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Thoughtful Wisdom for Every Day - by Leo Tolstoy (Hardcover)

Thoughtful Wisdom for Every Day - by  Leo Tolstoy (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Inspirational Wisdom for Every Day in a Classic Daybook--</b><b>"An excellent gift . . . A fine inspirational" (<i>Midwest Book Review)</i></b> <p/> During the last years of his life, Leo Tolstoy kept one book invariably on his desk, read and reread it to his family, and recommended it to all his friends: a compendium of wise thoughts gathered over the course of a decade from his wide-ranging readings in philosophy and religion, and from his own spiritual meditations. <p/><i>Thoughtful Wisdom for Every Day</i> comprises Tolstoy's own most essential ideas about spirituality and what it is to live a good life. Designed to be a cycle of daily readings, this book offers thoughts and aphorisms for every day, following a succession of themes repeated each month--such as God, the soul, desire, faith, our passions, humility, inequality, evil, truth, happiness, and the blessings of love. <p/> Comforting, challenging, and inspiring, this is a spiritual treasure trove and a book of great warmth.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>"A fine inspirational . . . An excellent gift."</b>--<i>Midwest Book Review</i> <p/><b>"Using this daybook thoughtfully throughout the year will assure a positive answer to December's last day's wisdom: 'I think our first rule in this life should be: Always be happy and joyful."</b>--<i>Prairie Messenger</i> <p/> "<b>Not simply ideas, but rich statements that suggest Tolstoy's notions of collective responsibility and edification .</b> . . The insights are not offered as conclusions but launching pads for our own considerations."--<i>Raleigh News & Observer</i> <p/> "<b>A guide to a deeper, more thoughtful life .</b> . . This is a book you'll want to keep on your bedside table or on your desk."--<i>Light of Consciousness</i> <p/> "A<b> treasury of timeless wisdom.</b>"--<i>Catholic Digest</i> <p/> "<b>Brief yet profound </b>reflections."--<i>Watertown Daily Times</i> <p/> "<b>This lovely daybook contains . . . Tolstoy's vast knowledge of human ways and life experiences</b> in a succinct but flowing style. . . . Direct and crisp."--<i>New Age Retailer</i> <p/> "Tolstoy's deep spirituality, his focus on love, temptation, and other subjects . . . Perhaps this genius spent his last years trying to reconnect us to these elemental forces because he saw that our lines to them were fraying."--<i>Odessa American</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Peter Sekirin</b> was born in Kiev, Ukraine. He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative and Russian Literature from the University of Toronto and has worked as a research associate at the Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES). He is the author of <i>The Dostoevsky Archive</i> and the translator of works by Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov. He lives in Aurora, Ontario, just north of Toronto, with his wife and two children.

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