Author: Regina Brett
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (April 13, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0446556521
- ISBN-13: 978-0446556521
Product Description
Already an internet phenomenon, these wise and insightful lessons by popular newspaper columnist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Regina Brett will make you see the possibilities in your life in a whole new way.When Regina Brett turned 50, she wrote a column on the 50 lessons life had taught her. She reflected on all she had learned through becoming a single parent, looking for love in all the wrong places, working on her relationship with God, battling cancer and making peace with a difficult childhood. It became one of the most popular columns ever published in the newspaper, and since then the 50 lessons have been emailed to hundreds of thousands of people.
Brett now takes the 50 lessons and expounds on them in essays that are deeply personal. From "Don't take yourself too seriously-Nobody else does" to "Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift," these lessons will strike a chord with anyone who has ever gone through tough times--and haven't we all?
I have only skimmed this and will start reading it on Friday. I already love the 1st and 3rd Lesson titles:
Lesson 1: Life Isn't Fair but it's Still Good and Lesson 3: Life is Too Short to Waste Time Hating Anyone
I say AMEN to both of those!
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THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO HACHETTE AND VALERIE!
* This contest is only open to residents of US and Canada.
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* This contest will close Midnight (Central) on April 28, 2010. The winners will be randomly selected from all entries.
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she talks about having breast cancer at age 41 as a detour in her life- this sounds very interesting to me and I'd love to read more.
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i love the message in this book...thanks for the chance to read it.
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We posted about this giveaway at Winning Readings: http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2010/04/god-never-blinks_19.html
ReplyDeleteI love the first lesson: Life isn't fair, but it's still good! That is so true...
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The table of contents list the topics. They sound good. Would love to be enter to win. Thank you.
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I so agree with her life's lessons. Starting with #1..Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
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I learned that she was a pulitizer prize finalist 2 years in a row for her columms. That is impressive.
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I love the quote on the author's website, "Everything can change in the blink of an eye; but don't worry, God never blinks."
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Would love to read this book.
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The author writes for the Plain Dealer, and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for two years in a row. (The Plain Dealer is a local paper, so this is cool to me. :-) )
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No matter how good or bad a situation is, it will change.
ReplyDeleteIt's what I often tell my children and my students. Hang in there. It will change. Then hang on for dear life.
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She picked up bodies for a funeral home. The author has a very interesting employment history.
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