| Author | : Marlo Thomas |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 422 |
| Release | : 2004-01-06 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780743446501 |
"For everyone who needs a hero or loves a good story, here is an inspiring collection of personal revelations from more than 100 remarkable men and women who share a moment when words changed their lives"--Jacket.
| Author | : Marlo Thomas |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 396 |
| Release | : 2002-05-18 |
| Genre | : Self-Help |
| ISBN | : 0743451384 |
For everyone who needs a hero or loves a good story, here is an inspiring collection of personal revelations from more than 100 remarkable men and women who share a moment when words changed their lives. Award-winning actress and bestselling author Marlo Thomas is joined by such luminaries as Muhammad Ali, Tom Brokaw, Cal Ripken Jr., Steven Spielberg, Venus Williams, Rudy Giuliani, Toni Morrison, Jack Nicholson, Mel Brooks, Laura Bush, Billy Crystal, Tom Wolfe and Katie Couric, who each tell a story of a crucial turning point in their lives brought about by the right words at the right time. These first-person accounts of challenges and victories can provide guidance to all of us as we come to life's crossroads. Al Pacino and Gwyneth Paltrow were instructed by words they heard during a crisis. Billy Crystal and Chris Rock used their humor to guide them. Ruth Bader Ginsburg received advice from her mother-in-law on her wedding day that continues to help her on the Supreme Court. These original stories encompass life's struggles and adventures and demonstrate how people we admire found hope and inspiration through words delivered by family or friends, heard in a movie or play, sung on the radio, told in a joke or even drawn in a cartoon. The Right Words at the Right Time gathers the wit and wisdom of more than 100 innovators, thinkers and cultural icons and puts them into one collectible book.
| Author | : Marlo Thomas |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 438 |
| Release | : 2007-10-02 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0743497449 |
A second collection of more than one hundred inspiring stories features essays by Americans from all walks of life and includes the story of a Gulf War veteran whose perspective was changed by a chance encounter at a fast-food restaurant.
| Author | : Robyn Freedman Spizman |
| Publisher | : Crown |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 2007-12-18 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 0307422666 |
This book explores the art of finding the right words and actions at the right time--an invaluable handbook for expressing compassion, kindness, caring, and congratulations to friends and family, neighbors and colleagues, and anyone else who touches your life. Spizman focuses on how to use words wisely and well in both difficult and joyful times, allaying the common fear people have of appearing foolish or inadequate when they want their words to make a difference.
| Author | : Cindy Weinstein |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2021-09-07 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1421441268 |
"This memoir tells the story of a man's deterioration from Alzheimer disease from two perspectives. His daughter, an English professor at Caltech, describes her father's dementia, using her expertise in language and literature as a way to frame his loss of words, spatial orientation, identity, behavioral decorum, and memory. The physician, an academic neurologist at the University of California at San Francisco, explains the science behind Alzheimer disease using his expertise in neurology, articulating to a general audience how dementia assaults the brain"--
| Author | : J. Beverly Daniel |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 2009-11-24 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 143918786X |
Showing someone you care begins with Finding the Right Words Here you'll find: • More than three dozen ways to say "Happy Birthday" • Welcoming words for new family members...even pets • Thoughtful condolences for personalizing sympathy cards • Congratulatory wishes for weddings and anniversaries • Helpful hints to simplify card-sending • A monthly calendar for birthdays and anniversaries ...and more, in this book of indispensable phrases for all occasions. You'll never be at a loss for words again!
| Author | : Sandra E. Lamb |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2010-05-11 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1429926988 |
A Warm and Practical Guide to Writing the Perfect Card Message Are you at a complete loss for words when a birthday card or congratulatory card circulates at the office? When was the last time you mailed a "thinking of you" card to a faraway family member, just to say hello? What should you write to a grieving friend? How do you comfort a colleague in a time of need? Every greeting card needs a personal, handwritten message to make it complete. In this comprehensive, encouraging guide, journalist and lifestyle expert Sandra Lamb offers a wealth of advice, inspiration, and examples for anyone who wants to add the perfect personal touch to their card messages---as well as anyone who wants to know the etiquette of when and what to write. Something as small as a heartfelt message on a greeting card can help remedy our hectic, e-mail--dependent lives. Lamb provides tips and sample messages for every occasion under the sun, both happy and somber (thank-you, birthday, birth and adoption, condolence), and explains the meanings of possibly unfamiliar holidays and religious rituals to aid in the writing of appropriate messages. This personal, indispensable guide will help you rekindle the joy of putting pen to paper and truly connect with loved ones and friends.
| Author | : Robbie Miller Kaplan |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Consolation |
| ISBN | : 9780735203754 |
Teaches readers the right words and strategies to communicate comfort in difficult times.
| Author | : Donna Ashworth |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 165 |
| Release | : 2021-05-28 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
The third collection of words to live by, from poet and social media wordsmith Donna Ashworth. Jam-packed full of prose to bring comfort, inspiration and joy. Donna's words are constantly flying around the internet bringing people together and most importantly, sharing our collective struggles with just the right words, when you need them most. This collection is the largest and most beautiful yet, guaranteed to strike a chord or twenty. A perfect gift from one woman to another, this book is the kind you pick up every day and somehow find exactly what you're looking for. Quite simply, heart-warming and uplifting. Praise for Donna: "Donna has an incredible talent for capturing moments and moods through her words. Thoughtful, uplifting and inspiring." Kate Thornton, Presenter "When you feel weary, Donna's words work through you to calm your spirit and ignite your soul. Her words have become a trusted friend and a true salve." Kelley Wolf, Speaker/Coach and founder of FLOW "Our thoughts can so easily 'think' us into chaos. Donna's beautiful words never fail to meet us there within our jumbled reality. Words that give comfort, perspective, empathy and love. It's like she reaches into my soul and shows me 'it's okay'. Sharon Riley - Finding Your Fabulous "Donna's beautiful words have a way of climbing inside your very soul, her writing is wise, comforting and she has a wonderful way of making this sometimes lonely journey through midlife much less bewildering!" Sarah Cawood, Presenter
