{"product_id":"id-rather-laugh-linda-richman-9780446526760","title":"I'd Rather Laugh: How to Be Happy Even When Life Has Other Plans for You","description":".\u003cb\u003eLinda Richman--the basis of the \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e \"Coffee Talk\" character developed by her son-in-law, Mike Myers--makes it her mission to get everyone to shake off the blues and make their way back into the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Linda Richman, self-described \"typical Jewish girl from Long Island\" and the most popular speaker at the world-renowned Canyon Ranch Spa, presents a tears and laughter guidebook guaranteed to help readers withstand life's hard knocks. The first four decades of her life were rife with tragedy: She lost her father at eight and her mother to depression soon after; later, she lost her husband to compulsive gambling; her son to a car accident; and spent 11 years battling agoraphobia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But now, Linda shares her life story and how she learned that when all is said and done, the only cure that works, and the one that takes the most courage, is laughter. Combining wry, self-deprecating humor with hard-knocks wisdom, Linda makes it her mission to get everyone to shake off the blues and make their way back into the world. Because she knows from experience that when life makes you cry--that's the best time to laugh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Richman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0446526762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446526760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.28w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2000 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2000 pg. 1601\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2001 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2000","brand":"Linda Richman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946625630463,"sku":"9780446526760","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7a00941a-c592-41e9-8794-b167b20535e3.jpg?v=1681514209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/id-rather-laugh-linda-richman-9780446526760","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}