{"product_id":"almost-everything-notes-on-hope-9780525537441","title":"Almost Everything: Notes on Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Anne Lamott, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHelp, Thanks, Wow, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives. Fantastic inspiration for the new year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen,\" Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of \u003ci\u003eAlmost Everything\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 out to be a reason for hope. If you arrive at a place in life that is miserable, it will change.\" That is the time when we must pledge not to give up but \"to do what Wendell Berry wrote: 'Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts.'\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this profound and funny book, Lamott calls for each of us to rediscover the nuggets of hope and wisdom that are buried within us that can make life sweeter than we ever imagined. Divided into short chapters that explore life's essential truths, Almost Everything pinpoints these moments of insight as it shines an encouraging light forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCandid and caring, insightful and sometimes hilarious, \u003ci\u003eAlmost Everything \u003c\/i\u003eis the book we need and that only Anne Lamott can write.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525537441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 4.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anne Lamott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638318526620,"sku":"9780525537441","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_155715f3-1c9b-407e-8234-3516893b3bac.jpg?v=1603846983","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/almost-everything-notes-on-hope-9780525537441","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}