by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
This interesting book came to me through bookcrossing, a wonderful site for booklovers. The book is a collection of random thoughts, organized alphabetically in an encyclopedia format, each entry seldom over a page long. Every reader is bound to find a paragraph here and there that resonates with him/her. As a matter of fact, I am aspired to begin my own version of encyclopedia. How about A-Z guide to Azuki?
Some of my favorite entries:
BUSY
How you been?
Busy
How’s work?
Busy.
How was your week?
Good, Busy.
You name the question, “Busy” is the answer. Yes, yes, I know we are all terribly budy doing terribly important things. But I think more often than not, “Busy” is simply the most acceptable knee-jerk response.
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As kids, our stock answer to most every question was nothing. What did you do at school today? Nothing. What’s new? Nothing. Then, somewhere on the way to adulthood, we each took a 180-degree turn. We cashed in our nothing for busy.
JACKET BIO
There is a direct correlation between how much a book moves me and how often I flip to the author’s photo. Midsentence I will feel a pull to return to that photo/bio on the back flap. Take me at once to the man who wrote such a splendid thought! …
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