The Back of the Book

Toast. You know when you're trying to make it and you just can't get it right? It's too light or too soft, then totally burnt. Are you the kind of person who tries to scrape off the black? Or do you smother it with jam to hide the taste? Do you throw it away, or do you just eat it? Up until now, I ate the burnt toast ... then I hit forty.

It took Teri Hatcher a divorce, the experience of single motherhood, a parade of bad dates, a stalled career and a memorable fortieth birthday to realize that she didn't want to spend another decade preparing herself fo rthe next disaster.

Burnt Toast is the heartfelt, funny, poignant and inspiring account of Teri's jagged route to happiness. Teri reveals her life in unxpected ways, in the hopes of keeping other women from eating the burnt toast, and explains why you'll never get a second chance if you don't open yourself up to the possibility.

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BookRing - CLOSED:

broken-soul21 - US - Intl if nec
Sissyrun - US - US
dabercro - US - US/Can
minerva1221 - US - Intl if nec
acountkel - US - Intl
valerief - US - Intl
akashafamily - Australia - Intl
petitzouzou - France - Intl
bluecat07 - Germany - Intl
Sterile - UK - UK
Cross-patch - UK - Intl if nec
juliako - UK - Intl if nec
laura0141 - UK - ENDS

PMed broken-soul21 for addy

PMed broken-soul21 for addy

PMed broken-soul21 for addy - last chance!

No response from broken-soul21.

PMing Sissyrun for addy.

On way to Sissyrun

Received in the mail today!!! I love it when books survive crossing the big pond. Reading one bookray right now, almost done, and then I will begin this one.

Nice quick read about one of my favorite actresses. She reminds us that by not trying something out of your comfort zone can mean missing out on quite an adventure.

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Mailed to dabercro.
Happy trails......

Received in the mail today. Will read this as soon as I finish the book I'm now reading.

Teri Hatcher reflects on her life, where she has been and what lies ahead, as she turns "40". These are a few quotes that I especially liked...

"Getting older doesn't just change your body. It makes you reflect on your life."
"We live in a microwave society...If you grow up without delayed gratification, you'll never have the patience to succeed in life. Good things take long-term investment and perseverance."
"..you get out of life what you put into it. This is true with your kids. The energy and thought you put into their lives is rewarded by the people they become."
And a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote, "Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strength."

Thank you laura0141 for sharing.

I will be mailing this book today to minerva1221 in Texas.

I received this in the mail today. Great timing! I was just about to start a different book, but will start this one now instead.

I enjoyed this book, even though it was hard to keep up with at times. Filled with lots of fun (and not so fun) anecdotes from Teri's life, I'm not sure this book knows what it wants to be. It's part self-help, part biography, part advice column...and lots of rambling.

The rambling was funny because it reminded me of my grandmother. She could start of telling one story, go on 20 different tangents, and somehow work her way back to the original story! But man, was it hard to keep up with her sometimes!

Overall, an enjoyable journey, but not the best written book I've ever encountered.

Thank you, laura0141, for sharing. I've PMd acountkel for address.

Sorry for not getting this sent on to the next person before I left for vacation. I'm heading to the post office right now so it can be on its way!

I actually thought this book was stalled.
Looking forward to reading!
I have some rings ahead of this but I will get to this one soon!
Thank you laura for including me!!

I don’t know why I was interested in reading this book. I have never watched a show Teri Hatcher played on and she isn’t really a favorite actress of mine. I liked her on the Radio Shack commercials with Howie Long. I thought she exuded self confidence especially with someone has hunky and cool as Howie. When I saw that she wrote a book, I was intrigued. I thought maybe she was writing about her life and how she became famous with a story full of name dropping and gossip and maybe a little thought here and there about her life’s philosophy. This book was not what I expected. Teri can be admired for her honesty and humbleness. She is significantly insecure and I think her age, like many actresses over 40, hangs over her head like a dark cloud. She wrote a witty and thoughtful book with a lot of advice for the average TV watching coach potato who now might be slightly inclined to change their life after reading this book. There were some comments in here that raised my eyebrow. Like when her daughter and her little friend were eating M&M’s for breakfast and Teri says “Emerson, I just wanted you to know that I trust you with food. That’s why I let you have the candy in your room-because I believe you know when you have had enough candy and you know what is right for your body and what is not . If you want to have M&Ms for breakfast once in while, like at a sleepover, well that’s fine.” The kid is 5 for Pete’s sake! This sounds like something regurgitated from her therapist. I think this book is something an actress wrote to try and show how much she is like her typical fan when she really isn’t. She is one of the highest paid actresses currently on primetime, how does this make her like you and me? She seems like a nice person, but the best part of this book is not her story, but the cartoons at the beginning of each chapter.

I have PM'd the next in line
Will send on as soon as I have received her address.
Thank you laura for including me in this ring!!

Looking forward to reading this. It appears short and sweet. I have a couple on Mt TBR ahead of it but will get to it within a couple weeks. Thanks!

I did not think I would enjoy this book as much as I did. This is part memoir (but not salacious tell-all) and part self-help. I'm grateful to have read this now since I recently underwent a big breakup and could relate to Teri's feelings about her divorce. In addition, I think many women suffer from insecurity and feelings of phoniness when they are successful. In college they had a seminar for women students about it, but I foolishly didn't attend, thinking it wouldn't affect me. This focuses on her life at 40, but I find it helpful to learn from her experiences as I stare down the big 3-0. A fast, funny, refreshing read.

Akashafamily, petitzouzou, and bluecat07 asked to be skipped, so this is off to Sterile

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To the post office we go!

Arrived in the UK safe and well this morning! I have another couple of books to read before this one but will get to it!

Not too keen on the self-help stuff! We can all prattle on about bubble baths and body cream. I would have preferred more bio. Pmed Cross-patch to move this on!

September 17th Pming Cross-patch again.

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Releasing to Cross-patch 2nd Class 18th September 2008

Safely arrived, thak you sterile and laura0141.

I did not like this book. I found the more I read about Teri Hatcher the less I wanted to read. Sorry. I will just check with juliako and send it on.

23 Oct. posted today.

Just got back from a few days away to find this waiting for me. Thank you!

Hi - didn't seem to be able to get into this, so it's going back to Laura.

Thanks for sharing it.

Happy Christmas!

Received with thanks. For wild release.

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Will be released to a charity shop.