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Bird by Bird

Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Some Instructions on Writing and Life

By Anne Lamott

By Anne Lamott

By Anne Lamott

By Anne Lamott

By Anne Lamott
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By Anne Lamott
Read by Susan Bennett

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Category: Reference

Category: Reference

Category: Reference | Audiobooks

Paperback $16.00

Sep 01, 1995 | 272 Pages

Ebook $9.99

Dec 18, 2007 | 272 Pages

Audiobook Download $15.00

Sep 03, 2019 | 360 Minutes

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    About Bird by Bird

    “A warm, generous and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps.” —Los Angeles Times

    Advice on writing and on life from an acclaimed bestselling author:
    “Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our  family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'”

    About Bird by Bird

    “A warm, generous and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps.” —Los Angeles Times

    Advice on writing and on life from an acclaimed bestselling author:
    “Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our  family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'”

    About Bird by Bird

    “A warm, generous and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps.” —Los Angeles Times

    Advice on writing and on life from an acclaimed bestselling author:
    “Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our  family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'”

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    All New People
    Hard Laughter
    Almost Everything
    Hallelujah Anyway
    Small Victories
    See all books by Anne Lamott

    Also by Anne Lamott

    All New People
    Hard Laughter
    Almost Everything
    Hallelujah Anyway
    Small Victories
    See all books by Anne Lamott

    About Anne Lamott

    Anne Lamott is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Hallelujah Anyway; Help, Thanks, Wow; Small Victories; Stitches; Some Assembly Required; Grace (Eventually); Plan B; Traveling Mercies; Bird by Bird; and Operating Instructions. She is also the author of seven novels, including Imperfect Birds and Rosie. A past… More about Anne Lamott

    About Anne Lamott

    Anne Lamott is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Hallelujah Anyway; Help, Thanks, Wow; Small Victories; Stitches; Some Assembly Required; Grace (Eventually); Plan B; Traveling Mercies; Bird by Bird; and Operating Instructions. She is also the author of seven novels, including Imperfect Birds and Rosie. A past… More about Anne Lamott

    About Anne Lamott

    Anne Lamott is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Hallelujah Anyway; Help, Thanks, Wow; Small Victories; Stitches; Some Assembly Required; Grace (Eventually); Plan B; Traveling Mercies; Bird by Bird; and Operating Instructions. She is also the author of seven novels, including Imperfect Birds and Rosie. A past… More about Anne Lamott

    Product Details

    Category: Reference

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Anchor
    Sep 01, 1995 | 272 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780385480017

    Category: Reference

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Anchor
    Dec 18, 2007 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9780307424983

    Category: Reference | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Sep 03, 2019 | 360 Minutes | ISBN 9780593163108

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    Praise

    "Superb writing advice… hilarious, helpful and  provocative." — New York Times Book  Review.

    "A warm, generous and  hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its  treacherous swamps." — Los Angeles  Times.

    "A gift to all of  us mortals who write or ever wanted to write…  sidesplittingly funny, patiently wise and alternately  cranky and kind — a reveille to get off our duffs  and start writing now, while we  still can." — Seattle  Times.

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