Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

De: Anne Lamott

Narrado por: Anne Lamott

With the trademark wisdom, humor, and honesty that made Anne Lamott's book on faith, Traveling Mercies, a runaway bestseller, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith is a spiritual antidote to anxiety and despair in increasingly fraught times.

The world is a more dangerous place than it was when Lamott's Traveling Mercies was published five years ago. Terrorism and war have become the new normal; environmental devastation looms even closer. And there are personal demands on Lamott's faith as well: turning fifty; her mother's Alzheimer's; her son's adolescence; and the passing of friends and time.

Fortunately for those of us who are anxious and scared about the state of the world, whose parents are also aging and dying, whose children are growing harder to recognize as they become teenagers, Plan B offers hope in the midst of despair. It shares with us Lamott's ability to comfort, and to make us laugh despite the grim realities.

Anne Lamott is one of our most beloved writers, and Plan B is a book more necessary now than ever. It will prove to be further evidence that, as The Christian Science Monitor has written, "Everybody loves Anne Lamott."©2005 Anne Lamott; (P)2005 Penguin Audio and Books on Tape, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“To read Lamott is like finding a friend you can talk to about anything. She starts conversations inside you and helps you begin to talk with yourself in a new way.” —The Charlotte Observer

“A refreshing mix of both the worldly and the mundane... Lamott deserves to become a noational treasure.” —More Magazine

“Beyond her bold humor lies a compelling quest to recognize the spiritual challenges that surround us.” —People Magazine

“[A] book that is better than brilliant. This is that rare kind of book that is like having a smart, dear, crazy (in the best sense) friend walk next to us in sunlight and in the dark night of the soul.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Sturdy hope and valor are to be found in these sometimes painful, sometimes desperate, but always engaging pieces, which Lamott has crafted with equal parts honesty, candor, and wit.” —Elle

“Funny, acerbic reflections on faith and family... readers have long awaited Lamott’s second book on spirituality, and it won’t disappoint. Lamott’s trademark humor and irreverence mark practically every page... readers will howl with laughter at Lamott’s inability to do anything with Mom’s ashes other than leave them in her closet. But there’s also the real work Lamott is doing here, the slow hard, slow work of forgiveness, and things can get teary... a wonderful read Lamott’s legions of fans will no doubt lap up.” —Kirkus Reviews

good

This is my first Ann Lamont book. i appreciate her outlook on faith. it gives you something to think abbot.

pure Anne

more of the best of Anne Lamott. For better or worse we seem to share the same brain. I always feel validated after reading one of her works. I'd like to have her over for tea.

A voice of startling honesty

She doesn't read so much as TELL the stories in these essays. Her candor is sometimes shocking, sometimes funny. Over and over, she chooses hope over fear, service over surrender and like C. S. Lewis before her, speaks of the spiritual benefit of plain things like taking a walk or having a shower. Her faith is like her politics, integrated into even the most embarrassing parts of her life, and hearing her tell us about it, we learn that we are not alone in our guilt and self-loathing.

This book is worth your time. It speaks of faith with truth and candor. You may not be used to that, but maybe it's time to try it.

Like a spiritual friend

If you are tired of being judged read this. Upset by the news? Hit play. Feeling powerless? March on. This was written during and after the Iraq war and is the perfect comfort for anyone who seeks a better vision for this world. I have gotten a spiritual friend with dreads. Thank goodness for the work and performance of this book.

Bad in the Mix

The chapter bookmarks do not correspond to the chapters in the book. This is very disappointing.