Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers (Thorndike Press Large Print Core) - Hardcover

Lamott, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410453561 ISBN 13: 9781410453563

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2012

Synopsis

A New York Times best-selling author offers three simple prayers--asking for assistance from a higher power, appreciating what we have that is good and feeling awe at the world around us--that will help us deal with the hardships of daily life. (prayer).

About this title

Review

"Charmingly irreverent"
--"MORE "magazine

"Filled with Lamott's unique brand of humor, wisdom and profound spiritual insight... She has a gift for putting into words what it means to accept and ultimately embrace the beauty, mystery, and pain that is life."
--"San Antonio Express-News"

"Practical and poetic advice on prayer."
--"The Oregonian "

"An imaginative do-it-yourself approach to spirituality...With a stand-up comic's snap and pop, candid and righteous Lamott tells hilarious and wrenching tales about various predicaments that have sparked her prayers and inspired her to encourage others to pray anytime, anywhere, and any way."
--"Booklist"

"[A] prayer manual for people who wouldn't be caught dead reading prayer manuals... anybody who gets it as a holiday gift will likely just say, 'Thanks. Wow.'"
--"Publishers Weekly "
"A refreshingly simple approach to spiritual practice in a pint-sized reflection on prayer...Lamott manages to deftly convey the idea that in trying to control things, we've largely lost our ability to see the good and the miraculous in everyday life...there's more here than meets the eye."
--"Kirkus Reviews"

"Charmingly irreverent."
--"MORE "magazine

"Filled with Lamott's unique brand of humor, wisdom and profound spiritual insight... She has a gift for putting into words what it means to accept and ultimately embrace the beauty, mystery, and pain that is life."
--"San Antonio Express-News"

"Practical and poetic advice on prayer."
--"The Oregonian "

"An imaginative do-it-yourself approach to spirituality...With a stand-up comic's snap and pop, candid and righteous Lamott tells hilarious and wrenching tales about various predicaments that have sparked her prayers and inspired her to encourage others to pray anytime, anywhere, and any way."
--"Booklist"

"[A] prayer manual for people who wouldn't be caught dead reading prayer manuals... anybody who gets it as a holiday gift will likely just say, 'Thanks. Wow.'"
--"Publishers Weekly "
"A refreshingly simple approach to spiritual practice in a pint-sized reflection on prayer...Lamott manages to deftly convey the idea that in trying to control things, we've largely lost our ability to see the good and the miraculous in everyday life...there's more here than meets the eye."
--"Kirkus Reviews"

"[With Lamott's] usual fluency and charm...A worthy successor to her prior works...["Help, Thanks, Wow"] will delight Lamott's regular readers, and likely draw new readers to her writing."
--"Library Journal "(starred review)
[A] prayer manual for people who wouldn't be caught dead reading prayer manuals... anybody who gets it as a holiday gift will likely just say, 'Thanks. Wow.' Publishers Weekly
A refreshingly simple approach to spiritual practice in a pint-sized reflection on prayer... Lamott manages to deftly convey the idea that in trying to control things, we've largely lost our ability to see the good and the miraculous in everyday life... there's more here than meets the eye. Kirkus Reviews
Charmingly irreverent. MORE Magazine
Filled with Lamott's unique brand of humor, wisdom and profound spiritual insight... She has a gift for putting into words what it means to accept and ultimately embrace the beauty, mystery, and pain that is life. San Antonio Express-News
Practical and poetic advice on prayer. The Oregonian
An imaginative do-it-yourself approach to spirituality...With a stand-up comic's snap and pop, candid and righteous Lamott tells hilarious and wrenching tales about various predicaments that have sparked her prayers and inspired her to encourage others to pray anytime, anywhere, and any way. Booklist"

"[A] prayer manual for people who wouldn't be caught dead reading prayer manuals... anybody who gets it as a holiday gift will likely just say, 'Thanks. Wow.'" --Publishers Weekly

"A refreshingly simple approach to spiritual practice in a pint-sized reflection on prayer... Lamott manages to deftly convey the idea that in trying to control things, we've largely lost our ability to see the good and the miraculous in everyday life... there's more here than meets the eye." --Kirkus Reviews

"Charmingly irreverent." --MORE Magazine

"Filled with Lamott's unique brand of humor, wisdom and profound spiritual insight... She has a gift for putting into words what it means to accept and ultimately embrace the beauty, mystery, and pain that is life." --San Antonio Express-News

"Practical and poetic advice on prayer." --The Oregonian

"An imaginative do-it-yourself approach to spirituality...With a stand-up comic's snap and pop, candid and righteous Lamott tells hilarious and wrenching tales about various predicaments that have sparked her prayers and inspired her to encourage others to pray anytime, anywhere, and any way." --Booklist

Book Description

Three simple prayers to get you through tough times, everyday struggles, and the hard work of ordinary life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1410453561
• ISBN 13: 9781410453563
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 157