Inside The New York Times Book Review: You, New and Improved

The Book Review

The New York Times

Books, Arts

4.2 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2015

⏱️ 29 minutes

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This week, Heather Havrilesky talks about Amy Cuddy’s “Presence” and Shonda Rhimes’s “Year of Yes,” and Michael Ian Black discusses “Navel Gazing.” Pamela Paul is the host.

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0:00.0	It's a new year, so how to make the most of it?
0:05.0	Heather Heller-Laske will join us to talk about two new books she reviews on our cover,
0:09.4	Amy Cutty's Presents, Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges and Year of Yes
0:14.9	by Shonda Rhymes.
0:16.0	We're constantly asked to sort of put ourselves forward, and both of these books kind of point
0:20.4	to the disconnect between what's expected of us and what we can actually reasonably achieve
0:27.1	as basic flawed neurotic human beings that we are.
0:30.6	What happens when you lose your belly button?
0:32.7	Michael Ian Black will be here to talk about his new book, Naval Gazing, True Tales of
0:37.6	Bodies, Mostly Mine, but also my mom's which I know sounds weird.
0:41.2	The richness of love is about embracing the flaws as much as it is embracing the things
0:47.0	that are lovely about the person.
0:49.6	I'm probably as close to perfection as a man can get, but even I have flaws.
0:55.0	This is Inside the New York Times Book Review.
0:56.8	I'm Pamela Paul.
1:04.8	Heather Heller-Laske joins us now from LA.
1:07.1	She reviews two books on our cover this week.
1:09.7	The first is Presents, Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cutty
1:15.3	and Year of Yes.
1:17.7	How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhymes.
1:22.4	Heather, thanks so much for being here.
1:24.1	Heather Heller-Laske Thank you for having me Pamela.
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