Anne Lamott

"I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits. Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the news, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest -- when we are, as she puts it, "doomed, stunned, exhausted, and over-caffeinated"--The seeds of rejuvenation are at hand. "All truth is paradox," Lamott writes, "and this turns...

Cuando el hermano de Anne Lamott era un niño, estaba agobiado con un trabajo sobre pájaros que tenía que entregar al día siguiente. Su padre se sentó a su lado y le dijo: «Pájaro a pájaro, colega. Ve pájaro a pájaro». Esta anécdota da título a una fuente inagotable de inspiración: un bestseller desde su publicación, hace ya más de 25 años, y un clásico en todas las listas de libros sobre escritura. Con un raro talento para combinar...

Wherever you look, there's trouble and wonder, pain and beauty, restoration and darkness--sometimes all at once. Yet amid the confusion, if you look carefully, in nature or in the kitchen, in ordinariness or in mystery, beyond the emotion muck we all slog through, you'll find it eventually: a path, some light to see by, moments of insight, courage, or buoyancy. In other words, grace. Lamott knows and lives by this belief, most of the time. In these...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times). 

“Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.”...

Move from Self-Criticism to Self-Love with the Help of Ten Visionary Presenters Some of the most common human experiences are self-criticism, self-doubt, and self-recrimination. We often are far harsher on ourselves than on others, and many of us suffer constantly for it. It doesn't have to be that way. Research shows that when we truly accept ourselves, it changes everything. We become less reactive and more resilient. Our physical health improves....

"Having just moved to Seattle from Taiwan, twelve-year-old Cici enters a cooking competition to win the chance to see her grandmother again, but she only knows how to cook Taiwanese food."--Provided by publisher.