How To Get A Life, Vol. 2: Empowering Wisdom from Thinkers and Writers: Empowering Wisdom from Thinkers and WritersGreen Dragon Books, 2004 - 216 Seiten 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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How to Get a Life: Empowering Wisdom from Thinkers and Writers, Band 2 Lawrence Baines,Daniel McBrayer Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2004 |
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Alice Comedies American andthe animals Aristotle Aristotle’s Arthur Conan Doyle Athens atthe become believed better born brother Catharine Catharine Sedgwick Catharine’s Christian Church Colin Powell Crux Csikszentmihalyi death dialogue Disney’s Doyle’s Emerson Encounter a Dragon essay Eudora Welty father fiction friends goal happiness Hope Leslie human Important Dates individual inthe itis J. D. Salinger Jackson Jefferson Laura Esquivel lives Locke Locke’s man’s Marcus Aurelius married Mihaly Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi mind moral mother nature never novel Nutshell ofhis ofthe one’s person philosopher Plato plays political Powell published reason References and Resources religion religious Road Gets Rocky Road is Smooth Salinger Sedgwick sexual Shakespeare Sherlock Holmes Socrates spiritual Stashower stories success talents things thought tobe tothe truth understand University Press virtue virtuous Walt Disney wanted Water for Chocolate Welty’s writing York