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    Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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    The bestselling author of Encyclopedia an Ordinary Life returns with a literary experience that is unprecedented, unforgettable, and explosively human. 

    Ten years after her beloved, groundbreaking Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, #1 New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal delivers a book full of her distinct blend of nonlinear narrative, wistful reflections, and insightful wit. It is a mighty, life-affirming work that sheds light on all the ordinary and extraordinary ways we are connected.

    Like she did with Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, Amy Krouse Rosenthal ingeniously adapts a standard format--a textbook, this time--to explore life's lessons and experiences into a funny, wise, and poignant work of art. Not exactly a memoir, not just a collection of observations, Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a beautiful exploration into the many ways we are connected on this planet and speaks to the awe, bewilderment, and poignancy of being alive.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateAug 9, 2016
    ISBN9781524735661
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    • 5/5
      I tried to pace myself but read it all in one sitting - filled with heart, humor and hope.
    • 5/5
      One of the best books I have ever read... could read it over and over again. Infinite inspiration <3
    • 5/5
      Textbook is so many things, including a cute play on words. I've never read anything quite like it and maybe because I am such a fan of AKR's writing, I loved all of it. I bought this book shortly before the author died and finished it after attending a celebration of her life in Chicago, which may explain why it was so very moving to me to read her last work.I recommend reading Textbook with your phone in hand, and please follow all the text prompts and links. Especially, listen to the soundtrack while reading her end notes and keep tissues handy.I'm sad this book isn't more popular and sadder that Amy's voice is gone from this world. She left us a lovely and inspirational goodbye letter.#Makethemostofyourtimehere
    • 4/5
      Basically a collection of quirky thoughts, even more disjointed than her earlier "Encyclopedia". A few are memorable, and those who enjoy "Daily Meditations" and the like will appreciate more than I did.
    • 5/5
      Funny. I tell people I read just about anything but horror and textbooks. Well, if this is a textbook, you can scratch textbooks from my do-not-read list.How can I sum up this odd collection of vignettes, lists, photos, and miscellany?Of course, it is a textbook and it's not a textbook. It's a memoir and it's not a memoir. It's a book and it's not a book. It's odd and it's regular. It's nothing and it's everything. I give up. I can't really tell you anything about this book. I can't really tell you if you will like it or not. I will just say that I'm crazy about it, and if you like it, too, I'd love to hear from you, and so, in a Textbook-Amy-Krouse-Rosenthal-sort-of-way, feel free to text me your thoughts about this book: (281) 912-3412.
    • 5/5
      Achingly beautiful. Rosenthal finds the beauty in the mundane and reminds us to cherish each moment. The book is all the more poignant when you find out she died of cancer not long after this was published. I loved the interactive elements. You can text a phone number and vote in surveys and receive audio clips of things she mentions. I've never felt so immediately connected to a community of readers. “Just look at us, all of us, quietly doing our thing and trying to matter. The earnestness is inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time.”“The same five letters can be rearranged to express my daily sense of—and relationship to—time. First from the viewpoint of childhood, then young adulthood, and now, the present. ACRES of it..CARES about it. RACES against it.”
    • 2/5
      I interacted with the text messages while reading. I was not impressed.

      Maybe if I had won the homemade pecan pie...Nah, this book wasn't quite a memoir, in my opinion, but more of an exercise in communicating with an author via text messages, website, and written materials.
    • 5/5
      So great! The world misses AKR, but we are better for the work she has left us with. This book was a fast read, but pure joy.
    • 3/5
      Not my cup of tea. It offers sporadic insight and poignancy, but the presentation is nice.