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The Right Words at the Right Time Volume 2: Your Turn
Marlo Thomas
From big cities to farm communities, from office cubicles to hospital wards, from Normandy Beach to Boston's Fenway Park, the contributors to this remarkable volume -- selected from among thousands in a nationwide search
Atria
April 2006
432 pages
ISBN: 0743497430
Hardcover
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You'll meet a "Plain Jane" from Seattle, whose world was
rocked by a passing remark made by her favorite musician,
backstage at a concert. You'll hear from the bereaved fiancé
of a 9/11 victim, who found hope in a note pinned to a teddy
bear. You'll laugh with a beleaguered soccer mom, who
reveals the single phrase she never wants to hear again. And
your heart will break for a prison inmate, who recalls the
one piece of advice he still wishes he
took. In each case,
words had made all the difference. Marlo Thomas has once again tapped into
the human spirit, assembling a breathtaking collection of
beautiful and inspiring essays about the enduring power of
words, and how their impact can last a lifetime. As a
follow-up to her 2002 New York Times #1 bestseller,
The Right Words at the Right Time, Thomas presents
101 new first-person stories that are at once universal and
strikingly personal. Like the tale of a Gulf War veteran,
whose life was transformed by just two words spoken by a
young stranger at a Burger King. Or the aimless garage
mechanic, who found salvation in a Help Wanted ad. Or the
unsuspecting mother of three, who made a heart-warming
discovery about her grandmother's "racy
past." As this
astonishing anthology proves, the "right words" can come
from anywhere -- the pages of a dusty old songbook, the
pulpit of a neighborhood church, the wreckage of Ground
Zero, a hand-stitched sampler hanging on a wall, and a
child's simple expression of love. The Right Words at the Right Time,
Volume 2: Your Turn! is a collection to be read and read
again -- a volume that will be cherished both by fans of the
original book and anyone who has ever been touched by the
startling and life-affirming magic of words.
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