Bird by Bird

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Paperback – September 1, 1995 by Anne Lamott (Author), US.

An essential volume for generations of writers young and old, Bird by Bird is a modern classic. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition will continue to spark creative minds for years to come.

For a quarter century, more than a million readers--scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities--have been inspired by Anne Lamott's hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne's father--also a writer--in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:

"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, 'Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'"

Product details

• Format Paperback | 256 pages
• Dimensions 132 x 203 x 17mm | 221g
• Publication date 29 Jun 2016
• Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
• Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 0385480016
• ISBN13 9780385480017