{"product_id":"operating-instructions-a-journal-of-my-sons-first-year-paperback","title":"Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Lamott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - The acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBird by Bird\u003c\/i\u003e brings her brilliant combination of humor and warmth to a \"smart, funny, and comforting\" chronicle of single motherhood (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's not like she's the only woman to ever have a baby. At thirty-five. On her own. But Anne Lamott makes it all fresh in her now-classic account of how she and her son and numerous friends and neighbors and some strangers survived and thrived in that all important first year. From finding out that her baby is a boy (and getting used to the idea) to finding out that her best friend and greatest supporter Pam will die of cancer (and not getting used to that idea), with a generous amount of wit and faith (but very little piousness), Lamott narrates the great and small events that make up a woman's life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lamott is a wonderfully lithe writer .... Anyone who has ever had a hard time facing a perfectly ordinary day will identify.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt seems no mother of a newborn has ever been more hilarious, more honest, or more touching than Ann Lamott is in OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. A single parent whose baby's father is out of the picture, Lamott struggles not only to support her little family by her wits and her writing, but to stay sober at the same time. Faith in God helps; so does her loyal band of helpers, from her childless best friend Pammy to her mother and \"Aunt Dudu\" to the folks at the La Leche League hotline. And between colic, wheat-free diets, and the triumph of solid food, Lamott learns that blessings and losses come together, and that as our capacity for joy increases, so does our capacity for grief.\u003cbr\u003e\"An enormous triumph . . . Charming . . . Powerful . . . A gracious book, with dozens of lovingly drawn characters and a deep, infectious religiosity throughout. It is also funny.\" -- San Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\"Smart, funny and comforting . . . Lamott has a conversational style that perfectly conveys her friendly, self-deprecating humor.\" -- Los Angeles Times Book Review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eANNE LAMOTT is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eAlmost Everything\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHallelujah Anyway\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHelp, Thanks, Wow\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSmall Victories\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eStitches\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGrace (Eventually)\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePlan B\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTraveling Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eOperating Instructions\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eImperfect Birds \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRosie\u003c\/i\u003e. A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame, she lives in Northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987368444205,"sku":"9781400079094","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/aFNJblp2L0VvbEMzK3YySVdnNkdadz09.webp?v=1776178303","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/operating-instructions-a-journal-of-my-sons-first-year-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}