Eat pray love made me do it : life journeys inspired by the bestselling memoir
Print Book 2016 |
Available at 11 Libraries 11 of 11 copies |
Summary
A New York Times Bestseller -- True stories inspired by one of the most iconic, beloved, bestselling books of our time, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love has become a worldwide phenomenon, empowering millions of readers to set out on paths they never thought possible, in search of their own best selves. Here, in this candid and captivating collection, nearly fifty of those readers--people as diverse in their experiences as they are in age and background--share their stories. The journeys they recount are transformative--sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, but always deeply inspiring.
Eat Pray Love helped one writer to embrace motherhood, another to come to terms with the loss of her mother, and yet another to find peace with not wanting to become a mother at all. One writer, reeling from a difficult divorce, finds new love overseas; another, a lifelong caregiver, is inspired to take an annual road trip, solo. A man leaves seminary, embraces his sexual identity, and forges a new relationship with God. A woman goes to divinity school and grapples with doubt and belief. One writer's search for the perfect pizza leads her to New Zealand and off-the-grid homesteading, while another, in overcoming an eating disorder, redefines her relationship not only with food but with herself. Some writers face down devastating illness and crippling fears, and others step out of their old lives to fulfill long-held dreams of singing, acting, writing, teaching, and learning.
Entertaining and enlightening, Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It is a celebration for fans old and new. What will Eat Pray Love make you do?
Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love has become a worldwide phenomenon, empowering millions of readers to set out on paths they never thought possible, in search of their own best selves. Here, in this candid and captivating collection, nearly fifty of those readers--people as diverse in their experiences as they are in age and background--share their stories. The journeys they recount are transformative--sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, but always deeply inspiring.
Eat Pray Love helped one writer to embrace motherhood, another to come to terms with the loss of her mother, and yet another to find peace with not wanting to become a mother at all. One writer, reeling from a difficult divorce, finds new love overseas; another, a lifelong caregiver, is inspired to take an annual road trip, solo. A man leaves seminary, embraces his sexual identity, and forges a new relationship with God. A woman goes to divinity school and grapples with doubt and belief. One writer's search for the perfect pizza leads her to New Zealand and off-the-grid homesteading, while another, in overcoming an eating disorder, redefines her relationship not only with food but with herself. Some writers face down devastating illness and crippling fears, and others step out of their old lives to fulfill long-held dreams of singing, acting, writing, teaching, and learning.
Entertaining and enlightening, Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It is a celebration for fans old and new. What will Eat Pray Love make you do?
Contents
Introduction / Elizabeth GilbertTake a breath / Rebecca Asher
Garden State / Victoria Russell
The gift / Mallory Kotzman
Happy wife, happy life / Lisa Becker
Intelligence / Peter Richmond
"Pray" is the hard part / April Schmidt
Reaching my boiling point / Tina Donvito
Shift happens / Emily Shaules
Making peace with myself / Eduardo Martinez
Imperfectly enlightened / Shannon Sykes Westgate
There you are / Jan Haag
Adventurous woman / Laurna Strikwerda
Tell the truth, tell the truth, tell the truth / Eran Sudds
Penny prayers / Aimee Halfpenny
Road map / Alexandria Hodge
Curing the incurable / Amy B. Scher
Failure to freedom / Linsi Broom
Steps / Melissa Bergstrom
A bonk on the head / Kahla Kiker
Someone like me / Sandra Roussy
Pepperoni epiphanies / James Belmont
The list / Annmarie Kostyk
Living well / Nosipho Kota
Bread and cheese / Nicole Massaro
Out of the ashes / Regan Spencer
Write it down / Chelsey Everest
Me time / Theressa Real
Divine timing / Crystal Gasser
Playing the part / Lisann Valentin
Fall risk / Karstee Davis
Good enough / Laurie Granieri
Cry teach grow / Leslie Patrick Moore
Crossing over / Sondra Iperati
Running on my own / Elizabeth Duffy
"Read me your story, Mandy" / Amanda Whitten
Answering the call of the higher self / Billy Rosa
Second-act singer / Theresa Thornton
My superstorms / Cara Bradshaw
Tour de fifty / Robin Murphy
Recognizing myself / Kitty Taylor
Out of the dark / Danielle Rhinehart
Un pedazo de pan dulce, a piece of sweet bread / Elizabeth Veras Holland
Darkening gray / Susan Krakoff
Getting back to me / Tracie Cornell
It started with the flu / Lettie Stratton
Seek heal grow / Jen Flick
Coming home / Peggy Bresnick.
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Subjects |
Gilbert, Elizabeth,
-- 1969-
-- Eat pray love.
Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Case studies. Change (Psychology) -- Case studies. Motivation (Psychology) -- Case studies. |
Publisher | New York, New York :Riverhead Books,2016 |
Other Titles | Eat pray love. |
Contributors |
Gilbert, Elizabeth,
1969- writer of introduction. Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969- Eat pray love. |
Language |
English |
Description |
xiv, 220 pages ; 21 cm |
ISBN | 9780399576775 0399576770 |
Other | Classic View |