64 Ways to Beat the Blues [Paperback]

Yolanda Nave (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999

You're low. Really low. Haven't gotten off the couch all weekend. Stopped returning phone calls. It feels like the sun will never shine again, and you're living on chocolate and bad TV. There's Prozac, of course, but who can be bothered going to the doctor? What you need is immediate help. You need cheering up. And here it is.

Clever, witty, full of comfort and sympathy, 64 Ways to Beat the Blues offers instantaneous relief through the gift of laughter. Written and illustrated in full-color by Yolanda Nave--author of Breaking Up and Welcome to Our Company, together with 314,000 copies in print--it's a been-there, done-that guide to getting out of the dumps and getting on with your life. Try a pet--and watch him eat your rug. Phone a friend--though not one living in Paris while you're stuck in a snowstorm. Take in a funny movie--if you can stop crying long enough to laugh. Go shopping (and pretend you're not already wearing the push-up bra), find a good shrink (who won't fall asleep), or buy a brand new car (and tick off each payment). The situations are instantly recognizable, and whether the blues are seasonal, occupational, hormonal, or matrimonial, Yolanda Nave knows what it takes to laugh them away.

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About the Author

Yolanda Nave is the author of Breaking Up and 64 Ways to Beat the Blues.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761105964
• ISBN-13: 978-0761105961
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,994,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #65 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Mental Health > Depression

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book proves that laughter MAY BE the best medicine, December 29, 1999

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Patrizia "Patrizia" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 64 Ways to Beat the Blues (Paperback)

I picked this book up tonight and was amazed at how these insightful and true to life sayings and delightful drawings captured what having the blues is like for a woman! It is a wonderfully funny book! I am in school to get a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and, frankly, this book scares me- it may put therapists out of business! I intent to buy several copies and send them to friends who have been or are currently experiening the blues. I say, buy it, enjoy it and give it to your favorite counselor or therapist!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book!, January 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 64 Ways to Beat the Blues (Paperback)

I came upon this book purely by accident. I'm so glad I did! Each page is a cartoon drawing, noting a suggested activity for "beating the blues." And each drawing is just such a laugh-- an exaggerated version of what the author suggest you do. You cannot remain in a funk, flipping through these pages.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!, September 30, 2004

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Melanie Brack (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 64 Ways to Beat the Blues (Paperback)

A hilarious book that sees the humor in depression. Whenever I feel bad about being depressed, I read this book for a laugh.