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The Game of Life and How to Play It - (Capstone Classics) by Florence Scovel Shinn (Hardcover)

The Game of Life and How to Play It - (Capstone Classics) by  Florence Scovel Shinn (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Florence Scovel Shinn's The Game of Life and How to Play It first published in 1925, and is arguably the definitive self-help guide. Packed full of the author's wisdom, it provides guidance to living a better life full of happiness and success. One of the most influential self-help books of the 20th century, The Game of Life and How to Play It has since become one of the most influential self-help books of the 20th century, and has inspired many modem self-help authors. Part of the bestselling Capstone Classics Series edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon, this collectible, hard-back edition of The Game of Life and How to Play It provides an accessible and insightful introduction to the original Self-Help guide"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The classic self-help guide, full of timeless wisdom</b></p> <p>Florence Scovel Shinn's <i>The Game of Life and How to Play It</i> first appeared in bookstores in 1925 and is now considered a classic in the self-help genre. The author's insights into achieving meaning, happiness and success are just as relevant and effective today as they were nearly a century ago, hence its reissue as part of the exciting Capstone Classics line.</p> <p>This collectible, hard-back edition of <i>The Game of Life and How to Play It</i> includes an insightful introduction by series editor and self-help expert Tom Butler-Bowdon. Tom is an authority on classic self-help texts and adroitly connects the content of this book with the concerns of modern readers.</p> <ul> <li>Enjoy the colourful anecdotes of 1920s New York that have made Scovel Shinn's book a cult classic</li> <li>Discover the original "life hacks" for advancing in every area of your life, from health to wealth to love</li> <li>Succeed by attuning yourself with the unchanging principles that govern the universe</li> </ul> <p>With the release of this Capstone Classics edition, we finally have an authoritative, collectible version of <i>The Game of Life and How to Play It</i>. Find out why <i>The Game of Life and How to Play It</i> is one of the defining self-help guides of the 20th century.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE IN THE CLASSICS SERIES FROM CAPSTONE</b></p> <p><b>Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche, 978-0-857-08848-2</b> <p><b>Meditations, Marcus Aurelius, 978-0-857-08846-8</b> <p><b>On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin, 978-0-857-08847-5</b> <p><b>Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu, 978-0-857-08311-1</b> <p><b>The Art of War, Sun Tzu, 978-0-857-08009-7</b> <p><b>The Game of Life and How to Play It, Florence Scovel Shinn, 978-0-857-08840-6</b> <p><b>The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli, 978-0-857-08078-3</b> <p><b>The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran, 978-0-857-08855-0</b> <p><b>The Republic, Plato, 978-0-857-08313-5</b> <p><b>The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace Wattles, 978-0-857-08008-0</b> <p><b>The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith, 978-0-857-08077-6</b> <p><b>Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill, 978-1-906-46559</b><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Florence Scovel Shinn</b> was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1871. In her early years she was an artist and book illustrator, however her middle years saw her become a New Thought spiritual lecturer and metaphysical writer. In 1925, Scovel Shinn published <i>The Game of Life and How to Play It, </i> a short self-help title that brought quiet inspiration and reassurance to millions.</p> <p><b>Tom Butler-Bowdon</b> is series editor for the Capstone Classics series. He has written Introductions for Capstone editions of Plato's<i> The Republic, </i> Machiavelli's <i>The Prince, </i> Adam Smith's <i>The Wealth of Nations</i>, Sun Tzu's <i>The Art of War, </i> Lao Tzu's <i>Tao Te Ching, </i> and Napoleon Hill's <i>Think and Grow Rich.</i> Tom is the author of the 50 Classics series and is a graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Sydney.

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