{"product_id":"bird-by-bird-some-instructions-on-writing-and-life-paperback","title":"Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life - 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\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is \"a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer's world and its treacherous swamps\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Superb writing advice.... Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor a quarter century, more than a million readers--scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities--have been inspired by Anne Lamott's hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne's father--also a writer--in the iconic passage that gives the book its title: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.'\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty 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.'\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 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61843272335730,"sku":"9780385480017","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/6485\/2594\/files\/Ym9QVVdiVVdRSGxCdU9YbE1MQUMrdz09.webp?v=1778454427","url":"https:\/\/shop.tecolotebookstore.com\/products\/bird-by-bird-some-instructions-on-writing-and-life-paperback","provider":"Tecolote","version":"1.0","type":"link"}