Paula Deen: It Ain't All About the Cookin'
Simon & Schuster - Simon & Schuster
Release date: 2007-04-03
Hardcover
Author: Sherry Suib Cohen
American Regional Cookery, Women In The U.S., Biography & Autobiography, Biography / Autobiography, Biography/Autobiography, Personal Memoirs, Regional & Ethnic - American - Southern States, Women, Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs, Cooking / American / General, Cooking / American / Southern States, Regional & Ethnic - American - General, Biography, Cookery, American, Cooks, Southern style
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Paula Deen: It Ain't All About the Cookin'
Date undefinedI enjoyed reading this book. I have seen Paula Deen on TV for the past 4 years and I like her style. The book gave me a closer look into the person, not just the cook. She has many interesting people in her life and I like how she is very honest and up front about the part they played in her life and her untimate success. If I ever get to Savannah, GA I will stop by The Lady & Sons restaurant, I won't mind the wait in line. Thanks to you Paula for sharing your story with us.
Carrie.
Tracy, CA USA
Paula Deen: It Ain't All About the Cookin'
Date undefinedYou should know that I am not a cook and I don't particularly like cooking. So reading this book I wasn't reading it as an awe-struck groupie of a Food Network star. I do occasionally watch her cooking program but I think more for her TV style than the dishes she prepares.
I admire Paula Deen because I believe she has a success story from which we can all learn a lesson or two. I am fascinated by the success of others. I like cheering for the underdog and the good guys. To me, Paula Deen's success story is right up there with the best. Her book Paula Deen A Memoir - It Ain't All About The Cookin' is an inspiration to all of us who aren't so perfect, who've made some big mistakes and yet, know we want to succeed and find happiness in our life.
If you're looking for a Pollyanna story, this isn't it. If you're looking for sweet talking motivation, this isn't it. If you are looking for a real-world story about overcoming depression, anxiety and having the unstoppable determination to succeed then this is the book for you.
I congratulate Paula Deen for telling us the real story and not holding back. Nothing is sugar coated when she tells us about her marriage, her anxiety attacks, her age and her depression. Thank goodness she writes the way she speaks, open and honest and with a great sense of humor. Paula tells us about an everyday woman who lived, loved and messed up. She's a real woman making real mistakes and some bad choices. She found the answers and the deep-down motivation to pull herself out of the abyss and make her dreams come true. In that story, there is a powerful lesson for all of us to learn.
This is a book about personal and professional success. If you're going through a bad time in life right now, I suggest you carefully read and "feel" the lessons in this book. If you're thinking of starting your own business, I suggest you read about Paula's trials and tribulations carefully. If you're in business already, you'll enjoy this great success story. If you're a cook, you'll enjoy Paula's recipes at the end of each chapter.
I recommend you take your time and read this book when you can give it your full attention. Paula Deen A Memoir - It Ain't All About The Cookin' has many self-development and success-oriented lessons. I think what really struck me was Paula Deen's tenacity. I applaud her ability to pick herself up and make things happen for the better.
Her success seems to be a combination of hard work and coincidences. But all of us who believe in self-development know there really are no coincidences. Nothing happens by accident - something we are consciously or unconsciously believing, affirming or thinking is drawing these coincidences into our lives. I particularly enjoyed the stories of how the right people at the right time appeared in her life to offer her the right opportunities for success.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is going through a life-change, depression, anxiety attacks, and divorce or contemplating beginning your own business. There are valuable lessons to be learned from Paula Deen's successes and mistakes. Paula Deen is a true personal and professional American success story. Thank you Paula Deen for sharing your story with all of us!
Paula Deen: It Ain't All About the Cookin'
Date undefinedI was a HUGE fan of Paula Deen before I read this book. Based on her Food Network Chefography I was looking forward to learning more about her struggle to succeed and the more personal side of her divorce and rebuilding at age 40. However there are some stories that don't need to be told. While her life wasn't picture perfect it was pretty close. The introduction on her show makes it seem as though her husband left her at 40 and she had to scrape together pennies to put herself back together. That is not the case! She left her husband, she slept with a married man for 10 years and she used her sons as workhorses. While she does own up to most of these things and I can appreciate her honesty I can no longer watch her show or her Smithfield commercials. If you want to read a wonderful story about a Food Network star, pick up Made From Scratch: A Memoir by Sandra Lee.
