Give It Up!: My Year of Learning to Live Better With Less - Hardcover

Carlomagno, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060789808 ISBN 13: 9780060789800

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2006

Synopsis

An eye-opening journey of one woman's quest to rid herself of material and emotional excess shares her monthly account of taking control, breaking free of needless possessions, and simplifying her stressful life. 50,000 first printing.

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Review:

"Book for a Better Life" selection--Timeonline.com

"Mary Carlomagno's warm, humorous, best-friendly guide into the intimidating world of self-control proves that denial isn't punishment and that less really can be more."--Barrie Dolnick, author of Instructions for Your Discontent and Enlighten Up

"Inspirational and thought provoking"--Library Journal

"Refreshing, inspiring, and honest, Give It Up! reminds us of just how much better off we are with a little less. One book I'm not going to be 'giving up' anytime soon."--Nicole Williams, author of Earn What You're Worth: A Wildly Sophisticated Approach to Investing in Your Career and Yourself

Mary Carlomagno s warm, humorous, best-friendly guide into the intimidating world of self-control proves that denial isn t punishment and that less really can be more. --Barrie Dolnick, author of Instructions for Your Discontent and Enlighten Up"

Inspirational and thought provoking --Library Journal"

Book for a Better Life selection--Timeonline.com"

Refreshing, inspiring, and honest, Give It Up! reminds us of just how much better off we are with a little less. One book I m not going to be giving up anytime soon. --Nicole Williams, author of Earn What You're Worth: A Wildly Sophisticated Approach to Investing in Your Career and Yourself"

From the Back Cover:

"Would it be possible to live without the designer coffee, the Kate Spade Bags, the technology that was a part of my every day existence? Could stripping away some of those items and habits make me a appreciate what I was so fortunate to have? I created a plan. Each month for one year, I would choose one of my favorite things and give it up cold turkey for one month. This would become my year to live better with less."

Giving It Up approaches the self–improvement, makeover trends from a new angle: improving ourselves from the inside out. For one month each, Mary Carlomagno gives up alcohol, shopping, elevators, newspapers, cell phones, dining out, television, taxis, coffee, cursing, chocolate, and multi–tasking. In doing so, she gains a deeper appreciation for what she has, and for the world around her. Giving It Up is a wake up call to think, to understand, and to enjoy the lives that we live.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060789808
• ISBN 13: 9780060789800
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 196