64 Ways to Beat the Blues
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Book Overview
You're low. Really low. Haven't gotten off the couch all weekend. Stopped returning phone calls. It feels like the sun will never shine again, and you're living on chocolate and bad TV. There's Prozac, of course, but who can be bothered going to the doctor? What you need is immediate help. You need cheering up. And here it is. Clever, witty, full of comfort and sympathy, 64 Ways to Beat the Blues offers instantaneous relief through the gift of laughter. Written and illustrated in full-color by Yolanda Nave--author of Breaking Up and Welcome to Our Company , together with 314,000 copies in print--it's a been-there, done-that guide to getting out of the dumps and getting on with your life. Try a pet--and watch him eat your rug. Phone a friend--though not one living in Paris while you're stuck in a snowstorm. Take in a funny movie--if you can stop crying long enough to laugh. Go shopping (and pretend you're not already wearing the push-up bra), find a good shrink (who won't fall asleep), or buy a brand new car (and tick off each payment). The situations are instantly recognizable, and whether the blues are seasonal, occupational, hormonal, or matrimonial, Yolanda Nave knows what it takes to laugh them away.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0761105964
ISBN13:9780761105961
Release Date:January 1999
Publisher:Workman Publishing
Length:95 Pages
Weight:5.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.4" x 7.2"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Excellent Book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
A hilarious book that sees the humor in depression. Whenever I feel bad about being depressed, I read this book for a laugh.
One way to Laugh!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I noticed greeting cards by the artist Yolanda Nave and loved the sweet and sad sack like characters. I tapped her name in an internet search because I wanted to see more of her drawings. That's when I discovered her "Blues Book." Loooooovvvveeed it! The drawings are so dear and funny that I was giggling out loud! Really! It's amazing how how her character and her writing captures all the facets of trying to beat the blues. It's almot like Charlie Brown, no matter what her little character does something always goes against her optimism.I am going to buy a few copies of this book and send to friends. Between the humor and the illustrations it's a great lil' book!
What a great book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I came upon this book purely by accident. I'm so glad I did! Each page is a cartoon drawing, noting a suggested activity for "beating the blues." And each drawing is just such a laugh-- an exaggerated version of what the author suggest you do. You cannot remain in a funk, flipping through these pages.
This book proves that laughter MAY BE the best medicine
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I picked this book up tonight and was amazed at how these insightful and true to life sayings and delightful drawings captured what having the blues is like for a woman! It is a wonderfully funny book! I am in school to get a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and, frankly, this book scares me- it may put therapists out of business! I intent to buy several copies and send them to friends who have been or are currently experiening the blues. I say, buy it, enjoy it and give it to your favorite counselor or therapist!
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