these sad tales and yet self-destruction takes place much nearer to home on a daily basis. In our family, ourselves and friends - we don’t understa
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Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World
Click Here To Purchase Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World Author: Lindsey Pollak: ISBN-10: 006114259XISBN-13: 978-0061142598 As a graduate of Yale University, a writer, editor and speaker, Lindsey Pollak summarized her many years of experience and expertise in career advice in “Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World.”This book is divided into 10 chapters: Get Started, Stop Being a Student and Start Being
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