You Learn By Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling LifeFrom one of the world’s most celebrated and admired public figures, a wise and intimate book on how to get the most of out life. Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each new thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down. One of the most beloved figures of the twentieth century, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt remains a role model for a life well lived. At the age of seventy-six, Roosevelt penned this simple guide to living a fuller life—a powerful volume of enduring commonsense ideas and heartfelt values. Offering her own philosophy on living, she takes readers on a path to compassion, confidence, maturity, civic stewardship, and more. Her keys to a fulfilling life? Learning to Learn • Fear—the Great Enemy • The Uses of Time • The Difficult Art of Maturity • Readjustment is Endless • Learning to Be Useful• The Right to Be an Individual • How to Get the Best Out of People •Facing Responsibility • How Everyone Can Take Part in Politics • Learning to Be a Public Servant A crucial precursor to better-living guides like Mark Nepo’s The Book of Awakening or Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, as well as political memoirs such as John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage, the First Lady’s illuminating manual is a window into Eleanor Roosevelt herself and a trove of timeless wisdom that resonates in any era. |
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... Can Take Part in Politics 11 Learning to Be a Public Servant Afterword Searchable Terms About the Author Books by Eleanor Roosevelt Credits Copyright About the Publisher Preface OVER the years I have received hundreds of thousands.
I am often asked how I acquired an interest in politics. My usual answer is that it is because of my uncle, Theodore Roosevelt, and my husband. But, actually, I think a little incident that occurred when my husband and I were on our ...
She had taken part in innumerable campaigns and she was keen about politics. As I came into the living room for tea one afternoon while we were there, she looked up and said, “There's one question I have always wanted to ask some ...
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Crítica de los usuarios - bookworm12 - LibraryThingA nonfiction piece by the former First Lady. I love the point she makes about learning through every thing you do, but much of what she says feels dated and elitist. She talks about how to train your ... Leer comentario completo
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Crítica de los usuarios - lycomayflower - LibraryThingI didn't enjoy this as much as I expected to, as I do somewhat consider myself an Eleanor Roosevelt fan. The book occupies some sort of space between a collection of personal essays and a self-help ... Leer comentario completo
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You Learn by Living Eleanor Roosevelt,Eleanor Roosevelt Rossevelt,Roosevelt Eleanor Vista de fragmentos - 1960 |
You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life Eleanor Roosevelt Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |