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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42164092
EAN: 9780451226389
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0451226380
Label: NAL Hardcover
Manufacturer: NAL Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: April 01, 2009
Publisher: NAL Hardcover
Studio: NAL Hardcover
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Recollections, wisdom, and advice from the beloved entertainer, American icon, mother of eight children, and New York Times bestselling author.
When the Donny and Marie show ended its award-winning run on ABC in 1979, 19-year-old Marie was ready to leave the stage lights for a secretarys lifeshe had prepared to say goodbye to fleeting fame by studying shorthand and typing! Clearly, life took a different turn.
Now, decades later and still a beloved superstar, Marie opens the door to her thoughts on many of her milestones and missteps, both the public and the personal. In a life brimming with a mixture of charm and chaos, blessings and hilarious bungles, victory and vulnerability, Marie recounts for her family of fans her greatest successes as well as her most crushing disappointments, career pressures and expectations, marriage and divorce, depression, weight issues, tough choices, honors and awards, and the incredible joys and challenges of raising children. Through it all, Marie has bounced back time and again with unstoppable enthusiasm, resilience, and an unbeatably healthy and positive outlook on life.
In Might as Well Laugh About It Now, she imparts her insights on surviving all of lifes roadblocks and detours in a collection of friendly musings and heartening advice about learning to survive and moving forwardwith humor and optimism.
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About 3 years ago Marie Osmond arrived in Los Angeles with two of her seven children to visit her best friend and speak to a group of young girls. She had brought her youngest of girls along only because she had this annoying intuition that she HAD to bring her, even tho' it was going to be very inconvenient to bring a toddler on a business trip. Awaking to the morning news, she quickly saw WHY her intuition kept demanding she bring the child--her home in Utah had caught fire in the night destroying their garage, Marie's office and the bedroom of the two girls with her--everyone else survived. If she had NOT brought her two little girls on this trip, chances are they would have died in the blaze. This is how this book of memories from Mare's life opens. All of Marie's journals she had faithfully written over the years sadly burned in the fire. So when the publishers asked her to write this book she had to sit down to reminisce afresh on memories that helped shape who she is today. The results an endearing look into a real person we can all relate to. She encourages us all to pay attention to our "gut" and intuition as it can prevent us from disaster (i.e. the fire) and to listen to the lessons we come upon at inconvenient and unexpected times to help us make the right choices (i.e the encounter she had with a bitter drunken Shelly Winters, the Oscar winning star, about how she wished SHE had spent more time with her own daughter). There are several mystic encounters Osmond shares which you have to take her word for. She is a woman who passionately believes in her personal faith in her God and has charming stories to share of parenthood, midlife and womanhood.This is NOT an autobiography of her entire life, rather it is glimpses of her life since motherhood with a lot of emphasis on her time on Dancing with the Stars. A throughly fun read--I read the entire book on a cross-country flight and was left wanting even more.
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I'm not sure what possessed me to buy this book. I found Marie to be super-annoying when she appeared on Dancing With the Stars. I saw her in Vegas with my mom and she was slightly less annoying. I guess I am intrigued by her family situation. I read this book in its entirety on an airplane, and I pretty much forgot about it. The thing with Marie is she seems to love the spotlight and she has created this spotlight persona. In authoring this book she is relying on her happy persona. I agree with the reviewer who expressed frustration because Marie glosses over the rough times, except to reassure us, quite spunkily, that they have made her what she is today. Marie tells a lot of stories about how she gets in hilarious scrapes because she is trying to do it all, to be Supermom, to design dolls, to be in front of her adoring fans.
I admit to getting a tear in my eye when reading about her parents. She clearly has a lot of genuine love to give, and she gives it lavishly to her family. Pretty much she shows us as much as she cares to show, and I have to conclude that she just wants to sell a few books. "Don't forgot I fainted on national TV, everybody - wasn't that a hoot?"
I guess it is innocuous, but that's pretty faint praise. I started with three stars but I'm taking one off. I feel I've been manipulated into buying this book, and I don't like it.
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Marie's book is a down to earth, heartwarming, and fun. The book is laced with Marie's delightful sense of humor. In spite of her celebrity, Marie has had her share of trials. Her childhood battle with weight will suprise some, but Marie is able to make it both humorous and telling. Sharing her experiences with stars such as Lucille Ball, Cher, Elvis Presley, Jane Seymour and others bring the reader delightful insights about their off-stage personalities. Her many challenges, such as warding off her son's pet snake, changing singing style from country to broadway (completely different voice training), losing 45 pounds in 4 and 1/2 months and putting her body through physical torture to learn how to "Dance with the Stars," will not only keep you laughting, they will inspire you as well.
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This a very easy book to read. She is funny! Enjoyed every page in this book.
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She brings to life everyday stories and why we need to live life to the fullest.
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