Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave - Rilegato

Named as a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Awards
Praised by Elizabeth Gilbert as “a compelling story of everyday courage.”
Declared “downright inspiring” by Oprah.com
Prominently featured in Marie Claire, USA Today, Redbook.com, WallStreetJournal.com, and Spirit Magazine
Named a Parents Magazine “Mom Must-Read”
Called “a hilarious and instructive romp sure to inspire” by American Way
“Honest and inspiring” (Kirkus Reviews)

"Downright inspiring." –Oprah.com (featured Book That Will Make You More Confident, Happy and Spontaneous)

"Patty Chang Anker[’s]... first book blends memoir and journalism in her quest to understand and conquer fear... Anker grounds her observations in her own generous, warm world view. She’s at her wisest, funniest best when describing conversations with her two daughters, capturing both their fears and their fierce, childish courage." –Boston Globe

"A hilarious and instructive romp sure to inspire the most faint of heart to venture forth and discover what it is to be truly alive." –American Way

"This warm memoir is not a traditional self-help book, yet the joy that Anker and her peers feel when they allow themselves to be beginners—even after the age of 40—will be motivation enough for can’t-do readers to take steps toward making their lives a little bigger and better." –Publishers Weekly

"[A] humorous account of how [Anker] transcended her 'nervous nature... bookish upbringing and midlife responsibilities' to discover her courage... inspiring." –Kirkus Reviews

"With humor, humility and (most of all) self-compassion, Anker tells a compelling story of everyday courage—one that is sure to touch and help countless other people like her, like me, like all of us who have made worry into an art form. She proves that it's not too late, that we can truly change ourselves and enlarge our worlds as a result." –Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

"Not everyone experiences the fear of flying, or water, or sharks, or the dark, but everyone understands what it is like to be afraid. Happily, everyone can give themselves the joyous gift of Patty Chang Anker’s insightful, funny, and brave book." –Josh Hanagarne, author of The World's Strongest Librarian

"This book is for anyone who needs to be reminded that it is possible to conquer our greatest fears at any age, and in the process learn more about what it feels like to really live." –Lee Woodruff, co-author of In an Instant

Patty Chang Anker is the author of Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave (Riverhead 2013), a memoir about facing her fears and helping others to do the same. She is the blogger behind Facing Forty Upside Down, for which she was named a Good Housekeeping Blogger We Love and a Top 25 Funny Mom at Circle of Moms. She writes the "Some Nerve" blog at PsychologyToday.com and her work has also appeared in magazines and websites from Marie Claire to iVillage. When she's not facing her fears she can be found teaching yoga, publicizing other people's work, or chasing her daughters across Westchester County.