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Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up - Mike Nichols said --- and who'd know better? --- that his improvisational comedy work with Elaine May was the biggest key to his success. It was useful for him as
In Lieu of Flowers: A Conversation for the Living - Nancy Cobb has been there. In 1982, her father took a short walk off a high place. Her mother, vibrant and funny and her best friend, drew the Alzheimer’s card
Intimate Death: How the Dying Teach Us How to Live - The Times published a multi-page piece about John Shields, who decided to stage his wake while he was still alive. And then, because he lived in Canada, where the dying
Life Is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally - In the beginning, this book annoyed the hell out of me. Here's the set-up: “In October of 2003, my stepfather was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died 37 days later.” Tragic.
Margaret Renkl: Life is hard. The world is beautiful. And most people are good. - Our 21-year-old daughter doesn’t read the news, but she knows who the good people are and what the bad people want to do to the good people, and she’s seen
Marie Kondo: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing - It was inevitable. Her book has sold 8.5 million copies. It's in 40 languages. And now she has an 8-episode show on Netflix: "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo." It's tender.
MySpace Unraveled - MySpace Unraveled:
Parisian Chic: A Style Guide - "The book is dedicated “to my new best friend..." and then there’s a dotted line for you to fill in. Cringe-worthy? Yes, if the author of a book intended to get you
Peace and Plenty: Finding Your Path to Financial Serenity - When I met Sarah Ban Breathnach, she was riding the crest. The #1 bestseller, week after week. Oprah, in her pocket. She was “the spiritual Martha Stewart” to millions of American
Pema Chodron: Awakening Loving-Kindness - Longtime Butler readers know I promote Pema Chodron every chance I get --- her no-bullshit Buddhism makes sense even if you have no interest in Buddhism. The full-length book to
Philip Slater: The Chrysalis Effect: The Metamorphosis of Global Culture - Philip Slater? In 1970, he was the rising star of sociology, having published a landmark book, The Pursuit of Loneliness. He taught at Harvard, became chairman of the Sociology department
Poker as Life: 101 Lessons from the World’s Greatest Game - Poker as Life: 101 Lessons from the World's Greatest Game Lee Robert
Poker as Life: 101 Lessons from the World’s Greatest Game - They don't correctly count the number of religious people in the United States because, for some reason, they don't consider poker a religion. But it is. College kids play for
Rainer Maria Rilke: Letters on Life - At some point in your romantic life, you gave someone --- or, better, someone gave you --- Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet.” Decades later, it no longer embarrasses me
Reading & Writing (Correctly) - Summer over, school open, brain fully engaged. Time to crisp up our writing skills, because no matter what you read about declining standards, there are still some dinosaurs who care
Sarah Ban Breathnach: Moving On - 'Simple Abundance' --- who doesn't remember this book? Is there a woman who watches Oprah who doesn't have a copy? It's like a demarcation line. Once upon a time, there
Sarah Ban Breathnach: Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life - I met Sarah Ban Breathnach when she had just sold the zillionth copy of “Simple Abundance.” We became instant friends. In two decades, much has changed in our lives, and
Second Sight - You're a young doctor, just six months into your psychiatric practice. And here, out of the blue, comes a dream about a patient: wandering down streets, alone, lost,
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