Almost Everything

Notes on Hope

By: Anne Lamott

Narrated by: Anne Lamott

From Anne Lamott, the New York Times-bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, comes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives

"I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of Almost Everything. Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the news, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest--when we are, as she puts it, "doomed, stunned, exhausted, and over-caffeinated"--the seeds of rejuvenation are at hand. "All truth is paradox," Lamott writes, "and this turns out to be a reason for hope. If you arrive at a place in life that is miserable, it will change." That is the time when we must pledge not to give up but "to do what Wendell Berry wrote: 'Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts.'"

In this profound and funny book, Lamott calls for each of us to rediscover the nuggets of hope and wisdom that are buried within us that can make life sweeter than we ever imagined. Divided into short chapters that explore life's essential truths, Almost Everything pinpoints these moments of insight as it shines an encouraging light forward.

Candid and caring, insightful and sometimes hilarious, Almost Everything is the book we need and that only Anne Lamott can write.

laser beam to the heart of what I've been feeling

this book helped me shift focus and laugh at a time I really needed to

so practical, relatable, gutsy, raw; a real life journey

ending was kinda abrupt…oh, I guess it’s the end- would have liked a smoother transition

Hope, humor, and acceptance.

Anne moves me again to laughter and tears. This book enriches my mind and heart while opening my mind about those children of God that I might otherwise loathe.

Worth a listen

Anne Lamott is deeply thoughtful in an energetic and entertaining way. This is a short book with a lot of little gems, good for a cold afternoon when you need cheering up.

yes she's done it again

Anne lamott is the best author in the world at reading her own books. She is so philosophical and so funny, and she just makes it come alive in this book. I hesitate when I buy her books, because the messages are typically the same. Then I buy them and listen to them and think oh my gosh that was the best one ever. So, if you enjoy a little bit of philosophy, a lot of reflection on life's strange paradoxes and contradictions and enjoy laughing to yourself in the car, this is the book for you. If not, definitely don't buy it.