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Loading... A Short Guide to a Happy Lifeby Anna Quindlen
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I like Anna Quindlen but all I could think in the fifteen minutes that it took me to read this book was, "She must have needed a little quick cash." This is basically a be thankful for life pep talk, perhaps an old commencement address she gave, spread out over fifty or so pages with about half of those pages devoted to greeting card style sentimental pictures. Really. It would be good in a guest bedroom because it is such a quick read, if only I had a guest bedroom! (  ) susanheim | Aug 2, 2009 |  Very short indeed. KaterinaBead | Jul 21, 2009 | Nice (  ) Harrod | Jan 27, 2009 | A extremely short read but being in the middle of three larger books I didn’t want to get discouraged that I wasn’t finishing anything very quickly. It’s a cute little book. Took me about ten minutes to read. (  ) blondierocket | Jan 14, 2009 | This is the second small book I have read by Anna Quindlen. She has a very unique and straight forward take on life. Her books are short but she manages to say a lot in a few pages. I found this book inspirational and her points of view were "right on". I would read this book over and over when feeling down. It will help you get the right perspective on life. ( ) realbigcat | Jul 27, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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It is precisely this commonplace form of wisdom that make readers trust and respect Quindlen. She uses her candid, heart-to-heart narrative voice along with her novel-writer descriptive skills to show readers how good we have it: "Life is made up of moments, small pieces of mica in a long stretch of glittering gray cement." Later she urges readers to "Look at the fuzz on a baby's ear. Read in the backyard with the sun on your face." The format smacks of "gift book," with an abundance of pleasing, artsy photographs. Don't be ashamed to fall for the packaging, though. This is one of those books that could remain in the living room for years or in the family for generations. --Gail Hudson
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