1,440 Reasons To Quit Smoking: One for Every Minute of the Day...and Night [Paperback]

Bill Dodds (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

Quit Smoking Now

Packed with inspirational messages -- one for each minute of the day and night -- this book will help you or your loved one quit smoking. It's a humorous, touching, and above all, convincing source of strength for soon-to-be-ex-smokers. This is the perfect gift for anyone who smokes.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Bill Dodd is a humorist who has written How to Survive Your 40th Birthday, Are You Over the Hill?, What You Don't Know about Turning 40, What You Don't Know about Turning 50, What You Don't Know about Turning 60, and The Joy of Marriage.  He lives near Seattle.

Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: Meadowbrook (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671318632
• ISBN-13: 978-0671318635
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #932,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bill Dodds has been writing since the age of six when . . .

No, wait. That was printing. And he got Ds in that.

He started writing in . . .

No, wait. That was cursive. And, again, his grades were not stellar.

Ah, but creative writing . . . ! After his blockbuster first novel, "The Christmas Ball" (written in the first or second grade), he . . .

Well, what he did was write only for school assignments and never read ten books from the library for the summer reading program. Ever. No certificate for him.

After he was sent to prison . . .

No, wait.

After he went to boarding school at the tender age of fourteen he started to read more (pre-Internet days and only one non-cable TV set in the entire building) and started to write more.

No, wait.

He had some great teachers in grade school and high school and college who helped him learn how to write, how to write better, and how to write professionally.

He has cranked out a lot of books, like making so many pounds of sausages.

No, wait.

He is a prolific writer.

Ooh. That sounds good.

Stop here, Bill.

Stop, stop, stop.

No wait.

Buy some of his books.

Good.

Now stop.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly helpful, December 29, 2000

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Kristin S. (Vermont, U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1,440 Reasons To Quit Smoking: One for Every Minute of the Day...and Night (Paperback)

Of course, a book can't make you want to quit smoking. But, it can remind you of the reasons and even provide some new ones.

Not all of the reasons in this book will work for every person. But, if one doesn't apply to you, some of the other 1,439 will. Some are funny: "Climbing the walls is aerobic exercise." Others focus on health, smell, expense, perserverance and pride.

Carry this book in your pocket or purse (it's small enough). Highlight favorite or especially meaningful statements and flip to them in times of need. Good luck!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SMOKERS AND EX-SMOKERS MUST BUY THIS BOOK, July 23, 2002

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Adam (Palm Beach, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1,440 Reasons To Quit Smoking: One for Every Minute of the Day...and Night (Paperback)

This book got me to quit. I've tried quitting a hundred times. I smoked for 24 years since I was 14 years old and have never gone more than 2 months without a cigarette until now. I've been quit for 3 months as of today and I'm nowhere close to going back; I'm done with this disgusting habit. I've used a million different strategies to quit and I always went back to smoking...until I bought this book. Whenever I tried to quit before I would have a reason to quit that I thought would work. For example, I would quit because of my health, or my tennis game, or my love life. Whatever. Eventually, when faced with enormous cravings, these excuses didn't hold up to the power of nicotine. What this book does is give you 1440 reasons to quit, not just one or two reasons. Now, when I get a really bad craving where I think I'm going to bust, I just pick up 1440 Reasons To Quit Smoking and I realize what a dangerous and stupid habit it is. Now, if I was to ever decide to smoke again, it would just be suicide pure and simple. Also, go to quitnet.net, the best website in the world if you want to stop smoking.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well.....okay, February 13, 2003

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D. Villarreal "dvmarie" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1,440 Reasons To Quit Smoking: One for Every Minute of the Day...and Night (Paperback)

It delivered what it said it would - 1,440 reasons to quit. Not all of them inspired though ... It's a small book too - the type is also small. I didn't think it was worth the money spent. You could find more inspiration online or from sections of more meaty books like Complete Idiots Guide to Quitting. After getting through the first few pages I was like "Dang! - I could do a more imaginative job myself" (and I'm a crummy writer) :-) But hey, if you want to send a message to a smoking friend .... this is a positive and non-confrontational way to do it....would make a good stocking stuffer too (it's that small...)