Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 814.54
EAN: 9780836226843
ISBN: 0836226844
Label: Andrews Mcmeel Pub
Manufacturer: Andrews Mcmeel Pub
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 273
Publication Date: 1996-10
Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Pub
Sales Rank: 796371
Studio: Andrews Mcmeel Pub
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Product Description:
When Erma Bombeck died on April 22, 1996, she left behind something that few writers could hope to bequeath--a written legacy of more than 4,500 columns and twelve bestselling books and a personal legacy that deeply touched millions of readers and fans throughout her 25-year career. Including more than 120 full-length columns, Forever, Erma is a very special collection that allows Erma's fans to revisit some of their favorite moments with this gentle presence who always reminded us not to take ourselves too seriously.
Amazon.com Review:
Erma Bombeck occupied a seat of honor in the homes of millions of Americans. Hers was inevitably the column you read aloud at the breakfast table, the piece you tore out on the bus to send to your mother, or the clipping you stuck on the fridge as a chuckling reminder of our modern lives' sublime ridiculousness. Bombeck had an eye for our common experience and a knack for throwing it into touching relief; we laughed because we saw ourselves in her work. She died last April, and this collection--the profits of which benefit her favorite charities--pulls together some of her best loved columns. The columns span Bombeck's career and the book includes tributes delivered at her memorial service.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Forever, Erma
If you are ready for a good laugh and want to remember back to previous times, this is a good book.
Rating: - Forever, Erma
This has become one of my all time favorite books. I read it over and over and still laugh at the columns featured. It will be a treasured collector item for me always!
Rating: - Erma is my hero!
I bought this book recently in honor of Erma's birthday. The stories bring me back to my childhood. I remember reading the columns when I was younger, and now that I have my own children I can really relate!
Rating: - A must for for Erma fans
I loved this book. Erma wrote about every day happenings that you will recognize instantly. While reading the book I got the feeling that Erma must have spied on me! You are left with a lovely feeling that someone understands you. Many were the times I actually laughed out loud. I truly recommend this book to anyone with a sense of humor!
Rating:  - A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO A POWERFUL LADY
When it comes to humour, there is no one who could pack a more powerful punch than Erma Bombeck. In this collection of essays, Erma tackles children, motherhood, fatherhood, neighbours, family gatherings and then finds the humour in life's most ordinary events. Five days before her passing, Erma wrote her final message and still, she faced life with amazing courage and wit.
As the years pass by, we still miss Erma deeply. She became a part of our own family and mothers could read her words of wisdom and come to the conclusion, "It puts my mind as ease to know that I am not the only one who fells this way about...."
Erma was a lady ahead of her time and a primary lesson we learn from her is "don't fret the small stuff; look at each day as a new experience and enjoy it to the fullest. Soon, our children will leave the nest; we will grow older and develop wrinkles but become more tolerant and accepting of ourselves. Even in her last days, she managed to find the beauty and humour in life...what better legacy could she leave us? The book, like Erma, is deserving of a thousand twinkling stars. No wonder the Heavens shine so brightly.
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