Help, Thanks, Wow
The Three Essential Prayers
Book - 2012
Anne Lamott has created a concise explanation of prayer. In three essential prayers she shows how to ask for assistance from a higher power, how to appreciate the good things in life and how to feel awe about the surrounding world. These prayers will help people to achieve a feeling of serenity and get through the day without undue stress. Lamott recounts how she came to these insights, what they mean to her and how they have helped others. Insightful and honest, this is the everyday faith book that will help all who read it.
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Publisher:
New York : Riverhead Books, c2012.
ISBN:
9781594631290
Characteristics:
102 p. ;,21 cm.
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Add a CommentDefinitely worth reading! It's easy to relate to her experiences and I love her sense of humor!
Read halfway, and book was unorganized. Jumped from one story to another without making sense as to why. Like other people who have tried to read this book, we agree on how unorganized the book is.
Cannot recommend.
This is the first Anne Lamont book that I've ever finished after attempting to read Bird By Bird a few years ago and ditching it shortly after starting it. My issue with Help Thanks Wow is that it came across a bit unorganized. I can best describe it as a book full of the author's personal revelations about God and life that in which she used to build a story around the words most often used by people that pray -- help, thanks, and wow. I'm pretty sure that I understand what she tried to do accomplish with this book from a storytelling perspective, but I'm not a fan of the way it was done.
I also picked up her book Hallelujah Anyway when I borrowed this book from the library; but I'm not going to read it as planned.
This book was by no means revolutionary, but it provided great reminders to ask the Divine for help, know your limits, and live gratefully for your blessings.
This book lacks substance and at times it seems like the author is just rambling to fill in some space.
Three essential prayers for those times when it's hard to express strong emotion into prayer. A short powerful read and one to keep near.
i find this book so easy to read and yet give me so much practical ways to live and continue on my rocky journey of faith
gives me HELP on how to deal with hard questions of family, work and religion
reminds me to say THANKS when I feel complaining about some of my nonsensical entitlement issues in a first world county
and amazingly look up and WOW, my God is real and knows how unstable my feelings are but continues to love and watch over me
you did it again Ms. Lamott!
Short. Cheerful. Harmless
This is a FABULOUS book! It's not very long but OH-SO-CHEWY!
Anne Lamott writes in a style that makes you think you're having an intimate conversation 1-1 with her. And yet, she brings in so many powerful examples and writes with such honest that you need to stop and consider regularly.
A wonderful book for anyone (Christian or otherwise) who is seeking a deeper prayer life
Annie's hit another home run. This little book is very readable and very wise.