Bird by Bird
Author: Lamott, Anne
ISBN: 9780385480017
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Aug 2014
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Anne LamottP#39;s quintessential guide to the craft, and philosophy, of writing
Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMESPlt;/iPgt; BESTSELLER P#8226; 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 Pquot;a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writerP#8217;s world and its treacherous swampsPquot; (Plt;iPgt;Los Angeles TimesPlt;/iPgt;). Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;Superb writing adviceP#8230;. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.P#8221; P#8212;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;bPgt;The New York Times Book ReviewPlt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;For a quarter century, more than a million readersP#8212;scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilitiesP#8212;have been inspired by Anne LamottP#8217;s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from AnneP#8217;s fatherP#8212;also a writerP#8212;in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that heP#8217;d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brotherP#8217;s shoulder, and said, P#8216;Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.P#8217;P#8221;
ISBN: 9780385480017
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Aug 2014
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Anne LamottP#39;s quintessential guide to the craft, and philosophy, of writing
Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMESPlt;/iPgt; BESTSELLER P#8226; 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 Pquot;a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writerP#8217;s world and its treacherous swampsPquot; (Plt;iPgt;Los Angeles TimesPlt;/iPgt;). Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;Superb writing adviceP#8230;. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.P#8221; P#8212;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;bPgt;The New York Times Book ReviewPlt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;For a quarter century, more than a million readersP#8212;scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilitiesP#8212;have been inspired by Anne LamottP#8217;s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from AnneP#8217;s fatherP#8212;also a writerP#8212;in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that heP#8217;d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brotherP#8217;s shoulder, and said, P#8216;Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.P#8217;P#8221;
