Just Hand Over the Chocolate and No One Will Get Hurt [Paperback]

Karen Scalf Linamen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1999

"Less stress, more fun!" Like chocolate, these 14 sure-fire stress-busters, hope-builders, and joy boosters get women feeling better fast.

Editorial Reviews

Review

If youve ever longed for chocolate and empathy, this books for you! Karen provides help, hope, and humor to aid you in everyday life -- Ramona Cramer Tucker, Editor, Todays Christian Woman magazine; Executive Editor, Virtue magazine

Karens humor turns stress into laughter as her insights light dark pathways on a journey toward wholeness. So kick off your shoes, curl up in a soft easy chair with a cup of hot cocoa, and savor the joys of Just Hand Over the Chocolate and No One Will Get Hurt -- Barbara Johnson, best-selling author

Linamen speaks with refreshing candor and clarity. -- Today's Christian Woman

This author may be the next Erma Bombeck. -- Estelle Lamb, A Closer Look

From the Back Cover

Do you go for the chocolate when life gets you down? You're not alone. When we feel stressed and overwhelmed, sometimes we just need a little chocolate. Now. With wit and wisdom, Karen Scalf Linamen offers you fifteen low-calorie and fat-free ways to lift your spirits. This outrageously funny "joy enhancement" manual just for women combines humorous observations and road-tested insight. From the hilarious to the poignant, Karen gives you more than a dozen joy boosters, stress busters, hope builders, quick fixes, and long-term solutions designed to help you experience a positive difference in your life. So pick up your favorite chocolate confection and settle down with Just Hand Over the Chocolate and No One Will Get Hurt. It's good for you. Karen Scalf Linamen is a mother of two and the author or coauthor of several books, including Chocolatherapy and a series of children's picture books. Dubbed "the queen of good humor and common sense" by the Literary Guild, Karen lives with her family in Colorado Springs and speaks all over the country. She hides her chocolate wrappers in the piano.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Revell; Reprinted edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800756940
• ISBN-13: 978-0800756949
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,363,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Karen Linamen is very much worth reading., July 16, 1999

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Lisa O'Brien ([e-mail]) (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just Hand Over the Chocolate and No One Will Get Hurt (Paperback)

I knew Karen when she and my husband worked together in Dallas, TX. Karen is funny, real, and very down-to-earth; but she is also deeply rooted, spiritually. She writes from her life - warts and all. I picked this book up in the bookstore and began to read the first page. I read almost the whole first chapter right in the bookstore! I couldn't put it down! Just Hand Over the Chocolate is for every woman who has ever experienced stress or depression or just gotten in a rut and lost their joy in Christ (and then self-medicated with a 1/2 pound bag of m&m's).

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely READ IT!, February 5, 2002

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V. VanCamp "lovesbookslovesmusic" (Ithaca, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Hand Over the Chocolate and No One Will Get Hurt (Paperback)

This book deserves 20 stars.

This is one of those books that you thank God you were blessed enough to come across. This book is for every woman, every age. You will never again believe you are the only one going through rough times.

Ms. Linamen is a very down to earth and encouraging woman. As you read you feel as if she is sitting right next to you, sharing her life and giving you hints on how to muddle through the valleys full of stumbling blocks.

The author discusses: minivacations, friends, fine whine, depression, dreams, simplifying life, grudges, weight, our inner child and our souls.

I cannot recommend this book enthusiastically enough. You really must read it!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A woman after my own heart, August 27, 2003

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"nattiewrites" (Alexandria, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just Hand Over the Chocolate and No One Will Get Hurt (Paperback)

I was given this book after my first visit to the Stress Center for depression along with some chocolate and bubble bath. It was light hearted and made me laugh. It also had some really practical things you could do to beat the blues. I love practical guides. So many books are full of warm fuzzies or unrealistic "helps." This book made me laugh and gave me some hope. You see, the author, battled depression too.