Stick A Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy! [Large Print] [Paperback]

Barbara Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 22, 1995

This is the book that started it all for the Geranium Lady! Sharing her own difficult experiences, Johnson proves that while pain is inevitable, misery is optional. If you need a fresh breath of joy in your life, this book is just the prescription for you. Barbara Johnson can help you look for "life's little sparkles," even in the midst of life's most crippling sorrows. This powerful book has sold more than three million copies and made Barbara Johnson a perennially best-selling author.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (March 22, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849936837
• ISBN-13: 978-0849936838
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,099,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrid book by a heartless woman, July 18, 2010

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Parnassian_Strip_Mine (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy (John, Sally) (Paperback)

I was given this book to read shortly after coming out to a relative, back in the early nineties. What a cruel joke that was. Luckily, my relative has since learned how terrible that move was. A large portion of this book is dedicated to Ms. Johnson's gay son and the "burden" placed upon her by his very being. She is proud to say that she has estranged herself from him. There's nothing funny, sweet, or even mildly loving about that.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Turning Point for Me, May 23, 2003

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J. G. COX "coxjg" (Decatur, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: So Stick A Geranium In Your Hat And Be Happy! (Paperback)

In 1991, I had been depressed 7 out of every 10 years for the last 30 years and was grieving for my lost business that was a 1987 stockmarket "correction" casualty. Depression was a way of life for me, though, so that business loss wasn't much worse than what I'd been through before, only this time I read Barbara's book and decided that, if she had faced adversities far beyond mine and could find things to be grateful for, I could pick myself up and find out what was left of my life. I could "Put a Geranium in My Hat" and determine that misery was not going to be my option. I praise Barbara for not condoning her child's choices, but upholding scripture and giving him the anchor of a mother who believes what she says she believes. Now I'm a widow and Barbara's life story set the example for tending my husband for 3 years and for turning to God in all circumstances. Nobody said it would be easy but God is with us. Keep it up, Barbara! See you at the town dump tonight!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help for the Weary, February 29, 2000

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Barbara Royal (San Angelo, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So Stick A Geranium In Your Hat And Be Happy! (Paperback)

I have read and re-read this book many times during my husband's fight with cancer and his recent death. So many things have happened to my family but when I need guidance and uplifting spirit I can find it in one of Barbara's books. Thank you and keep on writing!