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Just Let Me Lie Down : Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom by Kristin van Ogtrop (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherLittle Brown & Company

ISBN-100316068292

ISBN-139780316068291

eBay Product ID (ePID)99625358

Product Key Features

Book TitleJust Let Me Lie Down : Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWomen, Parenting / General, Personal Memoirs, Parenting / Motherhood

Publication Year2011

IllustratorYes

GenreFamily & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorKristin Van Ogtrop

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight9.6 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-032177

ReviewsJust Let Me Lie Downis the very definition of a smart, funny, and useful book about parenting and work. If you can add one more item to your towering to-do list, it should be to read this book., God bless you, Kristin van Ogtrop. Just Let Me Lie Down is a lexicon for legions of working moms. van Ogtrop nails with a generous, wisecracking charm what we couldn't--even with sleep--articulate., " Just Let Me Lie Down is the very definition of a smart, funny, and useful book about parenting and work. If you can add one more item to your towering to-do list, it should be to read this book."-- AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All, "van Ogtrop has created an entire lexicon for modern parenting to make the life of a working mother that much easier, not to mention funnier."-- The Daily Beast, This handy survival-primer will offer a laugh, some respite or both. There's something for every mom here., "Full of humor and insight of how to juggle a successful career and a growing family."-- Danielle Dreger-Babbitt, Seattle Book Examiner, A smart and hilarious primer for all those terminally over-committed moms who not only could use a laugh, but need one., God bless you, Kristin van Ogtrop.Just Let Me Lie Downis a lexicon for legions of working moms. van Ogtrop nails with a generous, wisecracking charm what we couldn't--even with sleep--articulate., "God bless you, Kristin van Ogtrop. Just Let Me Lie Down is a lexicon for legions of working moms. van Ogtrop nails with a generous, wisecracking charm what we couldn't--even with sleep--articulate."-- Elissa Schappell, Vanity Fair, "Wise, warm, and well-adjusted, Kristin van Ogtrop untangles life's alphabet of chaos one letter at a time."-- Ben Schott, author of Schott's Miscellany, "A smart and hilarious primer for all those terminally over-committed moms who not only could use a laugh, but need one."-- Steve Almond, author of Candy Freak and (Not That You Asked), Just Let Me Lie Down is the very definition of a smart, funny, and useful book about parenting and work. If you can add one more item to your towering to-do list, it should be to read this book., "Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, but pretty much dead on."-- Tara Trower, "Mama Drama" columnist for The Austin American Statesman, "Full of hard-won wisdom and kick-ass wit, Just Let Me Lie Down perfectly captures the joys and frustrations of an entire exhausted demographic. I would like to add one more thing to van Ogtrop's mile-long To-Do list: Run for President."-- Mary Roach, author of Bonk, Spook, and Stiff, "This handy survival-primer will offer a laugh, some respite or both. There's something for every mom here."-- Linda M. Castellitto, Bookpage, "A wise and witty thesaurus of marriage and parenthood. The ideal girlfriend gift."-- Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean, Full of hard-won wisdom and kick-ass wit, Just Let Me Lie Down perfectly captures the joys and frustrations of an entire exhausted demographic. I would like to add one more thing to van Ogtrop's mile-long To-Do list: Run for President., Wise, warm, and well-adjusted, Kristin van Ogtrop untangles life's alphabet of chaos one letter at a time., Wise, moving and hilarious--and refreshingly (ok, staggeringly) honest--Just Let Me Lie Down captures the choas, ambivalence, and dagger-through-my-heart love felt by just about every working mother., van Ogtrop has created an entire lexicon for modern parenting to make the life of a working mother that much easier, not to mention funnier., Wise, moving and hilarious--and refreshingly (ok, staggeringly ) honest-- Just Let Me Lie Down captures the choas, ambivalence, and dagger-through-my-heart love felt by just about every working mother., "Wise, moving and hilarious--and refreshingly (ok, staggeringly ) honest-- Just Let Me Lie Down captures the choas, ambivalence, and dagger-through-my-heart love felt by just about every working mother."-- Cathi Hanauer, editor of The Bitch in the House and author of Sweet Ruin

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal306.874/3

SynopsisKristin van Ogtrop knows she's lucky-fulfilling career, great husband, three healthy kids, and, depending on the hamster count, an impressive roster of pets. You could also say she's half-insane, but name one working mom who isn't. Using stories and insights from her own life, van Ogtrop offers a lexicon for working moms everywhere. Terms and concepts illustrate the highs (kids who know where their soccer cleats are, coworkers who don't hit "Reply All," dogs who helpfully eat whatever falls from the table) and the lows (getting out of the house in the morning, getting along with everyone at the office, getting willful kids into bed) of balancing work and family. Filled with amusing and resonant observations, JUST LET ME LIE DOWN establishes van Ogtrop as the Erma Bombeck of the new millennium., Kristin van Ogtrop knows she's lucky-fulfilling career, great husband, three healthy kids, and, depending on the hamster count, an impressive roster of pets. You could also say she's half-insane, but name one working mom who isn't. Using stories and insights from her own life, van Ogtrop offers a lexicon for working moms everywhere. Terms and concepts illustrate the highs (kids who know where their soccer cleats are, coworkers who don't hit "Reply All," dogs who helpfully eat whatever falls from the table) and the lows (getting out of the house in the morning, getting along with everyone at the office, getting willful kids into bed) of balancing work and family. Filled with amusing and resonant observations, Just Let Me Lie Down establishes van Ogtrop as the Erma Bombeck of the new millennium., A charming, hilarious antidote to the chaos of working motherhood, from the editor of Real Simple magazine., Kristin van Ogtrop knows she's lucky - fulfilling career, great husband, three healthy kids, and, depending on the hamster count, an impressive roster of pets. She also knows she is tired. Always. Using stories and insights from her own life, she provides a lexicon for the half-insane working mom. Anyone who has left a meeting to race to the Halloween parade immediately understands van Ogtrop's definition of 'Kill the messenger' as 'The action you must take in order to forget about the office for a time-that is, to remove your Blackberry/ Treo/ iPhone/ whatever from your person and store it as far away as your neurotic self will allow.' Filled with essays, lists, and resonant observations, JUST LET ME LIE DOWN establishes van Ogtrop as the Erma Bombeck of the new millennium.

LC Classification NumberHQ759.48