false 30458 9 <i>"Life is about cleaning up the crap and, while you're doing it, being okay with the fact that you have to do it.... A word of caution. You can't get caught up in the crap! If you do, you will surely lose sight of the real meaning of life and lose your Self."</i><p> Iyanla Vanzant knows plenty about dealing with just such "crap." She has led a difficult life, full of periods of abuse and self-loathing, but she has managed to learn "the lessons beneath the tears" and move beyond her grief and into understanding. In <I>Yesterday, I Cried</I>, she passes these lessons along, continually stressing that past hardships can and should be used to teach us how to grow, heal, and love others and ourselves. The message is one that has been echoed in her bestsellers <I>One Day My Soul Just Opened Up</I> and <I>In the Meantime</I>, but when presented as a memoir, the result is particularly moving.<p> As any regular <I>Oprah</I> viewer knows, Vanzant is a feisty and charismatic orator, and her no-nonsense style translates well into print. She is candid about her experiences without ever painting herself as a victim, effectively coming across as inspirational rather than preachy or self-pitying. The tone of the book is especially engaging because she seems to be actively working out her problems as she writes, gently pulling the reader into what becomes a mutual catharsis. "Of all things to master," she asks, "why did I have to pick tears?" By the end of <I>Yesterday, I Cried</I>, she finds the answer. And in searching the depths of her own soul, she encourages others to do the same. 277440 1998 Yesterday, I Cried total:354|5:150|4:106|3:73|2:20|1:5| 354 1438 458 39 3 1 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Mon Aug 13 19:28:41 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 31 07:36:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 26 12:52:30 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 20:21:53 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Sep 07 07:07:11 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 07:08:57 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Oct 26 10:43:08 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 10:43:53 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sat Jan 26 20:29:35 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 18:54:04 -0800 2008 4 1 true false Wed Oct 03 09:17:25 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 09:20:40 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 12:12:05 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 12:16:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 04 14:38:25 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 22:45:47 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 24 14:01:56 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 14:04:11 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Dec 12 05:21:01 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 05:24:57 -0800 2008 ]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Jan 17 14:55:09 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 14:55:37 -0800 2009 4 0 true false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Nov 20 08:58:15 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 08:59:27 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Jul 19 12:15:41 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 12:16:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 08 08:54:58 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 08:54:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 22 12:58:48 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 12:59:58 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Mar 22 19:19:35 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 19:20:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 01 20:33:08 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 20:33:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 13 15:42:34 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 15:42:52 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 12 20:34:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 20:34:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Dec 03 12:38:06 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 12:39:07 -0800 2008 once http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=76365