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All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. She is best known for her romantic comedy films and was nominated three times for the academy award for best writing. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. And other reflections on being a woman should be changed to i feel bad about my neck. Sep 05, 2006 the good news is that she expounds upon aging and other issues with trademark dry wit in a new book of essays. Pdf i feel bad about my neck by ephron, nora hardcover. Ephron also was a reporter, producer, essayist, schmoozer, gossip. I feel bad about my neck, nora ephron shop online for. The perfect christmas gift for all the important women in your life it will have you laughing into the new year. With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, nora ephron shares with us her ups and downs in i feel bad about my neck, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself. Ephron is a brave woman for the truth she tells and i honor her for being courageous enough to do it, for herself and for every woman facing the same fate. May 19, 1941 june 26, 2012 was an american journalist, writer, and filmmaker.
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