Anna Quindlen

At the heart of this beautiful and insightful book about how to shape a life that is meaningful to you is "the perfection trap"--and how to avoid falling into it. Like A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Being Perfect provides wise, practical advice on living, with an important twist. In Being Perfect, Quindlen pinpoints, and invites us to laugh at, a lifestyle that has become all too familiar--one that emphasizes the pursuit of perfection in the eyes...

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author Anna Quindlen uses the mastery of the medium in which she works to send an utterly compelling message as she explores the importance of books in her life and their vital role in society. THE LIBRARY OF CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT is a groundbreaking series where America's finest writers and most brilliant minds tackle today's most provocative, fascinating, and relevant issues. Striking and daring, creative...

In Naked Babies, Nick Kelsh and Anna Quindlen collaborate to produce a unique view of babies - one that owes nothing to tradition, sentimentality, or the cult of the cute. Unlike traditional baby photographs, Nick Kelsh's amazing black-and-white pictures focus on specific aspects of babies - the perfection of a hand, the swirls of a cowlick, the smoothness of skin on the neck - and all are honest, exquisite, and invitingly tactile. Anna Quindlen's...

The award-winning actress documents her rise from an everyday girl to an acclaimed performer while exploring her defining relationship with her mother and how their shared and separate dreams influenced their experiences.