The Book of Birthday Wishes: Thoughts and Good Cheer from Groucho Marx, Marilyn Monroe, Theodore Roosevelt, and 100 Others (Hardcover)

~ Edward Hoffman (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Birch Lane Press (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155972529X
• ISBN-13: 978-1559725293
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,140,559 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Different Look at Birthdays, December 13, 2001

By	Eric Freedman (East Lansing, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book Of Birthday Wishes: Thoughts and Good Cheer from Groucho Marx, Marilyn Monroe, Bill Cosby, Dr. Seuss and More Than 100 Others (Hardcover)

Birthdays are intensely personal events, some happy, others bittersweet. This book provides insights into how celebrities reacted to, celebrated, mulled over and contemplated their own birthdays or those of relatives and friends. Among the little-known tales: What Bob Dylan did on his 30th, Marilyn Monroe's "steamy" rendition of "Happy Birthday" to her "friend," JFK, the gift sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov bought for himself and the birthday poem Anne Frank's father wrote her while the family was hiding from the Nazis. It's a gift book that both entertains and puts perspective into birthdays.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Soul of Growing, May 8, 2003

By	Paul Palnik (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book Of Birthday Wishes: Thoughts and Good Cheer from Groucho Marx, Marilyn Monroe, Bill Cosby, Dr. Seuss and More Than 100 Others (Hardcover)

Dr. Hoffman has brought together a myriad of highly articulated statements offering insight into the heart and soul of graduating. The hallmark of every entry is a love of life, a call to the unselfish creative life,the conquest of fear,and of the goodness and nobility of serving others.

When one reads a Hoffman book one must be prepared to think deeply and to consider the well spring of your life. Every selection offers a taste of wisdom. Practicality is clearly stated and spirituality too. The Creative Spirit of Life can be seen hidden deeply in the words and pages of this splendid gift book.

If one wants to turn "Graduation Day" into a spiritual event that addresses the inmost heat and soul of a person,,,then this book is a true gift to the soul of the graduate.

It would be a wise "graduate" that considered the meaning of this marvelous little book and it would be a wise SOUL that offered this treasure as a gift to a graduate. I recomend it.