You learn by living : eleven keys for a more fulfilling life / Eleanor Roosevelt.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Harper Perennial, 2011, ©1960.Edition: 1st Harper Perennial edDescription: 211 pages ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780062061577
- 0062061577
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 158.1 R781 | Available | 33111008381655 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
One of the most beloved figures of the twentieth century, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt remains a role model for a life well lived. At the ageof seventy-six, Roosevelt penned this simple guide to living a fuller life. nowback in print, You Learn by Living is a powerful volume of enduring commonsenseideas and heartfelt values. offering her own philosophy on living, Eleanor takes readers on a path to compassion, confidence, maturity, civicstewardship, and more. her keys to a fulfilling life
Learning to Learn * Fear--the Great Enemy * The Uses of Time * The Difficult Art of Maturity * Readjustment is Endless * Learning to Be Useful* the Right to Be an Individual * How to Get the Best Out of People *Facing Responsibility * How Everyone Can Take Part in Politics * Learningto Be a Public Servant
Informed by her personal experiences as a daughter, wife, parent, anddiplomat, this book is a window into Eleanor Roosevelt herself and a troveof timeless wisdom that resonates in any era.
Originally published: New York : Harper, 1960.
Includes index.
Learning to learn -- Fear--the great enemy -- The uses of time -- The difficult art of maturity -- Readjustment is endless -- learning to be useful -- The right to be an individual -- How to get the best out of people -- Facing responsibility -- How everyone can take part in politics -- Learning to be a public servant.
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt offers advice on how people can create a satisfying life under any circumstances.