I Remember Nothing, and Other Reflections
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Random House, Inc.
Nora Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of I Feel Bad About My Neck, taking a cool, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom … More »
Nora Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of I Feel Bad About My Neck, taking a cool, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom … More »
Random House, Inc.
Nora Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of I Feel Bad About My Neck, taking a cool, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn’t (yet) forgotten.
Ephron writes about falling hard for a way of life (“Journalism: A Love Story”) and about breaking up even harder with the men in her life (“The D Word”); lists “Twenty-five Things People Have a Shocking Capacity to Be Surprised by Over and Over Again” (“There is no explaining the stock market but people try”; “You can never know the truth of anyone’s marriage, including your own”; “Cary Grant was Jewish”; “Men cheat”); reveals the alarming evolution, a decade after she wrote and directed You’ve Got Mail, of her relationship with her in-box (“The Six Stages of E-Mail”); and asks the age-old question, which came first, the chicken soup or the cold? All the while, she gives candid, edgy voice to everything women who have reached a certain age have been thinking . . . but rarely acknowledging.
Filled with insights and observations that instantly ring true—and could have come only from Nora Ephron—I Remember Nothing is pure joy.
Baker & Taylor
A humorous collection of personal essays discusses the author's career in journalism, divorce, a long-anticipated inheritance with unanticipated results, and the evolution of her relationship with her e-mail in-box.
Baker
& Taylor
In a hilarious collection of personal essays, the best-selling author ofI Feel Bad About My Neck discusses her career in journalism, divorce, a long-anticipated inheritance with unanticipated results, the evolution of her relationship with her e-mail in-box and more. 500,000 first printing.
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Nora Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of I Feel Bad About My Neck, taking a cool, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn’t (yet) forgotten.
Ephron writes about falling hard for a way of life (“Journalism: A Love Story”) and about breaking up even harder with the men in her life (“The D Word”); lists “Twenty-five Things People Have a Shocking Capacity to Be Surprised by Over and Over Again” (“There is no explaining the stock market but people try”; “You can never know the truth of anyone’s marriage, including your own”; “Cary Grant was Jewish”; “Men cheat”); reveals the alarming evolution, a decade after she wrote and directed You’ve Got Mail, of her relationship with her in-box (“The Six Stages of E-Mail”); and asks the age-old question, which came first, the chicken soup or the cold? All the while, she gives candid, edgy voice to everything women who have reached a certain age have been thinking . . . but rarely acknowledging.
Filled with insights and observations that instantly ring true—and could have come only from Nora Ephron—I Remember Nothing is pure joy.
Baker & Taylor
A humorous collection of personal essays discusses the author's career in journalism, divorce, a long-anticipated inheritance with unanticipated results, and the evolution of her relationship with her e-mail in-box.
Baker
& Taylor
In a hilarious collection of personal essays, the best-selling author of
Imprint:
New York - Alfred A Knopf
Pages:
137
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9780307595607, 0307595609
Language:
English
Notes:
"This is a Borzoi book."
Statement of responsibility:
Nora Ephron
Characteristics:
ix, 137 p. ;,22 cm.
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Add a CommentFunny, honest, and silly, with occasional flashes of wisdom.
This was really good--but sad. It's clear she knew she was dying
loved the book. read it in hardcover.
Short, clever book of musings - her thoughts are ones I identify with.
Remembering how funny the title story was in "I Feel Bad About My Neck," I took this out, hoping for more of the same, but was disappointed. Too much name dropping (of people whom I don't even recognize) and not entertaining enough. Once again, only the title piece about remembering is amusing. In both books, the remainder of the pieces just lack interest.
Quick read
Very funny lady. And lots of tidbits about her life, her cities. Very enjoyable.
Any woman coming up on 50 (or shhh... older) will enjoy and identify with at least some of these anecdotes.
Despite the plaintive declaration of the title, Nora Ephron does indeed remember stuff, and, fortunately for her readers, she is still adept at crafting a well written essay, memoir, and anecdote. Ephron continues the mild rant on getting old (or, rather older or old-ish, as she says, not wanting to actually say "I am old.") that she began in her previous collection of essays, I Feel Bad about My Neck, and shares her insights, kvetches, and juicy tidbits on such varied topics as meeting Eleanor Roosevelt and remembering nothing at all about the big day except getting lost on the way there, the joys and pitfalls of having an entrée named after yourself at a trendy eatery in Manhattan (Nora's Meatloaf, discontinued), and the selection that deals with the way one's hairdo looks from the back when one gets old...-ish...had me nodding in complete sympathy. This is an ideal read for Baby Boomers, plus it can be viewed as a source of tips for what lies ahead for 30- and 40-somethings. And for anyone who appreciates a sharp wit, and honest writing, you can't go wrong with Nora Ephron's hard, often hilarious look at the way we are now. -Madame Librarian