Life is Not a Stress Rehearsal: Bringing Yesterday's Sane Wisdom Into Today's Insane World
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Book Overview
For most of us, life has become such a pressure cooker of unrealistic expectations, information overload, relentless marketing, and workaholism that we spend our days stressed out over being stressed... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0767906667
ISBN13:9780767906661
Release Date:April 2002
Publisher:Broadway Books
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Funny and full of good advice
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I found this to be a charming book, which is rare in self-help books. Loretta LaRoche is witty, and her in-your-face style of writing lends a great deal of wisdom and advice in this book. I love her analogies of listening to the "inner Grandmother" instead of the "inner child." It just makes sense.Bravo, Ms. LaRoche, Bravo.- Sharon Galligar Chance Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas
Common sense in an uncommon book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
In a book filled with real wisdom, Laroche points out the insanities of life in the 21st century. You would think that we would have learned what is really important, but Laroche points out with punchiness and humour what is lacking today: the need for moderation. Instead of listening to the inner child, we need to listen to our inner grandmother. It means not being obsessed with materialism and workaholism and e-mail and reality TV, and spending time instead taking care of ourselves (take a walk and eat a tomato) and spending time laughing with family and friends (better than St. John's wort as a cure for the blues). Common sense is not that common, and Laroche spells out in clear language what we should have known all along, but have not always done in our lives.The book is chockful of meaningful advice, but never too preachy. For those (like me) who didn't realize how far they were going down the wrong road, this is a map on how to get on the path to balance in life. Highly recommended, and a very easy read.
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