{"product_id":"letters-to-my-daughters-9780743256094","title":"Letters to My Daughters","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLetters to My Daughters, \u003c\/i\u003e famed political consultant and TV personality Mary Matalin shares the moral, ethical, and occasionally comic life lessons gleaned from her mother's experiences and her own.\u003c\/b\u003e These intimate, personal letters range from the spiritual to the practical, from giving life to accepting death, from civic to personal responsibility, from looking and feeling good to dealing with those pesky boys, and more. \u003cbr\u003e Here's a sampling of the mother wisdom found in these pages: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Crying is \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e a weakness; it's cathartic and cleansing. People who live life with the fullest commitment tend to cry a lot. It's a healthy expression of deep emotions. I don't like or trust people who don't or can't cry. \u003cbr\u003e When I tell you I understand what you're going through, it's not just because I remember what it felt like to be a teenage girl whose body is being hijacked by hormones against her will. It's because I'm a fifty-something whose body is being hijacked by hormones against her will \u003ci\u003eat this very moment.\u003c\/i\u003e And if you don't believe me, just ask your father. \u003cbr\u003e I believe in my heart of hearts that a life without faith is unanchored and unfulfilling. Without it, you're just wandering in the desert. You experience deeply that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts -- and the singing is damn good. \u003cbr\u003e Ma had a complex philosophy of sex, which I heard almost every day from age ten. Boys would screw a snake if it would lay still long enough. Let's flash forward forty years and allow your mother to give you a twenty-first-century take on boys and S-E-X: Boys would screw a snake if it would lay still long enough....And the men in Washington think that's a compliment. \u003cbr\u003e A deep sense of loyalty can help you overcome almost any bump in the road. The disloyal may advantage themselves in some work situations, but their gains will be temporary, fleeting. They will fail their institutions, their colleagues, and worst of all, themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with warmth, common sense, a belief in the values that keep families strong, and her trademark sense of humor, Mary Matalin's letters will inspire, guide, entertain, and inform. They're the perfect companion for any mother looking for a smart, sensible fellow traveler on the road to raising good daughters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Matalin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743256094","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40130276065395,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ceb142f7-38d9-46bb-82d5-381cf52e4807.jpg?v=1654089661","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/letters-to-my-daughters-9780743256094","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}