Can I Be Honest With You?: A Practical Guide to Saying What You Are Really Thinking

Goldberg, Whoopi

ISBN 10: 1401323847 / ISBN 13: 9781401323844

Published by Hyperion Books, 2010

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224 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Can I Be Honest With You?: A Practical Guide to Saying What You Are Really Thinking
• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1401323847
• ISBN 13: 9781401323844
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.65 kilograms

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Synopsis

Unleashing her trademark irreverence and humor, Whoopi Goldberg takes a funny and excruciatingly honest look at how a loss of civility is messing with the quality of life for us all.

Have you noticed that things aren't as civil as they once were? Or that rudeness is no longer an exception but a lifestyle? Sure you have. All you need to do is set foot outside your door to see that bad manners are taking over everywhere. People are yakking on cell phones in restaurants, even at church. Folks in carpools wear enough cologne to make our eyes bleed. Complete strangers think it's OK to rub a pregnant lady's belly. Passengers abuse flight attendants, family outings to the ball park are ruined by rowdy drunks ... a congressman heckled the President of the United States.

Whoopi Goldberg has noticed all of this and more and asked herself, "Is it just me?"

So if your pet peeve is folks who talk in movie theaters like it was their living room, or if you get bugged by people clipping their nails and performing other personal hygiene next to you on the bus, or if you cringe when "please" and "thank you" get replaced by "gimme" and "huh" ...  you have found a kindred spirit. Because Whoopi has witnessed the growing disrespect and rudeness in our lives and realized she is not alone. And, as you'll discover in these pages, neither are you.

About the Author

Whoopi Goldberg is one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy, the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, the Emmy, and a Tony. Currently, she is the moderator of ABC Television Network's The View. Whoopi is equally well-known for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of children, the homeless, human rights, education, substance abuse and the battle against AIDS. Among her many charitable activities, Whoopi is a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations.