100 Words Per Minute
Tales From Behind Law Office Doors

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"100 Words Per Minute: Tales From Behind Law Office Doors is a collection of ultra-brief, wry, witty, sometimes nasty, always insightful short stories by veteran law office worker Adina Sara. From backbiting coworkers to clueless bosses to litigators of all flavors from megalomaniacal to nearly-dead from exhaustion, 100 Words Per Minute offers a wry glimpse into trials and tribulations, and what working within America's legal system is really like. 100 Words Per Minute is a singularly delectable collection, whether the stories are savored a few at a time or all at once."  MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

"A touching, unpretentious examination of a lifetime of law office work, paced for the coffee break. Denizens of cubicles everywhere will recognize themselves and know that they are not alone in their isolation."
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"What "The Nanny Diaries" did for babysitters this book does for clerical workers. Cutting chillingly to the bone...the combination of prose and poetry perfectly captures the spirit of a person trapped in a cubicle." Amazon Review

"An extraordinary work indeed. A rare look inside the human heart of unrecognized labor, made visible by Sara's forceful strokes of language." Joseph Matthews, Author, The Lawyer Who Blew Up His Desk (Ten Speed Press, 1998)

"Page after page, her humor and insights resonated with my twenty-five plus years in the legal secretary trenches. There's plenty here for anyone who's ever found themselves behind a desk, wondering how they got there." Lisa Simpson, Litigation Secretary

"It's as though there had been a translucent veil that kept me from truly seeing those who worked for me. After reading this book, the veil has lifted." Richard Duane, Attorney at Law

 

 
The Imperfect Garden
a memoir

At last, a gardening book that digs past the dirt, reaching down to the soul of gardening.  The Imperfect Garden follows one gardener’s journey as she discovers her "trash heap" of a garden,  unearths bulbs and seedlings buried by time and neglect, and carves out a whimsical landscape dotted by decades of successful and failed gardening experiments.  Expanding on the candid reflections of the author’s gardening column, The Imperfect Garden explores the elements of
determination, disappointment, and surprise that shaped both her landscape and her life. 

"She taught me how to accept the death of a plant and celebrate the life of my garden. Adina's sense of humor, deep love of plants and life is a rich, dark and nourishing compost for the soul."  Dominique Peytraud, Community and environmental activist, gardener.

"I never thought I would pick up a gardening book. This book goes far beyond gardening. Once I started this, I couldn’t put it down."  Dennis  Kaplan, Editor, The Workplace Anthology
 
"Gardeners and non-gardeners will love this book.  It is at once funny, heart-warming, and wise.” Joan Alexander, Psychotherapist

“I'm not a gardener... yet. Sara’s writing is like a garden itself, working at many levels at once. Her writing is startlingly different. You will see your garden and all of nature with a different perspective. K. Percy














   

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