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Summary: A Man For All Seasons (Ages)
Review: I'm in my mid-30's and found this book to be both humorous and enlightening. It contains good, home-spun wisdom that is really timeless and ageless. Just applying a few of the "Rules," will make you more content with yourself and the life you are living. It is a book that you will want to share with your family and friends. It helps you to realize the minimal importance of day to day failures in the grand scheme of things and is quite uplifting.
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Summary: Not Just a Book for the Elderly
Review: I'm in my mid-30's and found this book to be both humorous and enlightening. It contains good, home-spun wisdom that is really timeless and ageless. Just applying a few of the "Rules," will make you more content with yourself and the life you are living. It is a book that you will want to share with your family and friends. It helps you to realize the minimal importance of day to day failures in the grand scheme of things and is quite uplifting.
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Summary: If anyone wants my rule.....
Review: It would be: Read this book!My favorite was #2--"Nobody is thinking about you. They are thinking about themselves--just like you." That rule alone saves years of stress. Or, perhaps, #15--"Pursue virtue, but don't sweat it." As he explains: "The pursuit alone is sufficient to establish your qualities, and if you fail once in a while, your guilt will remind you of the path you didn't take." Comfort for all good intentioned fallible people--which most of us are. Or #31--Do not attempt to improve people, especially when you know it will help." He points back to Rule #2 and adds: "Nobody is thinking of you--unless you tell them about their faults. Then you may be sure that they are thinking about you. They are thinking of killing you." If I have any quibble, it would be with the title. A person of any age can profit from it. Perhaps a better title would have been; "Rules That Give You a Fighting Chance to Reach Old Age Without Succumbing to Stress or Having Someone Kill You." Perhaps he had the better idea after all.
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Summary: If anyone wants my rule.....
Review: It would be: Read this book! My favorite was #2--"Nobody is thinking about you. They are thinking about themselves--just like you." That rule alone saves years of stress. Or, perhaps, #15--"Pursue virtue, but don't sweat it." As he explains: "The pursuit alone is sufficient to establish your qualities, and if you fail once in a while, your guilt will remind you of the path you didn't take." Comfort for all good intentioned fallible people--which most of us are. Or #31--Do not attempt to improve people, especially when you know it will help." He points back to Rule #2 and adds: "Nobody is thinking of you--unless you tell them about their faults. Then you may be sure that they are thinking about you. They are thinking of killing you." If I have any quibble, it would be with the title. A person of any age can profit from it. Perhaps a better title would have been; "Rules That Give You a Fighting Chance to Reach Old Age Without Succumbing to Stress or Having Someone Kill You." Perhaps he had the better idea after all.
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Summary: That simple, that good.
Review: KISS. Keep it simple stupid. Funny and insightful. Read it months ago and still laugh about it.
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Summary: That simple, that good.
Review: KISS. Keep it simple stupid. Funny and insightful. Read it months ago and still laugh about it.
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Summary: Wisdom And Laughter
Review: Me, me, me. With self-help books infusing society's shelves and more added daily, it gets difficult to cut the wheat from the chaff. What works for some, doesn't work for others and non-needed confusion may set in, defeating the entire purpose! Seemingly half the population is in therapy (be it with a certified shrink or Oprah), and there is nothing wrong with searching for personal improvement. However, a cold dose of reality can be truly refreshing. Rosenblatt, TIME editor-at-large, supplies humorous cut-to-the-bone advice in, "Rules for Aging: Resist Normal Impulses, Live Longer, Attain Perfection." He's quick on the uptake and profoundly in your face--which works, if you allow yourself to take confessional responsibility. When I read a passage, "If something is boring you, it is probably you." , I gulppingly realized, hey, the guy is right. Though bitingly cynical at times, his advice on everything from party etiquette to office politics ("Never work for anyone more insecure than yourself") is also delightfully smart and funny. A hilarious read of wisdom, even for those not in need of self-help.
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Summary: Short and to the point
Review: Reading this little book is like popping a calcium tablet. It's good for you. Roger Rosenblatt's 58 rules are sincere and important tidbits of guiding information. It should be required reading for humanity. From the author of "I'm Living Your Dream Life."
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Summary: Read This Book!
Review: Rosenblatt's book is witty and wise. Maybe I shouldn't say witty because Rosenblatt suggests that wisdom is meant to cut off and not embrace. Whatever the case may be, the author's breezy style belies a greater wisdom. The bite sized snippets convey important and comical messages without wasting your time. Because, who has the time for writers that go on and on? Rosenblatt gets to the point and leaves you thinking long after the laughs are forgotten. Don't let the title scare you away if you're young (like I am). It is for everyone.
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Summary: This book sums up what life is all about!
Review: The authors 58 Rules for living have clarified how one should think about and live ones life. After reading this book I have recommended it to friends, family, and colleagues. I have also recommended it to many of my patients as a guide for living (I'm a Psychologist). Of course, in the end, the book and my review don't matter as summed up in the cardinal--- Rule #1---"IT DOESN'T MATTER". I recommend this book to anyone who wants to really enjoy life.
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