Prober’s (Your Rainforest Mind, 2016) latest book once again examines what it means to be a “rainforest-minded” person.
This volume works as a companion to the author’s previous work or as a stand-alone. In it, the author reintroduces her concept of “rainforest-minded” people, who are defined as being highly sensitive, empathetic, creative, and intelligent. This book has a more user-friendly approach than the last one, as it primarily compiles popular posts from the author’s website. Each chapter addresses a different topic, such as perfectionism, loneliness, worry and anxiety, and multipotentionality (or “having many interests and abilities”). Some of the topics were discussed in the previous book, but there are new subjects, as well; the chapter “Find Your Pips,” for instance, discusses how to create imaginary support personnel to provide encouragement when no one else can. Many chapters include questions to help readers determine how they fit into a particular category, suggestions on how to cope, or instructions for various activities. Prober succeeds in her stated goal to make this second book a “light-hearted” and “faster read” when compared to the first. She mentions some case studies, but overall, this text has less of a clinical feel, and the practicality and feasibility of the questions make it an accessible workbook. Prober also brings a great deal of levity to this text, including gems such as “a narcissist doesn’t worry that he’s a narcissist because he’s a narcissist,” and “my memoir will be much more fascinating if I make some ridiculous decisions.” The author’s inclusion of self-deprecating, age-related humor, however, doesn’t enhance the book and feels more bitter than lighthearted. The text ends with an uplifting epilogue and a list of further resources.
A practical follow-up with fewer anecdotes and more concise advice.Pub Date: June 18, 2019
ISBN: 978-1-64388-104-1
Page Count: 178
Publisher: Luminare Press, LLC
Review Posted Online: Jan. 3, 2020
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 15, 2020
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
Categories: GENERAL NONFICTION
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This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
Categories: GENERAL NONFICTION
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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
Categories: GENERAL NONFICTION
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