{"product_id":"being-perfect-hardcover-2","title":"Being Perfect - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Quindlen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Quindlen offers deep truths from her life to motivate and inspire you to become your most authentic self.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Trying to be perfect may be inevitable for people who are smart and ambitious and interested in the world and its good opinion. . . . What is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBeing Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e, Anna Quindlen shares wisdom that, perhaps without knowing it, you have longed to hear: about \"the perfection trap,\" the price you pay when you become ensnared in it, and the key to setting yourself free. Quindlen believes that when your success looks good to the world but doesn't feel good in your heart, it isn't success at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe asks you to set aside your friends' advice, what your family and co-workers demand, and what society expects, and look at the choices you make every day. When you ask yourself why you are making them, Quindlen encourages you to give this answer: For me. \"Because they are what I want, or wish for. Because they reflect who and what I am. . . . That way lies dancing to the melodies spun out by your own heart.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the core of this beautiful book lies the secret of authentic success, the inspiration to embrace your own uniqueness and live the life that is undeniably your own, rich in fulfillment and meaning.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few times in your life, someone will tell you something so right, so deeply true that it changes you forever. That is what Anna Quindlen, author of the timeless bestseller \"A Short Guide to a Happy Life, does here. \u003cbr\u003eIn Being Perfect, she shares wisdom that, perhaps without knowing it, you have longed to hear: about \"the perfection trap,\" the price you pay when you become ensnared in it, and the key to setting yourself free. Quindlen believes that when your success looks good to the world but doesn't feel good in your heart, it isn't success at all. \u003cbr\u003eShe asks you to set aside your friends' advice, what your family and co-workers demand, and what society expects, and look at the choices you make every day. When you ask yourself why you are making them, Quindlen encourages you to give this answer: For me. \"Because they are what I want, or wish for. Because they reflect who and what I am. . . . That way lies dancing to the melodies spun out by your own heart.\" \u003cbr\u003eAt the core of this beautiful book lies the secret of authentic success, the inspiration to embrace your own uniqueness and live the life that is undeniably your own, rich in fulfillment and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Quindlen\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller lists. She is the author of many novels: \u003ci\u003eObject Lessons, One True Thing, Black and Blue, Blessings, Rise and Shine, Every Last One\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Bread Crumbs, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMiller's Valley\u003c\/i\u003e. Her memoir \u003ci\u003eLots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 2012, was a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Her book \u003ci\u003eA Short Guide to a Happy Life\u003c\/i\u003e has sold more than a million copies. While a columnist at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eshe won the Pulitzer Prize and published two collections, \u003ci\u003eLiving Out Loud\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThinking Out Loud\u003c\/i\u003e. Her \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e columns were collected in \u003ci\u003eLoud and Clear\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7.24 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47348533100793,"sku":"9780375505492","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/9bkYiZDNN9780375505492_db7363cb-c938-4b13-8915-7822a1d1ec9a.webp?v=1769774539","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/being-perfect-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}