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Price, Steven D.

 
9781592289202: Best Advice Ever Given: Life Lessons for Success in the Real World (1001)
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ISBN 10: 1592289207 ISBN 13: 9781592289202
Editorial: The Lyons Press, 2006

Sinopsis

In need of a bit of good advice? Well here is some of the best advice ever recorded--a compendium of personal tips, traditional proverbs, and clever observations from the literary, political, and entertainment world. 1001 Pieces of World-Wise Advice covers such diverse topics as life, love, success, forgiveness, friendship, character, health, and many more, including:

* "Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example."--François de La Rochefoucauld
* "The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want."--Ben Stein
* "Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own."--Nelson Algren
* "When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen."--Ernest Hemingway
* "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."--Oscar Wilde
* "The secret of business is to know something nobody else knows."--Aristotle Onassis
* "In baiting a mousetrap with cheese, be sure to leave room for the mouse."--H. H. Munro ("Saki")
* "Keep cool; anger is not an argument."--Daniel Webster
* "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig."--Source Unknown
* "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."--John F. Kennedy
* "If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it."--H. Jackson Brown
* "In the fight between you and the world, back the world."--Franz Kafka

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Acerca del autor

Steven D. Price, a consulting editor of The Lyons Press, is the author of twenty-five books, including The Quotable Horse Lover; The Ultimate Fishing Guide; 1001 Insults, Put-Downs, and Comebacks; 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said; and 1001 Smartest Things Ever Said. He lives in New York City.

De la contraportada

With so many decisions to make in the areas of love and relationships, education and professional endeavors, success and personal happiness, it s no wonder that most of us seek good advice from the fount of collective human wisdom at one time or another. Here in one helpful compendium is the best advice ever recorded: a collection of personal tips, traditional proverbs, and clever observations some gently inspiring and some profoundly life-changing from the sages of the literary, political, spiritual, and psychological realms.

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Editorial
The Lyons Press
Año de publicación
2006
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1592289207
ISBN 13 
9781592289202
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
272
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