Thinking Out Loud

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,fA SPLENDID COLLECTION...Eloquent, powerfal, compassionate and droll...There is considerable variety in the subjects she addresses Compelling." -The Cleveland Plain Dealer Thinking out loud is what Anna Quindlen does best. A syndicated columnist with her finger on the pulse of womens lives, and her heart in a place we all share, she writes about the passions, politics, and peculiarities of Americans everywhere. From gays in the military, to the race for First Lady, to the trials of modern motherhood and the right to choose, Anna Quindlens views always fascinate: "Anita Hill, poised and dignified, spoke up and found herself aligned against the most powerful men in America, including the president. Who among us would have had the guts to pick up her slingshot?" "All of us have similar hopes for our children: good health, happiness, interesting ana fiilfilling work, financial stability. Somé people go nuts when their children learn to pick out the 'Moonlight Sonata on the piano. The... Tovább

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,fA SPLENDID COLLECTION...Eloquent, powerfal, compassionate and droll...There is considerable variety in the subjects she addresses Compelling." -The Cleveland Plain Dealer Thinking out loud is what Anna Quindlen does best. A syndicated columnist with her finger on the pulse of womens lives, and her heart in a place we all share, she writes about the passions, politics, and peculiarities of Americans everywhere. From gays in the military, to the race for First Lady, to the trials of modern motherhood and the right to choose, Anna Quindlens views always fascinate: "Anita Hill, poised and dignified, spoke up and found herself aligned against the most powerful men in America, including the president. Who among us would have had the guts to pick up her slingshot?" "All of us have similar hopes for our children: good health, happiness, interesting ana fiilfilling work, financial stability. Somé people go nuts when their children learn to pick out the 'Moonlight Sonata on the piano. The day I realized my eldest child could read was one of the happiest days of my life." "Discussions about the homeless always remind me of a woman who told me that she was damned if her tax dollars were going to pay for birth control for the poor. The question is not whether we will pay. It is what we want to pay for, and what works." On subjects close to home and far away, Anna Quindlen is a uniquely clear and incisive voice for our changing world. Vissza