Known and loved by millions around the world as the star of the top-rated CBS TV series The Nanny, Fran Drescher tells her hilarious life story and offers a fresh, funny, and irreverent backstage look at Hollywood and its stars. "The unsinkable kid from Queens isn't a whiner, she's a winner." --People The #l New York Times bestseller. Fran Drescher's unique comic talent, trademark New York accent, and brash persona have made her the queen of prime time, and the only successor to TV's last great sitcom queen, Roseanne. For fans of bestsellers by such comedians as Jerry Seinfeld, Tim Allen, Paul Reiser, and Ellen DeGeneres. Illustrated with black and white photos throughout.
Gardening and creativity expert Fran Sorin’s Digging Deep does for gardeners what Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way and Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones has done for millions of writers and artists: it shows how to approach your passion with an eye towards freeing your spirit and living a creative and joyful life. If you’re yearning to get out of the rut you’re in and cultivate more meaning and connection in your life, you’ll find the encouragement and tools to make it happen in Digging Deep. Overflowing with tips, exercises, and resources, Fran Sorin’s empowering guide offers much-needed inspiration in today’s technology-obsessed and often nature-deprived culture. This new edition features a foreword by Larry Dossey and a new introduction, where Sorin encourages us to discover the magic that takes place every day—in the garden and in life—as we engage in a playful type of creating.In her acclaimed classic, Sorin, who is the CBS radio news gardening correspondent and has also been regularly featured on NBC’s Weekend Today Show,, shows you how to apply her Seven Stages of Creative Awakening to unearth and connect with your own creative essence in every area of your life. “Digging Deep teaches the art of living creatively—from envisioning and creating the garden of your dreams to cultivating and embodying more imagination, passion, and play in your daily life.” —Andrew Weil, M.D., #1 New York Times best-selling author of Spontaneous Happiness“Captivating and enchanting!...A must-read for anyone who wishes to find themselves in the garden—and for everyone who didn’t know they could.”—Amy Stewart, New York Times best-selling author of The Drunken Botanist “Full of inspiring stories, creative exercises, and practical gardening tips, Digging Deep will help you bloom along with your garden.” —Marci Shimoff, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Happy for No Reason“Whether you’re a beginner or a lifetime gardener, you’ll find much to celebrate.” —USA Weekend Magazine“A familiar face on television and voice on radio, the longtime broadcaster and popular motivational speaker approaches gardening like yoga. Digging Deep rejuvenates the mind and spirit as well as exercises muscles.”—The Sacramento Bee
Exploring the intersections of biography and autobiography, East and West, faith and reason, Finding Fran tells the story of two high school friends who took radically different paths: Lois Banner became an academic feminist, while Fran Huneke converted to Islam, joining the mystical Sufi Order and moving to Egypt.
THE STORY: FRAN'S BED asks the question: What constitutes a life? As Fran lies comatose in a hospital room, her husband, Hank, and two daughters, Vicki and Roberta, are forced to decide her fate, but in so doing, discover things about her and about
For 50 years, Eleanor Ritter’s mother Rose has refused to talk about how she survived the Holocaust in Poland and ended up in New Jersey. But now – just as Rose breaks her hip and starts speaking in long-forgotten Polish – Eleanor learns that the parents of her nine-year-old son’s new friend are Polish Catholics, born and raised in that country. Eleanor starts digging into both families’ stories, jeopardizing her already shaky relationships with her mother, her husband, and her children, even as her obsession pushes her to confront the existential questions of American Jews – indeed, of any group that has faced historical persecution: How many generations does guilt carry on? What did your grandparents do to my grandparents?
In this second story Fran’s Van, Pandora (Dora for short), Stuart, Jaynie and Fran get caught up in an adventure with two naughty dogs and get to take a trip on a puffer on the canal. What is in the magic box today? Visit Dora at: www.fransvan.co.uk
This book is a road trip for travellers of a certain age. Although the menopause is referred to, it is not the only thing which was on my mind as I wrote this book. Having got a little bit older I have become aware of what it is to become a grey-haired ‘elder’ woman. There is little change to how I feel on the inside and how much I want to get out of life, but huge changes to how I look. It seems that as we age, society judges the external and loses interest in the person behind the fading pigment and the stiffening joints. Many of the women I taught with over the years talked about becoming increasingly invisible as they got older. This is a story about women who are refusing to be invisible, and also about the sisterhood of the shared experience of the menopause and the ageing process. The menopause affects us in different ways and at different ages, but talking about it, understanding it and sharing experiences means that we can understand that we are not alone – especially as it can last for up to fifteen years. The menopause can give women black days, sleepless nights, mood swings and temperature changes which can stop you thinking. So to all of you out there, whether you are living it, remembering it, or looking forward to it, bring it on as we are up to the job. Enjoy this foray into the sisterhood and remember: age is just a number.
Come and follow Fran from the city to the country as she becomes Farmer Fran and adjusts to life away from the noise of the city. Farmer Fran has her hands full with all the mischievous animals on her new farm, and she has to do her best to keep everyone in line in Farmer Fran's Funny Friends! 'This is an eLIVE book, meaning each printed copy contains a special code redeemable for the free download of the audio version of the book.'
When the sun shines through the stained glass window in Fran’s kitchen, it is the start of a fourth adventure for Fran, Stuart, Jaynie and Dora. They get to go on a ferry again and visit the island of Arran. What is in the magic box today? The book includes line drawings from the story to cut out and colour-in with paint or crayon.
One morning Fran, Stuart and Jaynie came down for breakfast and saw the sun shining through the stained glass window lighting up the kitchen wall. “Hooray!” said Jaynie. “We haven’t been on an adventure for ages.” In this 3rd story of Fran’s Van, Pandora (Dora for short), Fran, Stuart and Jaynie go on an adventure where they meet a pipe band and get to visit the magical island of Gigha. What is in the magic box today?
