Help, Thanks, Wow - Hardcover

Lamott, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1444750348 ISBN 13: 9781444750348

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2013

Synopsis

'I do not know much about God and prayer, but I have come to believe, over the last twenty-five years, that there's something to be said about keeping prayer simple. Help. Thanks. Wow.' Readers of all ages have followed and cherished Anne Lamott's funny and perceptive writing about faith and prayer. And in Help, Thanks, Wow, she has coalesced everything she's learned about prayer into these simple, transformative truths. It is these three prayers - asking for assistance, appreciating the good we witness, and feeling awe at the world - that get us through the day and show us the way forward. In Help, Thanks, Wow, Lamott recounts how she came to these insights, explains what they have meant to her over the years and how they've helped, and explores how others have embraced these ideas. Insightful and honest as only Anne Lamott can be, Help, Thanks, Wow is a book that new Lamott readers will love and longtime Lamott fans will treasure.

About this title

About the Author:

Anne Lamott is a best-selling American novelist and non-fiction writer. She was the subject of Freida Lee's 1999 documentary Bird by Bird with Annie:A Film Portrait of Writer Annie Lamott. Her previous works include: Blue Shoe, Crooked Little Heart and Imperfect Birds.

Review:

A book on prayer that surpasses all faith, denomination and big word bias and instead deals with the reality of heart and prayer -- Melanie Carroll thegoodbookstall.org.uk In HELP, THANKS, WOW Anne Lamott, a well-known Ameican writer, tells us that there are really only three important types of prayer. This is a brief introduction to pray and is published by Hodder. Church of England The book is compelling and fascinating... of interest, to anyone seeking to understand why individuals no longer feel called to engage en masse with the Christian church in the west, but still feel called to a personal faith. Life and Work (Church of Scotland) This small book is simply amazing- a book on prayer that surpasses all faith, denomination and big word bias, instead dealing with the reality of heart and prayer... a stunning book. -- Melanie Carroll Together Magazine In Help, Thanks, Wow , Lamott recounts how she came to these insights, explains what they have meant to her over the years and how they've helped and how others have embraced these ideas. Watkins Mind Body Spirit Her writing is disarmingly profound. Breezily easy to read, but there's grace to uncover. Christianity No matter how you say it, grace can transform an ordinary meal into a celebration- of family, love and gratitude, says author Anne Lamot Families First Magazine Lamott insists that keeping prayers simple is essential when dealing with everyday problems ... Prayer is a resonance with something beyond our pains and physical locations. Prayer allows for a reprieve from grievances, and a therapeutic release and connection with someone that listens. Church of England Newspaper Anne Lamott reminds all Christians that prayer is not just a form of words, it is a conversation with God The Irish Catholic

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1444750348
• ISBN 13: 9781444750348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 112