{"product_id":"me-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Me: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrenda Ueland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatricia Hampl\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith ME, Brenda Ueland wrote a true book and it is her masterpiece.--Patricia Hampl, from the introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn work, in play, in marriage, in bringing up her daughter, in her reading (she says she was much influenced by Van Gogh's letters), in the real pressure of experience, the author passed from adolescence to maturity and found her own way to fullness in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrenda Ueland \u003c\/b\u003e(1891-1985) was the author of three best-selling books: \u003ci\u003eIf You Want to Write\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eME\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStrength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings \u003c\/i\u003e(Holy Cow  Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrenda Ueland was born in Minneapolis in 1891 and grew up there. For many years of her adult life she lived in New York, working mostly as a freelance writer and disliking her work. Returning to Minneapolis, she began to teach writing in various community settings in the Twin Cities. She said of herself that she was born on Lake Calhoun in a happier time before automobiles. Brenda Ueland was the author of three books, If You Want to Write, ME, and Strength to Your Sword Arm, many articles and short stories, and was a long-time teacher of writing. She was knighted by the King of Norway and set an international swimming record (for over-80-year-olds). She lived by two rules: to tell the truth, and not to do anything she didn't want to do. She died in 1985 at the age of 93.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702098923583,"sku":"9780986448034","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/80d94a0fd3693575c0c46664ad077c3c.webp?v=1765023139","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/me-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}