Life's Greatest Lessons: 20 Things That Matter
by Hal Urban
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Author: Hal UrbanEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-03
ISBN: 0743274172
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Fireside
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Book Review: A great foundation for further exploration
Summary: 4 Stars
I found this book to be both inspirational and educational.
Inspirational : I found myself connecting to Urban's life story and was inspired to do several of the excercises he recommends. The book is very well written and requires alot of introspection after reading. For every lesson, I found myself reading, re-reading, and re-re-reading. I read this with a pen in hand and jotted down thoughts as I read. After re-reading my thoughts on each section, I started to think deeply of what matters in my life and was inspired to think of my actions, thoughts, beliefs, etc. in a different way.
Educational: A great aspect of this book is the way Urban injects the works of so many other authors into his own. I found myself writing down the names and titles of many of Urban's cited works. His use of other's ideas to further explain and strenghten his own motivated me to further my knowledge base on the subject. For an author to actively tell the reader to go and look for other's insight only proves to me the author's good intentions and credibility.
Overall - I highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for some help on the road of life. Urban does a great job explaining his 20 lessons, and he does an even better job in making the reader want to think about his or her own goals and rules of life.
Summary of Life's Greatest Lessons: 20 Things That Matter
Find the best -- in the world, in others, and in yourself.How do we cultivate our character? What can we do, which choices can we make, to ensure that we create lives full of value and morality?
In his wise, wonderful book, "Life's Greatest Lessons," Hal Urban presents twenty principles that serve as a foundation for building a life of which you can be proud. The lessons he shares are as deeply rooted in common sense as they are in compassion. The topics, gathered from Hal's experiences as a parent and an award-winning teacher of both children and adults, span a wide range of readily understood concepts, including attitudes about money, understanding the real meaning of success, and the importance of having fun.
Whether you are searching for a long-overdue starting point for becoming the person you always hoped to be or seek another source of inspiration to affirm your choice to lead a praiseworthy life, Hal Urban's message of fundamental goodness will satisfy that need.
Classic in its simplicity and enduring in its appeal, "Life's Greatest Lessons" helps us all rediscover that the desire to live a good life is timeless.
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