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Encyclopedia of an ordinary life volume one

Using mostly short entries organized from A to Z, many of which are cross-referenced, Rosenthal captures in wonderful and episodic detail the moments, observations, and emotions that comprise a contemporary life. Start anywhere -- preferably at the beginning -- and see how one young woman's alp...

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Main Author: Rosenthal, Amy Krouse (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Three Rivers Press, [2005]
Edition: First Paperback Edition.
Subjects:
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse.
Women authors, American > Biography.
Autobiographies.
Summary: Using mostly short entries organized from A to Z, many of which are cross-referenced, Rosenthal captures in wonderful and episodic detail the moments, observations, and emotions that comprise a contemporary life. Start anywhere -- preferably at the beginning -- and see how one young woman's alphabetized existence can open up and define the world in new and unexpected ways.
Item Description: Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, 2004.
"I have not survived against all odds. I have not lived to tell. I have not witnessed the extraordinary. This is my story"--Cover.
Includes Discussion guide for book groups (pages 222-225).
Physical Description: xiv, 225 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN: 1400080460
9781400080465
Author Notes: Amy Krouse Rosenthal was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Tufts University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked in advertising for several years. She wrote both children's and adult books. Her children's books included Little Pea, Little Hoot, Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons, Duck! Rabbit!, Spoon, The OK Book, Plant a Kiss, I Wish You More, That's Me Loving You, Exclamation Mark!, and Uni the Unicorn. She also wrote a picture book with her daughter Paris entitled Dear Girl. Her books for adults include Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal.

Her short films include The Beckoning of Lovely, The Money Tree, The Kindness Thought Bubble, and Life Is a Marathon. Her essays and articles appeared in The New York Times, Hallmark Magazine, Parenting, O: The Oprah Magazine, and McSweeney's. She was also the host of the radio show Writers' Block Party on WBEZ Chicago Public Radio. She died of ovarian cancer on March 13, 2017 at the age of 51.

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