Summary
"A panopticon of life in this decade, sure to be valuable to future social historians She touches on life, love, home, family, work, men, women, children and issues large and small." CHICAGO TRIBUNE The voice is Anna Quindlen's. But we know the hopes, dreams, fears, and wonder expressed in all her columns, for most of us share them. With her NEW YORK TIMES-based column, "LIFE IN THE 30s," Anna Quindlen valued to national attention, and this wonderful collection shows why. As she proved in OBJECT LESSONS and THINKIN OUT LOUD, Anna Quindlen's views always fascinate.
Author Biography
Anna Quindlen is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller lists. She is the author of eight novels: Object Lessons, One True Thing, Black and Blue, Blessings, Rise and Shine, Every Last One, Still Life with Bread Crumbs, and Miller’s Valley. Her memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, published in 2012, was a number one New York Times bestseller. Her book A Short Guide to a Happy Life has sold more than a million copies. While a columnist at The New York Times she won the Pulitzer Prize and published two collections, Living Out Loud and Thinking Out Loud. Her Newsweek columns were collected in Loud and Clear.
Table of Contents
| IN THE BEGINNING |
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| LOOKING BACK |
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The Lightning Bugs Are Back |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (4) |
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10 | (3) |
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13 | (4) |
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17 | (3) |
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20 | (4) |
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24 | (7) |
| BEING A WOMAN |
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31 | (38) |
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31 | (4) |
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35 | (4) |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (4) |
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46 | (4) |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (4) |
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58 | (4) |
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62 | (7) |
| LOVING A MAN |
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69 | (18) |
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69 | (4) |
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73 | (4) |
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"I Don't Like That Nightgown" |
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77 | (4) |
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81 | (6) |
| BECOMING A MOTHER |
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87 | (18) |
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87 | (4) |
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91 | (4) |
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95 | (4) |
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99 | (6) |
| RAISING A CHILD |
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105 | (38) |
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105 | (4) |
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109 | (4) |
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113 | (4) |
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117 | (4) |
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121 | (3) |
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124 | (4) |
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128 | (4) |
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132 | (4) |
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136 | (7) |
| FOOLING AROUND |
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143 | (34) |
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143 | (4) |
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147 | (4) |
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151 | (4) |
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155 | (4) |
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The Royal Wedding Pig-Out |
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159 | (4) |
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163 | (3) |
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166 | (4) |
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170 | (7) |
| KEEPING THE FAITH |
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177 | (16) |
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177 | (4) |
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181 | (5) |
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186 | (7) |
| TAKING A STAND |
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193 | (38) |
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193 | (4) |
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197 | (4) |
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201 | (4) |
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205 | (4) |
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Some Thoughts About Abortion |
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209 | (4) |
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213 | (4) |
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217 | (3) |
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220 | (4) |
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224 | (7) |
| FACING THE WORST |
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231 | (18) |
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231 | (4) |
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235 | (3) |
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238 | (4) |
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242 | (7) |
| GROWING UP |
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249 | (3) |
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252 | (3) |
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255 | (4) |
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259 | (4) |
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263 | (4) |
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267 | (4) |
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271 | (4) |
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