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Wise Up

By: Karen Duffy
Narrated by: Karen Duffy, Francis Gasparini
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A New York Times bestselling author shares wryly funny and heartwarming lessons on life, motherhood, and python attacks.

Named one of Oprah Daily’s 50 Most Anticipated Books of 2022

From becoming an iconic MTV VJ to starring in Dumb and Dumber to being diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, Karen Duffy has been through a lot. But it was only when she became a mother that she realized she had some pretty solid life lessons to pass down. In her new book, she offers advice on building a friend group that is weasel-free, finding the love of your life, and determining how much to tip the waiter (as with everything—be generous!). With dry humor and maternal warmth, she shows how we all can learn from unexpected philosophers, even from Bulgarian dancing bears.

There are times in life when we should turn to the wisdom of great thinkers. And there are times when you need the kind of enlightenment that only a former Coney Island Mermaid Queen can give. Wise Up offers wisecracks—and some profound insights—in a unique book of parental inspiration.   

©2022 Karen Duffy (P)2022 Seal Press
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“These profound and inspiring life lessons are delivered as a series of letters to her son, and they are as erudite and as entertaining as the former MTV VJ herself.”
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Inspiring and Fun to Read!

"Wise Up" is an inspiring, positive, upbeat, interesting and humorous read; creates feelings of hope and optimism. Addresses two central goals of how to be a good person and how to live a good life. Wonderful gems of wisdom...if you make beautiful choices, so to will you be..essentially make good choices and you will live a good life. This book would have been helpful to me as a young adult. I purchased a copy for my daughter, and highly recommend this book to others.

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Love it!

Everything about this book is inspiring! I want to listen to it over and over again! Highly recommend! One of my favorite reads for this year!

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