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An Art of Living (Paperback)
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An Art of Living (Paperback)
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List price R639
Loot Price R532
Discovery Miles 5 320
You Save R107 (17%)
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A new translation by Sergio E. Serrano of this inspirational book
containing sound advice on the art of living by the late historian,
biographer, and philosopher, Andre Maurois. ?Our lives are works of
art, expressions of inner beauty, conceived and created by our
inner selves, tested by the circumstances and experiences of life,
perfected and modified by the learning and growth resulting from
these experiences. Few authors have expressed these timeless
principles with more eloquence than Andre Maurois (1885-1967), one
of the most celebrated and prolific French writers of the 20th
century. An Art of Living was first published in France in 1939. It
is divided into five sections: The Art of Thinking, The Art of
Loving, The Art of Working, The Art of Leadership, and The Art of
Growing Old. Each section contains very profound, timeless, wisdom
about the most important aspects we face in life. Maurois was an
erudite, an acclaimed scholar, a historian, and a deep observer of
human nature and psyche. The real value of An Art of Living, is
that the sentences are not merely a collection of words to convey a
practical thought, but a communication to the spirit of the reader.
Maurois speaks to the soul of the reader. The principles he conveys
remain as valid and as useful in the 21st century as they were in
the 20th. There is so much insight in this book Maurois accurately
predicts the ultimate failure of all social revolutions; the
necessity of slow change in human customs and attitudes as a key to
lasting changes; the technological development and implementation
of robots in large assembly lines; the characteristics of a
reasonable and effective government; the inner virtues to cultivate
in order to successfully overcome the adversities of life; the
qualities to seek in order to maintain stable, loving,
relationships; the attributes to encourage as an effective manager;
the essentials by which to plan a long and enjoyable retirement;
and the principles behind an effective educational system. The book
speaks to young and old alike. An Art of Living remained out of
print for several decades. This new translation intends to
resurrect this little treasure of a book for the English readers of
today; it remains faithful to the original French edition and to
the style of the author.
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