Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life,   ISBN:9781400080465

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I saw an interview with the author somewhere, don't remember where, and she seemed so interesting and her description of the book was, too. So I ordered it, not knowing that in a few months I'll be taking a scrapbook class based loosely on her book!
It's almost stream of consciousness in alphabetical order.
I especially liked when she pointed you to another entry; it was fun to go there, read it out of order, and then return to where you left off reading!
She simply entered a few words, a few sentences, a few paragraphs about different ideas, situations, events: Wallet, Stolen, for instance...
It was fun to read and a quick read, too!

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Reading this book makes me want to meet Amy Rosenthal. I want to take her to lunch and discuss the restaurant's decor, menu offerings, table placement and cloth napkins vs. paper napkins, all in alphabetical order. She has changed the way I look at and categorize my own life, opinions, experiences and even emotions.

I can't wait to share this book with my fellow Bookworms! Thank you, Amy Rosenthal, for writing such an entertaining, witty, unique book.

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This was a great book - it is an alphabetized list of insights and observations of everyday life - I laughed out loud several times and highly recommend this book

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i loved this book. it's just fun, light reading. it's not profound. it's witty and silly and a good summer read. i could relate to some of the details of her "ordinary" life. my husband and i took turns reading some of her topics aloud to one another and got a good laugh out of it. i recommend this book.

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I've had this book in my possession for 6 months and wish I had read it when I first got it. I had serious laughter tears.
Thanks.