Being Perfect
by Anna Quindlen
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Author: Anna QuindlenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-26
ISBN: 0375505490
Number of pages: 48
Publisher: Random House
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Book Review: Anna Quindlen is a Lesson in Being Perfect!
Summary: 5 Stars
If I had one wish other than good health and prosperity for my family and friends, it would be to spend an hour with Anna Quindlen. From Ms. Quindlen's earliest days as a columnist for the New York Times to her books and musings for Newsweek magazine, this author never fails to amaze me. I will truly never forget feeling black and blue when I read Ms. Quindlen's book so aptly named or the longings of Mrs. Blessing to nurture an abandoned infant in her book Blessings or most of all how she seemed to be writing about me in How Reading Changed My Life. But it was her canceled graduation speech and the basis of the book, A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life which filled me with joy and tears as I handed this to our only child when she left our home and she embarked on a career and living in the big city when she graduated from college.And now that I have read Ms. Quindlen's latest offering and once again I must sing her praises as a wise and witty author who shares with her readers her innermost thoughts on living a life of perfection and being perfect.
In Being Perfect Ms. Quindlen explores how each of us is consumed with the goal of being perfect and more important what happens to us when we march to our own drummer. While we hear this term and may even use it ourselves, as we read this book we really have time to think about what is "perfect" and what surprises and life lessons await us when we're not "perfect." And how we grow and learn and sometimes realize that being perfect may not only be a myth but harmful to us as individuals.
While avid readers love to read, we all read for different reasons. And when I read Anna Quindlen I can't help but think of CS Lewis' quote, "We read to know we are not alone," And so I know I am never alone when I read an Anna Quindlen book and it is as if she is standing right beside me urging me on to continue reading, continue to be myself and continue to enjoy what I hope will be a long and happy life. And if I never get to meet this gifted author, I can always look forward to her next book, or article or even reread one of her previous books which I cherished.
I urge to read Being Perfect and consider this as a gift for any and all who are embarking on a new journey or just living their usual lives. See if you don't agree with me that not only is Ms. Quindlen a wonderful author but one of our national treasures.
Summary of Being Perfect
A few times in your life, someone will tell you something so right, so deeply true that it changes you forever. That is what Anna Quindlen, author of the timeless bestseller A Short Guide to a Happy Life, does here.In Being Perfect, she shares wisdom that, perhaps without knowing it, you have longed to hear: about ?the perfection trap,? the price you pay when you become ensnared in it, and the key to setting yourself free. Quindlen believes that when your success looks good to the world but doesn?t feel good in your heart, it isn?t success at all.
She asks you to set aside your friends? advice, what your family and co-workers demand, and what society expects, and look at the choices you make every day. When you ask yourself why you are making them, Quindlen encourages you to give this answer: For me. ?Because they are what I want, or wish for. Because they reflect who and what I am. . . . That way lies dancing to the melodies spun out by your own heart.?
At the core of this beautiful book lies the secret of authentic success, the inspiration to embrace your own uniqueness and live the life that is undeniably your own, rich in fulfillment and meaning.
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