As you know I’m a reader and a picky reader at that. When I’m not reading about Vampires or the latest Stephen King novel, I enjoy reading about true life stories. Mostly how people overcome adversity or personal demons. I recently read and have the opportunity to share with you, my readers a book that is inspiring. The Bag Lady Papers: The Priceless Experience of Losing It All tells the truth life story of Alexandra Penney and how she went from having it all to being completely broke both in reality and mentally.
“Alexandra Penney, former editor in chief of Style magazine, always harbored a secret fear she would become a bag lady if she ever lost her life’s savings. She took steps to plan wisely for the future. Then she received a mind numbing phone call: all the money she had saved since she was 16 had vanished in Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. Truly panicked about ending up with a tattered coat and rusty shopping cart, she started a blog for The Daily Beast. Here is her account of losing everything and the aftermath.”
Penney is a wonderful writer with a great sense of humor in a time when everything feels like it’s crashing down.
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I loved the book TEACHER by Slyvia Ashton Warner about her trials and triumphs while teaching Maori children in New Zealand.
My absolute favorite book about overcoming adversity(and also my favorite book of all time) is Closing Time by Joe Queenan. It is his memoir of being raised in an alcoholic/abusive home, and it is one of those books that is so painful to read that you can’t imagine how anyone has managed to not only live through it, but to live to tell the tale with humor and a surprising lack of bitterness.
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The Glass Castle is my favorite book these days. It’s written by a woman whose childhood was filled with poverty, homelessness and parents who were mentally ill. She overcame many obstacles and I was really inspired by her story.
My fave would have to be “Dry” by Augusten Burroughs. He takes the dark subject of addiction and makes it funny-quite a feat!
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One that I just recently read that was intriguing and engrossing written in comic book form was The Imposter’s Daughter by Laurie Sandell. It’s about a daughter that learns that most everything she was told by her father was a lie and how she found out and learned to deal with it.
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I think the book that makes me press on the most in trying times is probably The Long Winter from the Little House on the Prairie series. Its a great book about how life keeps going one day at a time even in the worst of times.
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I really liked the book Hot Zone. It was about an outbreak of Ebola and what was done to contain it.
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I found both “Shattered Dreams” and “The Shack” were both eye opening and inspirational.
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The Miracle Worker remains my all time favorite in this category.
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the diary of anne frank thanks for the giveaway
The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer.
Night by Elie Wiesel.
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Definitely The Miracle Worker. Timeless and inspiring! This one looks good too!
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I read “Handle with Care” by Jodi Picolt and thought that was a wonderful book about dealing with the hand you’ve been dealt and doing what you feel is right no matter what.
i like The Imposter
Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCourt
About an Irishman who had very poor childhood in Ireland, made it to US and eventually became a beloved Teacher.
The Shack…very inspiring!!
Angela’s Ashes was eye opening for me
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“The Liar’s Club” by Mary Karr
My favorite is ‘The Crow’ James O’Barr. The lead guy dies along with his fiance and then comes back from the dead to avenge the death of his love…now that is overcoming adversity!
The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck. It’s a very moving book, and it helped me to get through a very rough time in my life when I was in my 20s.
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The Shack was my favorite
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My favorite book is Tuesday’s with Morrie! It discusses the situations endured by older people as well as good times! It is an inspiring and heartfelt book!
To Kill a Mockingbird is very inspirational
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