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Pred tridsiatimi rokmi dostal môj starší brat, vtedy asi desaťročný, za úlohu napísať referát o miestnych druhoch vtákov. Túto úlohu odkladal niekoľko mesiacov, až kým si jedného dňa uvedomil, že ju musí odovzdať už na ďalší deň. Sedel za stolom v rodinnej chate, slzy na krajíčku, obkolesený listami prázdneho papiera, farebnými ceruzkami a knihami o vtákoch, ktoré ani neotvoril. Úplne ho ochromila veľkosť úlohy, ktorá pred ním stála. Otec si však sadol k nemu, položil mu ruku na rameno a nežne sa mu prihovoril: „Jedno po druhom, synak. Jednoducho sa do toho pusti jeden vtáčik po druhom.“

KNIŽKA O TROCH ZÁKLADNÝCH MODLITBÁCH, ktoré vám pomôžu prekonať ťažké chvíle, vyriešiť každodenné problémy a žiť svoj život v plnosti Knihy Anne Lamottovej oslovujú čitateľov každého veku, pretože v nich o svojej viere a modlitbe rozpráva s neuveriteľnou nehou a vtipom. Autorka vám ponúka všetko, čo sa o modlení naučila a tieto poznatky zhrnula do troch pravdivých príbehov. Tri základné modlitby – prosba o pomoc, poďakovanie a schopnosť vážiť si svet okolo seba – dokážu pomôcť v akejkoľvek ťažkosti a umožnia vám prekonať ju. Autorka knihu pretkáva rozprávaním o tom, ako sa začala modliť, čo pre ňu tieto tri modlitby znamenajú, akým spôsobom jej v živote pomohli a ako ich postupne prijali aj jej blízki. Kniha Pane, pomôž mi je inteligentná a úprimná ako každá Lamottovej kniha. Verím, že si ju zamilujú všetci, ktorí sa s Anne Lamottovou stretli prvýkrát a poteší aj jej dlhoročných fanúšikov. ANNA LAMOTTOVÁ patrí medzi hŕstku spisovateliek, ktoré New York Times opakovane označuje za autorky bestsellerov. Žije v Severnej Karolíne a za tvorbu a kreatívny prínos jej bol nedávno udelený Guggenheimov grant. Sledovať ju môžete aj na jej stránkach: facebook.com/AnneLamott alebo twitter.com/AnneLamott 'O modlení toho veľa neviem, ale myslím si, že je veľmi dôležité pripomínať ľuďom, aby sa modlili čo najjednoduchšie, od srdca. Pane, pomôž mi. Pane, ďakujem. Pane, si úžasný. Anne Lamottová'

It seems no mother of a newborn has ever been more hilarious, more honest, or more touching than Ann Lamott is in OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. A single parent whose baby's father is out of the picture, Lamott struggles not only to support her little family by her wits and her writing, but to stay sober at the same time. Faith in God helps; so does her loyal band of helpers, from her childless best friend Pammy to her mother and "Aunt Dudu" to the folks at the La Leche League hotline. And between colic, wheat-free diets, and the triumph of solid food, Lamott learns that blessings and losses come together, and that as our capacity for joy increases, so does our capacity for grief. "An enormous triumph . . . Charming . . . Powerful . . . A gracious book, with dozens of lovingly drawn characters and a deep, infectious religiosity throughout. It is also funny." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Smart, funny and comforting . . . Lamott has a conversational style that perfectly conveys her friendly, self-deprecating humor." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review

A New York Times bestseller from the author of Dusk, Night Dawn, Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Almost Everything. Author Anne Lamott writes about the three simple prayers essential to coming through tough times, difficult days and the hardships of daily life. Readers of all ages have followed and cherished Anne Lamott’s funny and perceptive writing about her own faith through decades of trial and error. And in her new book, Help, Thanks, Wow, she has coalesced everything she knows about prayer to these fundamentals. It is these three prayers – asking for assistance from a higher power, appreciating what we have that is good, and feeling awe at the world around us – that can get us through the day and can show us the way forward. In Help, Thanks, Wow, Lamott recounts how she came to these insights, explains what they mean to her and how they have helped, and explores how others have embraced these same ideas. Insightful and honest as only Anne Lamott can be, Help, Thanks, Wow is the everyday faith book that new Lamott readers will love and longtime Lamott fans will treasure.

Neočekávané chvíle milosti Kolekce vybraných esejů o naději, radosti a milosti. Anne Lamott píše moudré eseje o víře, rodině a společenství svým originálním láskyplným přístupem. Její eseje jsou poselstvím naděje, která oslavuje triumf světla nad tmou v našich životech i srdcích. „Naše vítězství nad strádáním a bolestí se mohou zdát malá a nedůležitá,“ píše autorka, „ale naše vlastní životy a perspektivu mohou neskutečným způsobem změnit.“ Anne Lamott píše o odpuštění, obnově důvěry a transformaci duše. I v těch na první pohled bezvýchodných situacích se můžeme obrátit k lásce a i ve ztrátě lze nalézt radost Dojemné, veselé, upřímné i překvapivé příběhy v této knize jsou důkazem toho, že lidský duch je nezkrotný

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of Bird by Bird comes a personal, wise, and very funny book that reveals how to find meaning and hope by shining the light of faith on the darkest parts of ordinary life. Lamott demonstrates that one can be both reverent and irreverent, often in the same breath. She shares her two best prayers: "Help me, help me, help me" and "Thank you, thank you, thank you," along with a friend's humorous morning and evening prayers. Lamott views Jesus as "Casper the friendly savior" and describes God as "one crafty mother." Her irreverence makes faith a natural subject, and since her previous works, fans have longed for insights into her big-hearted, grateful faith. The people in her life, like her friend Pammy and her son Sam, are beloved characters familiar to her readers, and this book offers a welcome return to them while introducing new companions. Lamott's faith journey is marked by candidness and insight, appealing to both believers and nonbelievers. She emphasizes that her belief in God—and in herself—was not a leap but a series of staggers, capturing the essence of her unique perspective on faith.

Through personal experiences and her faith journey, Lamott provides insights on finding hope amidst darkness. She tackles complex life and faith issues by framing them as manageable questions for readers. By emphasizing the importance of love and connection, she illustrates how to amplify life's small joys, encouraging an open-hearted approach even in challenging times.

In Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, the author of the bestsellers Traveling Mercies and Plan B delivers a poignant, funny, and bittersweet primer of faith, as we come to discover what it means to be fully alive.In Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, Lamott examines the ways we're caught in life's most daunting predicaments: love, mothering, work, politics, and maybe toughest of all, evolving from who we are to who we were meant to be. This is a complicated process for most of us, and Lamott turns her wit and honesty inward to describe her own intimate, bumpy, and unconventional road to grace and faith."I wish grace and healing were more abracadabra kinds of things," she writes in one of her essays, "that delicate silver bells would ring to announce grace's arrival. But no, it's clog and slog and scootch, on the floor, in silence, in the dark."Whether she's writing about her unsuccessful efforts to get her money back from an obstinate carpet salesman, grappling with the tectonic shifts in her relationship with her son as he matures, trying to maintain her faith and humor during politically challenging times, or helping a close friend die with dignity, Lamott seeks out both the divinity and the humanity in herself and everything around her. Throughout these essays, she writes of her struggle to find the essence of her faith, which she uncovers in the unlikeliest places.

The New York Times bestseller from the author of Help, Thanks, Wow, Hallelujah Anyway, Almost Everything, and Dusk, Night, Dawn. Lamott's long-awaited collection of new and selected essays on hope, joy, and grace. Anne Lamott writes about faith, family, and community in essays that are both wise and irreverent. It’s an approach that has become her trademark. Now in Small Victories, Lamott offers a new message of hope that celebrates the triumph of light over the darkness in our lives. Our victories over hardship and pain may seem small, she writes, but they change us—our perceptions, our perspectives, and our lives. Lamott writes of forgiveness, restoration, and transformation, how we can turn toward love even in the most hopeless situations, how we find the joy in getting lost and our amazement in finally being found. Profound and hilarious, honest and unexpected, the stories in Small Victories are proof that the human spirit is irrepressible.

Dusk, Night, Dawn is a warm, spiritually uplifting Christian book from world- class writer Anne Lamott that explores living life to the fullest and with exuberance, even in dark times.