This fully revised and updated edition of a best-selling classic now features up to 10,000 quotations and uplifting words of wisdom on such topic as: Happiness, Friendship, Self-Confidence, Enthusiasm, Decision-making ...and much, much more. This is an invaluable tool for writers, public speakers, coaches, and business people - anyone who needs to ...
Featuring 365 daily readings, this book offers an inspiring collection of comforting thoughts from one of the world's best known and most beloved evangelists. Written in Graham's easy-to-read style, Unto the Hills draws on the spiritual insights that come from the author's lifetime of Bible study and worldwide ministry. Line drawings.
God's Little Instruction book is an inspirational collection of quotes and Scriptures that will motivate you to live a meaningful, productive and happy life. Some books have quotes, and some have Scriptures, but we wanted to combine both to provide not just man's insight, but to include the wisdom of the ages - God's Word. Basic, practical and ...
"The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book" contains the 1,560 entries found in all three volumes of the New York Times Best-selling "Life's Little Instruction Book "series. Bound in a deluxe, maroon, leather edition, this collectible hardcover makes a perfectly elegant gift for any occasion.
A series of daily meditations for achieving happiness and success, showing how to eliminate self-doubt and how to free oneself from worry, stress and resentment.
Read years ago that it was not the responsibility of parents to pave the road for their children, but to provide a road map. That's how I hoped he or she would use these mind and heart reflections.
This volume collects the most important writings by Mark Twain in which he used biblical settings, themes and figures. Featuring Twain's singular portrayals of God, Adam, Eve, Satan, Methuselah, Shem, St. Peter and others, the writings stand among Twain's imaginative expressions of his views on human nature and humankind's relation to the Creator ...
Filled with true stories about acts of kindness and generority of spirit, copious suggestions to help people live more compassionately and inspirational quotes, this book attempts to change the way people relate to one another.
This gift book is a care package for the soul, with 100 concise suggestions for day-to-day nurturing and healing of the spirit. It offers the inspiration and practical advice necessary to nurture, heal and care for the soul on a daily basis - despite the current pace and pressures of life. Under brief headlines, this book offers 100 quotations for ...
The world-renowned novelist shares quotations on subjects such as life and opportunity, the frontier, knowledge and learning, poverty and wealth, women, wild life, law and justice, and more from the pages of his best-selling novels.
Great for graduation, encouragement, or for anyone starting a new chapter in life, this positive book features Olivia's boundless imagination and courageous spirit. "Dream Big" pairs more than 30 of Falconer's illustrations with motivational musings from such big dreamers as Eleanor Roosevelt, Oscar Wilde, and Walt Disney.
Thousands of years of Jewish teachings--the Bible and its commentaries, as well as stories, lore, songs, and even jokes--have provided ethical guidance, support, and an identity for "the people of the book." JEWISH WISDOM is an anthology of quotations drawn from the vast scope of Jewish texts, selected by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, who has a knack ...
An anthology of selections from the public and private writings of the founding fathers, edited by the cultural critic (and former Secretary of Education) William J. Bennett.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest American minds of the 18th century, and his goal was to be a doer of good and to live a useful life. His dedication to principles of self-improvement and his belief that these principles could be beneficial to all led him in 1760 to "propose ... a little work ... to be called The Art of Virtue". Though ...
An encyclopedic selection of quotes from the complete published works of C. S. Lewis, arranged alphabetically, including never-before-published photos.
Templeton explores the idea that the basic principles for leading a "sublime" life can be examined and tested just as science examines and tests the natural laws of the universe. Drawing from sources as varied as the Bible, the Tao Te Ching, "Aesop's Fables", and learned men and women such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Oliver Wendell Holmes, this book ...
This sequel to "A Guide for the Advanced Soul" is a collection of ideas, principles, and calligraphic quotations that examines the obligation of life purpose.
The inescapable reality of death has given rise to much of literature's most profound and moving work. D. J. Enright's wonderfully eclectic selection presents the words of poet and novelist, scientist and philosopher, mystic and sceptic. And alongside these 'professional' writers, he allows the voices of ordinary people to be heard; for this is a ...
With full color illustrations, this imaginative book is a celebration of gentle, whimsical, and optimistic messages that are exquisitely compiled to bring serenity to everyone's life. Page after page of the most perfect sayings, poems, and quotations are combined in one rare and wonderful book.
A perfect supplement to a traditional text or reader, this paperback creatively demonstrates the centrality of sociological thinking and social research for doubting students. Twenty mini-chapters, along with an introduction and conclusion, examine popular conceptions on important social subjects, accepted by many in society as "conventional ...
Uncommon times call for uncommon wisdom. It's inspiring to hear from people who've graduated from the school of hard knocks, yet kept a sense of humor. People like Twain, Voltaire, Oscar Wide. People who've said the thing so well that we all wish we'd said it. People who've been there, done that, and refuse to sugarcoat what they've learned. From ...
With the sensibility of a poet, the outlook of a practical philosopher, the obsession of a list maker, Barbara Ann Kipfer is a writer with a unique approach to life. In 14,000 THINGS TO BE HAPPY ABOUT, she tells us why to live. In THE WISH LIST, she tells us what we should do with our lives. And so far it's worked - her first two books have over a ...
Sometimes it is hard to go that extra mile or run for more minutes than the day before. Even the most dedicated runner needs an extra push. "The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration" uses positive thinking, humor, and practical training advice coupled with a daily affirmation or resolution to give runners reinforcement and support on those lazy, ...
An eye-opening, entertaining, informative and inspiring tribute to our mother tongue from the bestselling author of Crazy English and The Play of Words. America's wittiest verbalist examines the unparalleled successes--and shortcomings--of what has become the most widely spoken language in history. "Delightful and contagious".-- Edwin Newman.
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