How To Get A Life, Vol. 2: Empowering Wisdom from Thinkers and Writers: Empowering Wisdom from Thinkers and WritersGreen Dragon Books, 2004 - 216 pages In their sequel to the popular “How to Get a Life, Vol. I,” college professors Lawrence Baines and Daniel McBrayer are back, this time offering up more thought-provoking morsels from some of the world’s greatest minds. “How to Get a Life: Empowering Wisdom from Thinkers and Writers” takes the reader beyond history to describe how some remarkable men and women made their indisputable marks on the world. Written in the biological sketch format made popular by “How to Get a Life, Vo. I,” each notable subject gives compelling advice on how to conquer adversity and achieve greatness with courage, tenacity and focus. The easy-to-follow lineup features insights into the art of living from 15 magnificent lives - Plato, Aristotle, William Shakespeare, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, J.D. Salinger, Marcus Aurelius, Mihaly Csisksznetmihalyi, Walt Disney, Laura Esquivel, Eudora Welty, Colin Powell, Conan Doyle, and Catharine Sedgwick. The second book in the “How to Get a Life” series, “Empowering Wisdom from Thinkers and Writers” illuminates as much as it inspires. |
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... goals. Secondly, we wondered if some common traits for greatness could be found among an eclectic assortment of persons—both famous and relatively obscure. For a moment, we considered adopting a “How to Get a Life for Dummies” approach ...
... goals. Secondly, we wondered if some common traits for greatness could be found among an eclectic assortment of persons—both famous and relatively obscure. For a moment, we considered adopting a “How to Get a Life for Dummies” approach ...
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... goals (and my hopes) with my actions. Perhaps you face a similar obstacle within yourself. Shakespeare writes that “All difficulties are but easy when they are known,” and knowing myself well enough to identify my impulsiveness helps ...
... goals (and my hopes) with my actions. Perhaps you face a similar obstacle within yourself. Shakespeare writes that “All difficulties are but easy when they are known,” and knowing myself well enough to identify my impulsiveness helps ...
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... goal has been obtained, you must continue pursuing worthy ends. To maintain his credibility with himself,J.D. Salinger choseto retreat into obscurity in Cornish, New Hampshire. In doing so, he avoided the vanities of fame and was ...
... goal has been obtained, you must continue pursuing worthy ends. To maintain his credibility with himself,J.D. Salinger choseto retreat into obscurity in Cornish, New Hampshire. In doing so, he avoided the vanities of fame and was ...
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... goal that hehad setfor himself. He recklessly stroveto fulfill thatgoal, making education suit his needs. Salinger wouldadvise that if your education isnot propelling you toward yourlifegoals, takethe necessary steps to ensurethat it ...
... goal that hehad setfor himself. He recklessly stroveto fulfill thatgoal, making education suit his needs. Salinger wouldadvise that if your education isnot propelling you toward yourlifegoals, takethe necessary steps to ensurethat it ...
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... goal to publish in the New Yorker, oneof the most prestigious magazines ofthetime. A soldierin World War II, Salinger landed in Normandy on DDay and advanced with his fellow officers to Parison August 25, 1944. Witnessing such massive ...
... goal to publish in the New Yorker, oneof the most prestigious magazines ofthetime. A soldierin World War II, Salinger landed in Normandy on DDay and advanced with his fellow officers to Parison August 25, 1944. Witnessing such massive ...
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