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Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break
Covering topics such as "It's Jesus or Jail," "Marriage, the Hard Way," "Children: The Gift You Can't Give Back," and "All the Things I Don't Know...And All the Things I Definitely Do," stand-up comedienne, actress, and ABC's The View co-host Sherri Shepherd comically chronicles her struggles to keep up with the many roles-professional, wife, mother, daughter, and friend-t...more
Hardcover, 288 pages
Published
October 5th 2009
by Grand Central Publishing
(first published 2009)
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Sherri Shepherd isn't the sharpest tack in the box, but can do two things that some people much brighter than her cannot: 1. she can find something genuinely funny in almost anything, and 2. she can identify and analyze her mistakes in a useful (rather than just an "oh well") sort of way. So, this book was a nice read because it made me chuckle, and because it's nice to see someone who says, essentially, "This is what happened, and this is why, and this is how we can all avoid this problem in th...more
I don't know anything about Sherri Shepherd except that she's on The View and has been on some TV shows. I was reading a magazine and they had parts from this book when she's talking about diabetes, and it was interesting that it made me want to read the book. It's memoir, but doesn't feel like one. I've read a few books based on people's lives and they are just boring. This one is a quick read and since she's a comedian it's humorous. She talks about God, Family, living with Diabetes, and all t...more
As I am sitting down to write my review for this post, I am reminded that I do not have a rating system for my books. I have given it some thought-great would be a warm chocolate croissant and a wonderfully brewed cup of tea, good would a croissant with butter and jam and a wonderfully brewed cup of tea, finished it would be a cup of tea and bad, is a cold cup of tea, microwaved not even boiled hot water and served in a styrofoam cup that is harmful to the environment. Permission Slips is just t...more
It's no secret that I am an avid reader. I probably read 3-4 books a week, not always, sometimes it's less than that, but when I saw a posting on The Product Review Place about Sherri Shepherd's new book Permission Slips I wanted to grab it. Sherri Shepherd co host of the View on ABC has written a synopsis of her life thus far with helpful tips for other women by writing yourself permission slips to overcome emotional upheavals that would otherwise occur.
Before Sherri Shepherd stepped on to the...more
Before Sherri Shepherd stepped on to the...more
'Permission Slips' by Sherri Shepherd is not only an intimate peek into the life of this 'View' cohost. It grabbed my attention from the first page, made me laugh throughout, made me anxious reading about the things that went wrong during her pregnancy and the challenges her premie son faced, and it taught me a few things. Most importantly though, Ms Shepherd gets the point across that we HAVE to give ourselves permission to be real people, to accept that we aren't perfect and will mess up, but...more
I’ve never watched The View and I’m not a big fan of stand-up comedy, but after reading Permission Slips, I officially love Sherri Shepherd. She tells the truth about herself and about life, but is hilarious at the same time. She had me laughing out loud, both at the situations she found herself in and how often I could relate to what she was saying.
The book is funny, touching and inspiring. Sherri knows how many roles women can fill – wife, mother, daughter, employee, boss. She knows it’s impos...more
The book is funny, touching and inspiring. Sherri knows how many roles women can fill – wife, mother, daughter, employee, boss. She knows it’s impos...more
After one of the most difficult weeks I had had in a very long time, I found myself at Borders picking up the same old books about the woman whose sister was in a coma, about the marriage breaking up due to dishonesty, the friendship wrecked by some awful decision....I finally woke up -- hit myself over the head and asked the woman working there for something funny.. something that would make me laugh. I hope this will do it. I would have gotten Chelsea Handler (either book) but they didn't have...more
Having watched The View a lot (but no more!) and reading interviews with Sherri, I felt like a lot of the information in here was nothing new. What may have been funny anecdotes fell flat because I already heard them.
I also felt like she thinks she could have prevented her marriage from ending if she just had sex with her husband whenever he wanted, even though she didn't want to. Not a great lesson to teach others.
I also felt like she thinks she could have prevented her marriage from ending if she just had sex with her husband whenever he wanted, even though she didn't want to. Not a great lesson to teach others.
I loved this book. Sherri is the real deal. I love how her faith was infused throughout the book along with her humor and the message that we all can overcome things. The message of women not being so hard on themselves is brilliant considering our society and the message it sends to women of all ages. I picked this book up on a whim, but I am so glad I did.
I was looking for something light to listen to while I performed a rather mindless task. I listened to most of it and didn't crack a smile... not funny, no profound advice. I skipped the religious segments which I found annoying. Too much of a celebrity memoir and not enough comedy for me.
Sherri Shepherd is a funny lady, and this book made me laugh many times while reading it. As a fellow actor, I have a great deal of empathy for her struggles and her determination to succeed. Her book also unfortunately highlights her bitterness (especially with men) and a lack of education which might give her greater insight into the world in which we live. Not to say that she isn't growing and learning every day. Her days on The View are making sure of that (World Is Flat, anyone?). What this...more
if you haven't read a book like this before, the kind that pumps you up and tries to make you see your value as a person, then you'll probably like it. if you have read books like this, there's nothing new in this one and it's not even that well done.
Sherri Shepherd became known to me when she was on Dancing with the Stars. I had heard about her being on The View, but I work during the day and I don't have cable and probably wouldn't DVR the show if I did have. Her book was enjoyable until she went on forever about her relationship with God. But once she got off that topic, I went back to enjoying the book. There are several points through out that were laugh out loud funny! I could so be her friend in real life.
How many times is it humanly possible to mention "The View" and your cheating husband? Well Sherri does it the entire book.. 300 pages of "I'm on The View" and my ex-husband is an A-Hole who cheating on me while I was pregnant and then got the other woman pregnant. It was just too much it obscured the rest of her life story.
This book had me cracking up. I don't usually read this type of book, but I'm so glad that I did. No matter what stupid thing you've said, don't worry, Sherri has said something worse.
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Mar 14, 2010
Kim
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Don't take life and things that happen so serious, sometimes you should just write yourself a "permission slip" and move on.
We all go through some of the same things in life.
We all go through some of the same things in life.
Downn to earth and very funny. Sherri gives practical advice laced with humor. This book was a delight to read. Give yourself permission to curl up with this book and enjoy!
A great read for any woman that feels she must be the "perfect" wife, Mom, friend, daughter etc.... I have alot of respect for Sherri Shepherd after reading this book!
This book in my opinion was a shocker! On the show Sherri seems to stuck up some days, some days she is cool! This book really showed me her true self! It opened my eyes and made me realize that she really did have a normal life and yet at the same time really worked her butt off to get where she is today!!! She continously made me chuckle and at times laugh my butt off, especially closer to the end and then there were chapters that brought tears to my eyes. I really enjoyed this book and highly...more
Comedian and co-host of the view, Sherri Shepherd takes a humorous look at her life's ups and downs, including the time she said the earth was flat on national TV.
I don't know how I missed that Sherri is a comedian, but I did. At any rate, this book is fun and funny with a lot of heart. So great.
Sherri is honest straight up funny. I am not a female but thoroughly enjoyed it.
Pleasantly surprised by this one, was not expecting so many laughs and candid truths.
It's profound and funny. Sherri's ventures can be life lessons for all to consider. She's a risk taker, a rebellious spirit and a lotta woman wrapped up in generosity and love. One who has dared her dreams into reality. Fabulous and phenomenal.
Jun 04, 2012
Indi
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"Feel fear and do it anyway."
Very entertaining! I enjoyed it!
Easy read - relaxing.
This book is funny. You learn quite a bit along the way. It makes me like Sherri even more.
Not exactly what I thought it would be. Not so much an autobiography as a series of boring (and sometimes tasteless) vignettes. Not much to recommend here.
Very good how to on parenting, boyfriends, obesity. Inspirational, humorous, truthful.
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