Emeralds of Oz : life lessons from over the rainbow / Peter Guzzardi.

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The Wizard of Oz is the most watched film in history.

What is it about this particular movie that resonates with each new generation of viewers, not just in America, but all over the world The actors perform superbly, the music tugs at the heartstrings, and the elaborate sets and costumes work their Technicolor magic, but what are the underlying reasons why Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's cinematic depiction of L. Frank Baum's book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is still being celebrated 75 years later As author Peter Guzzardi puts it, the answer "lies in the seeds of wisdom it plants in us at an age when we're most receptive, which then unfurl like night blooms over the course of our lifetime."

The author, a veteran editor who has worked on books by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Stephen Hawking, and M. Scott Peck, knows wisdom when he sees it. And in this thoughtful, accessible, feel-good book Guzzardi delves into seven major life lessons that lie at the heart of The Wizard of Oz . For example, Life Lesson #7: Each of Us Has a Hero's Journey to Make (Or How the Ruby Slippers Only Work When Dorothy Learns of Their Power).

Enhanced by trivia tidbits about the film and L. Frank Baum's book that inspired it, All I Need to Know I Learned from the Wizard of Oz will be embraced by Oz lovers, self-help book buyers, and gift-givers everywhere.