false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174844973m/445321.jpg 445321 1 <P>Does your mother call you in a panic whenever there's a storm warning for your area? Does she act as though it's her duty to alert you to every health story on the news? Have you ever been briefly out of touch with your mother only to find she's phoned everyone short of the National Guard to track you down -- or, just maybe, are you that mother?<P>Take comfort in knowing you're not alone, as Amy Borkowsky shares more than a decade's worth of maddening phone messages from her hilariously overprotective mom. Based on the hit CD of the same name, <I>Amy's Answering Machine</I> features actual messages in which Amy's mom warns her not to wear a red bathrobe because a friend's grandson "said that red is a gang color"...advises her not to get a cat because "what if you finally found a nice guy and he was allergic?"...cautions her not to wear crepe-soled shoes because "they were just saying on the news that if you're ever in a plane crash, crepe is no good if you have to go down the slide."<P>Amy also reveals the stories behind the messages and shares calls not available on CD, each one brimming with the worry and annoying comments only a loving mother could dish out.<P>The same warnings and suggestions that had Amy cringing are sure to have you doubled over with laughter. But before you turn the page, take some advice from Amy's mom: Make sure you have plenty of reading light, because squinting causes crow's feet.<P> 434046 3 4 2001 Amy's Answering Machine: Messages from Mom total:67|5:10|4:21|3:22|2:12|1:2| 67 226 116 18 2 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 15:56:18 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 15:58:02 -0700 2007 really quick read (under an hour or so), this is the book for you. It's a quirky little collection of answering machine messages from Amy's overprotective Jewish mother and Amy's anecdotes about/responses to the messages. Funny, I guess, but it fell a little flat to me.more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Mar 25 10:50:26 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 25 10:51:10 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Apr 27 17:50:04 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 17:52:43 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Dec 27 10:18:19 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 10:19:17 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 09:08:35 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 09:09:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 14:33:22 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 14:33:37 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 13:47:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 09:38:04 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 17 11:48:45 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 11:48:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 12:54:54 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 15:58:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 20:28:29 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 22:16:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 12:44:24 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 12:15:22 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Feb 20 07:50:54 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 07:55:18 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Aug 24 11:50:17 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 12:38:02 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 02 09:00:17 -0800 2008 Sat Aug 02 11:45:21 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Sep 23 09:09:54 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 09:13:00 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 07:21:26 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 07:22:28 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Mar 27 15:21:15 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 15:22:00 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Sep 23 09:04:44 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 09:05:08 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Mon Nov 09 08:05:29 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 08:05:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 12:03:55 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 12:04:08 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=445321