Thank You, Your Opinion Means Nothing To Me

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Summary: This is not a "chick book!
Review: Don't be fooled! This is not a "chick book!" This book is fun, intelligent, and insightful.
I'm sure women are out there reading it now; Men should be reading it to. There's a message in this book and we'll all be better off, personally and collectively, if it gets to everyone.
A must read!!!!!!
LeeHi
Philadelphia.



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Summary: Excellent Book!
Review: I absolutely LOVED this book! I'm a twenty-six year old female and far from menopause, but this isn't just about menopause, it's about life and learning to deal with, and accept, the changes that come with it, which Blair amazingly guides the reader through. Her voice is powerful, filled with attitude and wit. Some of the crazy thoughts she shares are thoughts we all experience, but don't always talk about.

This has been one of the most inspirational books I've ever read! I slapped post-it's on just about every page so I can refer back to the quotes. Though this isn't a self-help book, the wisdom and inspiration have stuck with me more than any self-help book I've read. It has given me insight as to what to expect during menopause, how to deal with life changes, and most of all, living in the moment. I already find myself applying the following quotes, "Only I can control my thoughts. I don't have to think about anything I don't want to. I can change my mind. Why not? Everything else is changing" and "Emotions are merely signposts. Let them guide you, but keep them out of the driver's seat."

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Summary: How to get laughter out of life's potholes
Review: I've been thru it, some people never graduate, & even if you think this can't & won't happen to you (guys included), this book tickles & punches, pulls you under water so you think you'll drown & then lifts you right up & out into the buoyant zone. It is the perfect antidote to this grim election time - you'll remember not to take things so seriously & recall the ease with which we made delicious cakes out of mudpies when we were young. Nancy Blair finds out she can still make mudpie cakes & grow more in touch with each morsel. And Mom is the old happy crone we can all aspire to. I especially loved the description of menopausal yoga. Read, flex, laugh.

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Summary: a hilarious and insightful exploration of midlife changes
Review: In addition to being funny, interesting, informative--and reassuring, this book felt "familiar"; Blair wasn't some distant person I couldn't relate to, her experiences and reactions and feelings felt like those of myself and my girlfriends. As she finds her way to her newly forming self, it gives us permission--and hope--to do the same. I can't wait for the sequel!

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Summary: The personal memoir of one woman's experience with menopause
Review: Thank You: Your Opinion Means Nothing To Me is the personal memoir of one woman's experience with menopause. Retelling physical, emotional, and spiritual stresses and trials with a twist of humor and the candor that comes from enduring sustained tribulation, Thank You: Your Opinion Means Nothing To Me is a sober and insightful reflection upon what it truly means to grow old, accept oneself, and find one's voice. From adjusting to her elderly mother moving back in, to the miffed realization that her sex drive is in neutral, to exploring revelations of mortality in flesh and spirit step by step, Thank You: Your Opinion Means Nothing To Me involves the reader by virtue of its very nonchalance in addressing everyday concerns as well as larger than life issues.


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Summary: A book of laughter and wisdom
Review: Well, maybe my opinion will mean something to you. Even though I'm a guy, I thought Blair's book about her struggle with menopause and her mother's alzheimers was funny, intimate, sad and defiant. Like Spalding Gray, her wise and quirky reflections on life and love kept me laughing even when her insights were serious and shrewd.