2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
The Right Words at the Right Time, 2006-07-15
I heard about this book through the grapevine. I checked it out from the library to read it and was so blown away that I then purchased it. Marlo Thomas has put together a touching as well as entertaining collection of short stories from celebrities, sports figures, politicians, etc. with words that will touch and encourage you. I highly recommend this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Perfectly Inspirational, 2006-07-13
Marlo Thomas has written a wonderfully inspiring piece of art!! If you're looking to be inspired by people, both great and small, to get a glimpse into the hearts, lives and even pain of those you've admired throughout the years, this is a MUST-read. As I read the personal stories of changed lives through the power of simply spoken words, it made me aware of how the power of words can be used as a catalyst to tear down or build up. Can't wait to buy Volume 2!
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
A Book to Past On To Friends, 2005-04-23
I really enjoyed reading this book. For someone who does not enjoy long chapters but enjoys listening other people's experiences and wise thought, I was thoroughly impressed. After my first purchase, I ended up buying 2 more copies of this books in hopes of giving them to close friends as a nice birthday present. Afterall, it's what's inside a book that counts.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
She writes the right words, 2005-02-15
Ms. Thomas has collected an inspiring, entertaining, and informative selection of stories representing pivotal moments in the lives of famous people. The reader can learn just what triggered these people to pursue their goals...and hopefully understand that it can be the smallest of things that propels a person forward.
This book reminds us that you can never tell when or from where inspiration may come. It also reminds the reader of the old expression, "Never take away someone's hope. It might be all that they have." James Green, author of "If There's One Thing I've Learned."
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
Who knew I would love this book?!, 2004-01-26
To the few reviewers of this book who gave it a negative rating:what's wrong with you?! You CLEARLY missed this point of this gem of a publication.
I was browsing around the bookstore at the local mall just passing time while my eye glasses were being repaired. I was standing near the bestsellers section, when for no particular reason, this book's cover caught my eye. I picked up a copy, glanced at it, flipped the pages, then discarded it back on the shelf and thought, uhgg, one of those chicken-soup, pseudo-inspirational, publications; you know, a book version of a "chick flick"...ah, no thanks. Then, and maybe it was the fact that I noticed the NY Times bestseller band at the top, or maybe the sincerity of Marlo's expression -- I don't know -- but I picked it up, again flipped through the selections until I found a contributor I recognized: Matt Groening. I read his, the another, then got to Mel Brooks..BAM..I was hooked. I've got to admit, the old widsom you can't judge a book by it's cover took on a literal truth in this case. When I glanced at the back cover and saw that all of the royalties of the book go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, I was instantly sold and proceeded to register to buy it.
The idea for this book and it's ultimate objective are both obvious and genious. Bravo Marlo and Friends!
This isn't literature, no, it's light reading with most entires being 3 or 4 pages; the contributions are from a diverse collection of musicians, actors, activists, entertainers, doctors, CEOs, journalists, politicians, direcors, writers, politicians, artists, and other people who are well known because of the success they've attained.
But the entries from the likes of Sidney Portier, Jay Leno,
and Itzhak Perlman are golden nuggets; personal experiences
of pivitol points in these contributors lives and given up in the name of charity -- awesome!
There are lessons and wisdoms in this book you can bank on. To say this book is replete with inspiration and would be an understatement. Best of all, you can read an entry in like 2 minutes!
If you don't buy this book, it's your loss.