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A long-lived marriage is built from small moments-and sometimes, cheeseburgers. In It's Just Cheeseburgers, Honey, Judith B. Geller offers a poignant, witty, and deeply human memoir about a fifty-year marriage shaped by food, ambition, creativity, travel, and the quiet heroics of love. When Judy meets Arnie Geller on the very day of her divorce, neither could have known they were beginning a partnership that would span decades and continents-from Detroit, Malibu, and New York to Venice, Italy and Dalian, China with a stop in the North Atlantic along the way. Arnie, a larger-than-life music and media entrepreneur with a taste for cheeseburgers and big ideas, and Judy, a teacher and actor with dreams of being on Broadway with Barbra Streisand, build a relationship grounded in humor, and unwavering love. Arnie was Jewish and Judy was not, but they figured it out. Told through vivid moments-meals shared, careers built, risks taken, and losses endured-this memoir is an intimate portrait of a resilient and deeply meaningful marriage. At once nostalgic and life- affirming, It's Just Cheeseburgers, Honey explores the beauty found in second chances, enduring marriage, grief, and what remains after goodbye. Ideal for book clubs and readers who enjoy thoughtful discussions, or for anyone who has loved deeply, lived fully, and understands that even the simplest moments-like sharing a cheeseburger-can carry the weight of a lifetime.

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""What a life! Judith Geller's enchanting memoir is both colorful and poignant as she chronicles her adventures with her beloved husband, Arnie. The affection is palpable, and the reel of celebrities, fabulous locations, and intriguing circumstances which populated their life will keep you fipping the pages. Their connection with the salvage of artifacts from the Titanic is just the tip of the iceberg."" -Anna Lee Huber, USA Today Bestselling Author ""Travel with Judy and Arnie on a grand adventure from Detroit's Motown to the 1980's rock 'n' roll scene and then across continents to learn the inside story of the famous Titanic and Bodies exhibitions. It's a wonderful ride."" -Lisa Shulman, MD, Professor of Neurology, University of Maryland, Author of Before and After Loss ""She's a spirited Midwestern woman from a family of Christmas tree sellers who falls-hard-for a larger-than-life Jewish man with a serious aversion to vegetables. Their love story spans fty unforgettable years, wending through chicken fat, zip codes, and even the Titanic. Both hilarious and deeply touching, It's Just Cheeseburgers, Honey is the tale of a couple you'd wish you had dinner with thanks to Judy's gift for storytelling. Because sometimes, not ftting in is exactly where you're meant to be."" -Karen Summerfeld, Literary Editor

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