The Desiderata of Happiness: A Collection of Philosophical Poems
by Max Ehrmann
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Author: Max EhrmannEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1995-09-05
ISBN: 0517701847
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Crown
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Book Review: It Warms The Heart and Uplifts the Spirit
Summary: 5 Stars
I came upon this book quite by chance and I'm so glad that I bought it. I never knew the rightful author of the Desiderata until having come across this book. So many other people have taken claim to that wonderful poem. Max Ehrmann must have been a very special person to his students while he was teaching. My favorite poem in this book (although it's hard to single out one)is called A Prayer. It talks about the hopes and dreams of your life and the beauty of simple pleasures. I had this poem read at my mother's funeral service and even the priest got choked up and he had never even read it before that day! The other poems are quite wonderful also and I don't think that anyone should pass this book by. You will find yourself reading it again and again! In his intro, he once told an interviewer that at De Pauw Univ. he contracted a disease which he had never shaken off. The disease was idealism and because of it he did the thing in life he wanted to do--write.
Summary of The Desiderata of Happiness: A Collection of Philosophical Poems
In a uniform format with Desiderata and The Desiderata of Love (with all-new illustrations and a fresh new jacket), this is a collection of life-affirming poems by a writer who has inspired and comforted countless readers. Line drawings.Anthologies Books
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