Dusk, night, dawn : on revival and courage / Anne Lamott.
"In Anne Lamott's new book, she confronts the harsh truth that many of us grapple with every day: How can we recapture the confidence we once had in the world and in the future as we stumble through the dark times that seem increasingly bleak? As bad news piles up every day -- from climate crises to threats to democracy to daily assaults on civility -- how can we mere mortals cope? Where, Lamott asks, "do we start to get our joy and hope and our faith in life itself back ... with sore feet, hearing loss, stiff fingers, poor digestion, stunned minds, broken hearts?" We begin, Lamott explains, by accepting our flaws and embracing our humanity "in the here and now. ... We look up and around for [the] brighter ribbons" of connection, loyalty, and support. Drawing from her own experiences and her own faith journey, Lamott offers insights into the intimate and human ways we can bring back hope by demonstrating we can travel through the darkest places toward a more hopeful light that is still burning. As she does in Help, Thanks, Wow and her other bestselling books, Lamott explores the thorny issues of life and faith by breaking them down into manageable, human-sized questions for readers to ponder, and in the process she shows how each of us can amplify life's small moments of joy by staying open to love and connection even in these dark times. As Lamott notes, "I got Medicare three days before I got hitched, which sounds like something an old person might do, which does not describe adorably ageless me." Marrying for the first time with a grown son and a grandson, Lamott explains that finding happiness with a partner isn't a function of age or beauty but of outlook and perspective. Full of the honesty, humor and humanity that have made Lamott beloved by millions of readers, this book is classic Anne Lamott -- thoughtful and comic, warm and wise -- and further proof that Lamott truly speaks to the better angels in all of us"-- Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593189696
- ISBN: 0593189698
- Physical Description: 208 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Ribbons -- Soul lather -- The kitten -- Repentability -- Snail hymn -- Lunch-money faith -- Light breezes -- Can you love me now? -- Four nights, three days -- One winged love -- Coda: Big heart. |
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Subject: | Lamott, Anne. Novelists, American > 20th century > Biography. Christian biography > United States. Faith. Hope. Joy. |
Genre: | Biographies. Self-help publications. |
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- 20 of 20 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
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North Kansas City Public Library | 813.54 LAMOTT 2021 (Text) | 0001002437224 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Camden County Library District - Osage Beach | 813.54 Lamott (Text) | 31320003790347 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Cape Girardeau Public Library | LAM (Text) | 33042004755412 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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Caruthersville Public Library | 204.4 LAM (Text) | 38417100533647 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Harrisonville | 813.54 LAM 2021 (Text) | 0002205555267 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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Dusk, Night, Dawn : On Revival and Courage
"Anne Lamott is my Oprah." - Chicago Tribune From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow comes an inspiring guide to restoring hope and joy in our lives. In Dusk, Night, Dawn , Anne Lamott explores the tough questions that many of us grapple with. How can we recapture the confidence we once had as we stumble through the dark times that seem increasingly bleak? As bad newspiles up--from climate crises to daily assaults on civility--how can we cope? Where, she asks, "do we start to get our world and joy and hope and our faith in life itself back . . . with our sore feet, hearing loss, stiff fingers, poor digestion, stunned minds, broken hearts?" We begin, Lamott says, by accepting our flaws and embracing our humanity. Drawing from her own experiences, Lamott shows us the intimate and human ways we can adopt to move through life's dark places and toward the light of hope that still burns ahead for all of us. As she does in Help, Thanks, Wow and her other bestselling books, Lamott explores the thorny issues of life and faith by breaking them down into manageable, human-sized questions for readers to ponder, in the process showing us how we can amplify life's small moments of joy by staying open to love and connection. As Lamott notes in Dusk, Night, Dawn , "I got Medicare three days before I got hitched, which sounds like something an old person might do, which does not describe adorably ageless me." Marrying for the first time with a grown son and a grandson, Lamott explains that finding happiness with a partner isn't a function of age or beauty but of outlook and perspective. Full of the honesty, humor, and humanity that have made Lamott beloved by millions of readers, Dusk, Night, Dawn is classic Anne Lamott--thoughtful and comic, warm and wise--and further proof that Lamott truly speaks to the better angels in all of us.