I was completely charmed by Diane Ladd’s book. It’s a deep well of folk wisdom, anecdote, and recollections of a fabulous life. Best of all, it’s full of generosity and wisdom. Readers are going to feel as if they’ve spent a one-of-a-kind evening in conversation with an old friend.
Stephen King
Best-Selling Author |
Diane Ladd is one of the most compelling women of our time. Her story is unique and dramatic, and what she has learned from it offers insight to all of us in how to better live our own.
Marianne Williamson
Bestselling Author/Lecturer |
Spiraling Through the School of Life is an extraordinary story of personal transformation. Wise and funny, Diane Ladd weaves a rich and inspirational tapestry of the process of becoming – and being – fully human. This book may change your life and might even help save it.
Dean Ornish, M.D.
Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute |
Everyone knows that Diane Ladd is a great actress. Now she proves that she’s also one of the warmest, most honest, and caring of writers. Like a homespun patchwork quilt stitched together with miracles, this graceful, meticulous, and wonderfully written book offers page after page of life-affirming wisdom, spiritual guidance, hope and humanity. To share even a ten-minute cup tea in her circle of light is an inspiration. She embraces life and love with her arms wide open.
Rex Reed
Film Critic |
I was deeply touched by this enchanting book. There is much for us all to learn within these pages.
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Author/Lecturer |
If you’re not lucky enough to know Diane Ladd, this book will change that. My bet, you’ll want to know her. Her look on life and her perspectives can get you through any day!
Whoopi Goldberg
Actress/Comedienne/Talk Show Host |
A fascinating book. Down-to-earth wisdom and honesty. Will make you understand a woman who has experienced heartbreak and success between tears and laughter. It’s wonderful and it’s real.
Helen Thomas
Hearst Newspapers Columnist |
From the first word of this volume, I could hear the dynamic, exciting voice of Diane Ladd. She lives life to the fullest. She lives to serve, to teach, and to entertain. She confronts life’s shattering challenges, but this has brought profound wisdom, for she has the ear to hear what her Heavenly Father speaks to her. She has the courage to confront the medical, political, and professional organizations of the tumultuous world, but also a penetrating perception to utilize the best in all these arenas and share it with troubled humanity wherever she finds them. As she wrote on 9/11 as she walked the streets of New York: ‘I was wrong about the downward spiral; even in great tragedy, there’s an evolution that makes your heart soar. I am certain of one thing: There are a lot of sides to the word truth. All of us need to explore all the angles in order to keep our country free.’ Thanks, Diane, for your wisdom and your love.
Viola M. Frymann, DO, FAAO, FCA
Director, Osteopathic Center for Children |
Diane Ladd’s book is truly inspiring – a real lesson to those who have lived, loved, and triumphed over loss.
Lainie Kazan
Actress/Singer
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Isn’t it just like Diane to open up her life so that it might help somebody else? Such a fascinating life to be able to draw from! Bust isn’t that just like her? Yes, it is.
Della Reese
Singer/Actress/Minister |
In the troubled and complicated field of medicine, it’s like a breath of fresh air to have Diane Ladd bring her compelling life story to us. In this book, Diane tells us of how she has met the ‘physician within’ to overcome pain and illness. The research she has done and the life she has lived so fully brings hope and laughter and growth and healing, not just to individuals, but also to this world, where true healing is so desperately needed.
Gladys Taylor McGarey, M.D.
Past President, American Holistic Medical Association |
A fresh new look at solving life’s problems, and most certainly a strong incentive to having and achieving good health. A very bright light, much needed and appreciated. Don’t miss a chapter or a word, even between the lines.
Connie Stevens
Actress/Singer/Entrepreneur |
What a fabulous love story within this book! Diane’s inspiring celebration of true love found at age 50 proves that the ‘magic of love’ is available at all ages. It would make an incredible movie!
Renee Taylor
Actress/Comedienne/Writer |
If you want guidance and help in healing and surviving, read this book and learn from those who have preceded you rather than your own disasters. There is much wisdom contained here. Don’t be distracted by the fame of the people involved, but learn from their experience and realize that we are all wounded. I heartily recommend Diane Ladd’s book to help you heal your wounds.
Bernie Siegel, M.D.
Author
Ladd offers some sage advice for anyone interested in health and in how to live a rewarding life. This book is both fascinating and educational – a true treasure.
Berkley Bedell
Former member of Congress and Founder and
Chairman of the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine |
