{"product_id":"note-to-self-samara-oshea-9780061494154","title":"Note to Self: On Keeping a Journal and Other Dangerous Pursuits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA charming anecdotal guide to the joys of journal-writing, with exercises and tips to enhance the journaling experience.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMuch like she did with correspondence in her first book, For the Love of Letters, in Note to Self Samara O'Shea shows why journal-writing is fun and effective. In a hip and accessible voice, O'Shea shows how the journal is a great tool to help readers learn and grow, uncover their motivations, and come face to face with their own realities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each chapter includes one of O'Shea's journal entries from throughout her life, which are alternately moving, edgy, and hilarious; suggestions on writing techniques (including blogging); exercises and tips on how to enrich the journal-writing experience, and the journal entry of a notorious diarist, including some from Tennessee Williams, Ana s Nin, and model Gia Carangi, whose life was the inspiration for the HBO movie Gia starring Angelina Jolie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samara O'Shea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061494151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061494154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 6.34w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2008 pg. 26","brand":"Samara O'Shea","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119366435071,"sku":"9780061494154","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26282f30-8328-4bfe-9ffe-62aeff9e1ed9.jpg?v=1687408977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/note-to-self-samara-oshea-9780061494154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}