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Loading... The Right Words at the Right Time Volume 2: Your Turn!by Marlo ThomasSeries: The Right Words at the Right Time (2)
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0743497430, Hardcover)In her remarkable follow-up to The Right Words at the Right Time, Marlo Thomas onceagain taps into the human spirit, assembling a breathtaking collection of inspiring essays about the enduring power of words. From big cities to farm communities, from office cubicles to hospital wards, Thomas presents 101 new first-person stories that are at once universal and strikingly personal. You'll meet a "Plain Jane" from Seattle, whose world was rocked by a passing remark made by her favorite musician backstage at a concert. You'll hear from the bereaved fiancé of a 9/11 victim, who found hope in a note pinned to a teddy bear left by a schoolgirl. And your heart will break for a prison inmate, who recalls the one piece of advice he still wishes he took. In each case, words had made all the difference. As this astonishing anthology proves, the "right words" can be found anywhere -- the pages of a dusty, old songbook; the pulpit of a neighborhood church; the wreckage of Ground Zero; a hand-stitched sampler hanging on a wall; and a child's simple expression of love. The Right Words at the Right Time, Volume 2: Your Turn! is a collection to be read and read again -- a volume that will be cherished by both fans of the original book and anyone who has ever been touched by the startling and life-affirming magic of words. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:51:43 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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But the value of this collection of dozens of brief essays and stories is in how much the experiences of "ordinary" people, not experts, can teach us about the deep inspiration we can find in simple words.
One of the contributors for example, homemaker Carole O'Hare, grieves the loss of her mother in United Flight 93, killed by terrorists. Carole relates the many ways she valued the life with her mother, and recalls a favorite piece of advice from her, "Life is for the living, Carole. Go do it." Carole says it has helped her not only keep living in spite of grief, but to write a newsletter for Flight 93 families.
As editor Marlo Thomas notes in the Foreword, "the right words can transform us."