I Will Survive... and You Will, Too! - Hardcover

Tammy Faye Messner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585422428 ISBN 13: 9781585422425

Publisher: Tarcher, 2003

Synopsis

Tammy Faye is known for many things, including her steadfast faith, the scandal that rocked a nation, and those now-infamous eyelashes. But above all, she is a survivor. No matter how often life tried to push her down, Tammy Faye always landed on her high heels. From her appearances on national shows such as Larry King Live and Today, to her guest spots on Hollywood Squares and the award-winning documentary The Eyes of Tammy Faye, she has proven that she is here to stay.

Tammy Faye’s journey has been a bumpy one including divorce, cancer, addiction, and depression but she has triumphed over it all, with her makeup intact. In this book, she candidly recounts the lessons she’s learned, surprising and delighting us with her unique insight on such topics as forgiveness, faith, and fashion.

Chock-full of lists, quotes, makeup tips, and Tammy Faye-isms,” I Will Survive . . . is a one-of-a-kind handbook for living a fabulous life.

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About the Author

Tammy Faye Messner helped build the three largest Christian television networks in the world: CBN, with Pat Robertson; TBN, with Paul Crouch; and PTL, with Jim Bakker. She has spent more than twenty-five years in television and now performs to sold-out audiences across the country.

From Publishers Weekly

Best known for her marriage to Jim Bakker and work developing several Christian television networks, Messner here offers her philosophy on life in a breezy, conversational fashion. She's now happily remarried, but still bears the scars of the scandal with Bakker, who went to prison over charges of mail fraud; their marriage culminated in divorce and financial ruin. However, she exults in being a survivor and believes that others, especially women, can benefit from her advice. Messner discusses makeup, love of shopping, weight loss, children and more. Only a few pages examine the end of her marriage to Bakker and the scandal over criminal activities, though Messner asserts her and her ex-husband's innocence: "We lost PTL and Heritage USA because another minister propagated lies about us and our ministry, and the media saw an opportunity for a huge story and ran with it. As hard as we tried, we did not have the money to fight the case against us. The lies had somehow become truth in people's minds...." She goes from past to present, recalling her childhood and her work building several Christian televangelical networks. Some of her advice is sound. "Be careful," she warns. "The people I most trusted have most betrayed my trust in them. And believe it or not, it was usually over money... money is soon gone, and you have lost something so much more important than money when you lose a good friend." Other times, she's silly and frivolous, apparently unintentionally: "I think almost every woman should own a wig. It makes every day a good hair day." Fans of Tammy Faye will relish this book, admiring her ability to endure tough times. However, many readers may find it hard to take her seriously.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Tarcher
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1585422428
• ISBN 13: 9781585422425
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304