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Little Victories - by Jason Gay (Paperback)

Little Victories - by  Jason Gay (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Some days success isn't about doing it all--it's just about getting out of your pajamas before 2 P.M. </b> <p/>In his hilarious debut, <i>Wall Street Journal</i> writer Jason Gay embarks on a comic journey through family and fatherhood, sickness and health, heartbreak and joy. <p/> Jason Gay sets the example for how to . . . <br> * Build the perfect wedding playlist without being a music snob. <br> * Go home for the holidays without abandoning your family at a highway rest stop.<br> * Support kids' sports without brawling with another parent in the parking lot.<br> * Make ten million dollars in fifteen minutes. (Okay, that's a total lie.) <p/> Whether you're a recent grad, a Little League coach in the making, or a wise grandparent who has seen it all, <i>Little Victories</i> will remind you to celebrate the small moments, perfect and imperfect alike. Finally, this is one book that loves you for who you are--and especially for who you aren't.<br> <p/> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Hilarious.... [A] tasty collection of advice. --<i>People</i> <p/>A hilarious, heartwarming set of essays covering such mundane topics as parenthood, exercise, office life, travel, and the holidays. . . . Readers will alternately feel the urge to laugh and cry at Gay's irreverent, witty writing. His insights on each topic are spot-on yet gentle. Any readers who pick up this book will finish it convinced that . . . [it] will make their lives more enjoyable, and perhaps even make them better people. --<i>Publishers Weekly </i> <p/>A title for everyone, not just sports fans, and all will root for Gay and his little victories and feel inspired, too. --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>[Gay] balances insights with a droll, self-deprecating outlook...no small feat given the difficulty in providing guidance that is at once relevant--neither too specific nor too vauge--and also genuinely funny. <br> --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/><i>Little Victories</i> manages to be hilarious, helpful, and profound, in one unpredictable mix. It made me happy. <br> --Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of <i>The Happiness Project <br></i><br>"I loved this book. Jason Gay's <i>Little Victories</i> is funny, wise, direct, deceptively straight-forward and incredibly moving. As soon as I was finished reading it, I put it in the mail to my father, along with a reminder of my love. Such reminders, after all, are what we are here for, as this story--well--reminds us.<br> --Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of <i>Eat, Pray, Love</i> and <i>Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear <p/></i>"Jason Gay's rules for living will make you laugh out loud, and also make a whole lot of sense. This is an advice book that doesn't take itself too seriously and is all the more valuable for it."<br> --Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of <i>The Power of Habit <p/></i>"The thought of leaning in makes my neck ache, and taking seven steps to accomplish things only makes me want to lie down. Thankfully, Jason Gay has written a life guide for people like me--and you. He can't get the hang of grilling corn--and he's okay with that. He's faced cancer, unemployment, the death of a loved one, and fathered two kids after many setbacks--I think pretty much all at the same time--and has written a unique, heartfelt book about what he's learned from it all. Thanks to Jason, I've crossed trekking to the South Pole off my to-do list. Instead I'll focus on something that'll really make me happy: eating brownies while listening to some pre-1978 Stevie Wonder. See? You can do this! We <i>all</i> can!"<br> --Diane Muldrow, bestselling author of <i>Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jason Gay is a sports columnist at <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> and the MVP of Super Bowl XLIX*. He has written for publications including <i>Vogue</i>, <i>GQ</i>, <i>Rolling</i> <i>Stone</i> and <i>The</i> <i>New</i> <i>York</i> <i>Observer</i>. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his family and a passive-aggressive cat. <p/>* Okay fine. Tom Brady was the MVP of Super Bowl XLIX.

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