When You Need a Lift: But Don't Want to Eat Chocolate, Pay a Shrink, or Drink a Bottle of Gin
by Joy Behar
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Author: Joy BeharEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-18
ISBN: 0307351718
Number of pages: 231
Publisher: Crown Archetype
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Book Review: Waste of time and money
Summary: 1 Stars
What a disappointment. I wasn't expecting great things, maybe just a few useful tidbits. It's so bad it's almost funny. Some of the suggestions included a bizarre one from Pat Boone. He says he only wants to be with his wife when he is feeling down--clearly stating he wants no one else around. Jeez, I hope he doesn't outlive his wife or he'll be in trouble. He then states that he (and wife, of course)goes to his condo in Panama. Oh, that's useful information for the masses or maybe this was just for the elite who have condos to go off to.
In another one the contributor says he had an epiphany of sorts during which he realized dead people would love to trade places and live his depressing life. He actually used the words "rotting in their graves." Thanks for that uplifting image along with the idea that all dead people spend eternity wishing to be alive.
Other new and exciting ideas: eat a tuna sandwich, go swim at your athletic club, pet a cat, or clean your house. Each bit of advice contains a biography of the contributor as long as (if not longer) than the advice they provide.
To make matters worse I was listening to the audio version. Both readers appear to have attended the Casey Kasem (sp?) School of Smarmy Public Speaking. If Ms. Raudman had recorded the entire book, I might have used this when experiencing insomnia. She has one of those voices that lulls you off to sleep.
Okay, I must admit that I did not finish listening to the book. I tried. I really did. I almost completed the first of the three CDs. Alas, it is that bad. I just could not take any more. Don't waste your money or time. And, unless you are really angry at someone, do not give this as a gift.
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Summary of When You Need a Lift: But Don't Want to Eat Chocolate, Pay a Shrink, or Drink a Bottle of Gin
Life is full of ups and downs. And while keeping your chin up may hide a double chin, it won?t improve your mood. Looking on the bright side will make you squint, which will lead to crow?s feet, and there is nothing cheerful about crow?s feet.Listen, if you?re feeling down, it?s going to take a lot more to set things right than insipid platitudes about a cloud with a silver lining. (What is that anyway? Acid rain, or what?) In When You Need a Lift, comedienne Joy Behar and a host of her friends share the simple, silly, profound, and personal things they turn to for comfort when life gets hard.
For Joy, it?s her sense of humor and handbags. Not surprisingly, music legend Burt Bacharach turns to songwriting and performing. Kaye Ballard indulges with a big bowl of pasta. Beau Bridges counts his blessings. Former First Lady Barbara Bush finds solace in the work of Jane Austen. Tony Danza plays the ukulele. Larry King recommends laughter?tell a joke, read a funny book; every time you laugh, a little sadness slips away.
And that?s some advice you can actually use.
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