About the book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of Bird by Bird brings her brilliant combination of humor and warmth to a \"smart, funny, and comforting\" chronicle of single motherhood (Los Angeles Times Book Review).
It’s not like she’s the only woman to ever have a baby. At thirty-five. On her own. But Anne Lamott makes it all fresh in her now-classic account of how she and her son and numerous friends and neighbors and some strangers survived and thrived in that all important first year. From finding out that her baby is a boy (and getting used to the idea) to finding out that her best friend and greatest supporter Pam will die of cancer (and not getting used to that idea), with a generous amount of wit and faith (but very little piousness), Lamott narrates the great and small events that make up a woman’s life.
\"Lamott is a wonderfully lithe writer .... Anyone who has ever had a hard time facing a perfectly ordinary day will identify.\" —Chicago Tribune
Editions of Operating Instructions
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780679420910
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780517137789
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780449909287
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781400079094
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307761033
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307787439
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781984833853
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781984833860
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of Bird by Bird brings her brilliant combination of humor and warmth to a \"smart, funny, and comforting\" chronicle of single motherhood (Los Angeles Times Book Review).
It’s not like she’s the only woman to ever have a baby. At thirty-five. On her own. But Anne Lamott makes it all fresh in her now-classic account of how she and her son and numerous friends and neighbors and some strangers survived and thrived in that all important first year. From finding out that her baby is a boy (and getting used to the idea) to finding out that her best friend and greatest supporter Pam will die of cancer (and not getting used to that idea), with a generous amount of wit and faith (but very little piousness), Lamott narrates the great and small events that make up a woman’s life.
\"Lamott is a wonderfully lithe writer .... Anyone who has ever had a hard time facing a perfectly ordinary day will identify.\" —Chicago Tribune
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Operating Instructions about?
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of Bird by Bird brings her brilliant combination of humor and warmth to a \"smart, funny, and comforting\" chronicle of single motherhood (Los Angeles Times Book Review).
It’s not like she’s the only woman to ever have a baby. At thirty-five. On her own. But Anne Lamott makes it all fresh in her now-classic account of how she and her son and numerous friends and neighbors and some strangers survived and thrived in that all important first year. From finding out that her baby is a boy (and getting used to the idea) to finding out that her best friend and greatest supporter Pam will die of cancer (and not getting used to that idea), with a generous amount of wit and faith (but very little piousness), Lamott narrates the great and small events that make up a woman’s life.
\"Lamott is a wonderfully lithe writer .... Anyone who has ever had a hard time facing a perfectly ordinary day will identify.\" —Chicago Tribune
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Operating Instructions?
Health, Relationships and Personal development > Family and health > Parenting, parenthood: advice, topics and issues
Where can I read a sample of Operating Instructions?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780679420910
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Operating Instructions?
Anne Lamott
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Operating Instructions is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780679420910) and hardcover(ISBN 9780517137789) and paperback(ISBN 9780449909287) and paperback(ISBN 9781400079094) and ebook(ISBN 9780307761033) and ebook(ISBN 9780307787439) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781984833853) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781984833860)
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