Book details

  • Genre:body, mind & spirit
  • Sub-genre:Inspiration & Personal Growth
  • Language:English
  • Pages:100
  • Paperback ISBN:9798881707460

LIFE LESSONS FROM MY MOM

The Jewish Dalai Lama

By Randee Mia Berman

Overview

LIFE LESSONS FROM MY MOM – The Jewish Dalai Lama is a love letter to my wise, chic, savvy, funny, elegant, Brooklyn-born mom. In 12 short chapters, it shares childhood reminiscences, family anecdotes, vintage photos, and pearls of everyday wisdom from Anna Orenbach Berman, my charming mother, that forever shaped my life. Each of the 12 chapters – from Friendship and Laughter to Sadness and Time –begins with a literary quote, followed by vivid stories and ends with a witty life lesson. mother "spooned out philosophy with the farina," teaching lifelong gems from Aristotle to Zen. You're welcome to sit down at the kitchen table with Mom and me, absorbing her simple guiding lessons that are solid, grounding and everlasting.
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Description

Life Lessons from my Mom - The Jewish Dalai Lama is a new book by Randee Mia Berman, sprinkling a mother's tidbits of wisdom on navigating life with grace and grit. I had the gift of a loving mother who was wise, funny and chic - who wore velvet berets in her 30's and French twist buns in her 80's; who spooned out philosophy with the farina; who knew when to send us off to school and when to keep us home under the quilts sipping tea and watching I Love Lucy...who hand labeled our brown bag lunches and let us camp under bedsheet tents. She gave us the gifts of music, sunsets and ocean, while teaching lifelong gems from Aristotle to Zen. Life Lessons from my Mom - The Jewish Dalai Lama is a master class in approaching life with humor, logic and passion. The book is designed so you can open it up to any page and find a story, a nostalgic photo, a humorous quote from my mother, and a practical message for any mood at any time that you can use every day. Based on the mind and heart of a savvy kid from Brooklyn the book is for anyone who may or may not have a mother who shared her wisdom - for kids, mothers-to-be, and everyone else to soak up the pearls of an extraordinary woman, who just happened to be my mother.
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About The Author

I grew up in Bayside Queens And since my early teens I've loved to rhyme It makes life sublime As do collard greens! Randee Mia Berman (aka MIA) is a writer, performer, artist, musician, blogger, podcast host and on-air humor commentator (Huff Post, NPR, ABC News, Ithaca Journal, Westview). As host of Mia's World for 15 years, she interviews writers, musicians and "anyone with a passion." Past guests include singers Julie Budd, Pia Zadora, Cyrille Aimee, Maucha Adnet & Alexia Bontempo; author Bill Boggs & Steve Blacker; jazz musicians Alan Broadbent, Herb Bernstein, Sandy Stewart, Gene Bertoncini, & Pete Malinverni; composers Todd Hobin & Luca Longobardi; photographer Paul Clemence; actors Jake Ehrenreich & Robert Montano; comedian Sarge Pickman; filmmaker Bill Muench; maestro artist Salvatore del Deo, and impresario Massimiliano Siccardi. A graduate of Cornell and Columbia University, Mia loves all kinds of music, from classical to country, rock to samba. Influenced by her jazz pianist father and mandolin playing mother and grandmother, Mia was a radio announcer on WQXR, WNYC-FM and WHCU-FM, hosting the series "Music of the Renaissance." Currently she hosts Mia's World on Italian American Radio. She has played the baroque recorder since the age of five, and sketches jazz musicians live in clubs like Mezzrow and Birdland. Recently Mia had an exhibit of her jazz sketches featured on NY1 with Roger Clark. She studied baroque recorder at Aston Magna and at the Alfred Deller Academy in France with Rene Clemencic, and once even entered a competition in Bruges, Belgium. Mia has appeared at Caroline's & Gotham Comedy Club (introduced by Jim Gaffigan). Her unique shows often include a wild performance of The Wizard of Oz in reverse. Mia has "rapped" up the news in rhyme for 20 years and calls herself the "Limerick Babe." She also created the web series, Mia in a Minute. Other credits include CNN, HBO, NBC Weekend Nightly News, NPR (All Things Considered), ABC News (World News Now), Fox 5 WNYW-TV, Regis & Kathie Lee, Arsenio Hall (The Late Show), The Steve Allen Show, and Nickelodeon. Randee Mia was a teenage contestant on Password with guest celebrity Soupy Sales. She also wrote a one-woman show and a film script about the life of silent film actress/photographer/political activist Tina Modotti. She is working on a Middle Grade fantasy novel based on a dream she had after her father died. Her favorite composers are John Dowland, Claude Debussy and Richard Rodgers. She loves morning espresso, the full moon, running on the beach, eating gnocchi, making matzoh ball soup, and watching Breakfast at Tiffany's. Mia also has a rather unique linguistic skill: talking backwards. Mia continues to write, speak and share real life stories that help people tackle the ups and downs of life with a twist of humor and wisdom. Her gurus include Ella Fitzgerald, Diane Keaton, and, of course, momma Anna Orenbach Berman.
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