Author: John Leland
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN: 0374717052
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller! An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the “oldest old”— those eighty-five and up. In 2015, when the award-winning journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America’s fastest-growing age group, he anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body, mind, and quality of life. But the elders he met took him in an entirely different direction. Despite disparate backgrounds and circumstances, they each lived with a surprising lightness and contentment. The reality Leland encountered upended contemporary notions of aging, revealing the late stages of life as unexpectedly rich and the elderly as incomparably wise. Happiness Is a Choice You Make is an enduring collection of lessons that emphasizes, above all, the extraordinary influence we wield over the quality of our lives. With humility, heart, and wit, Leland has crafted a sophisticated and necessary reflection on how to “live better”—informed by those who have mastered the art.
Happiness Is a Choice You Make
Author: John Leland
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN: 0374717052
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller! An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the “oldest old”— those eighty-five and up. In 2015, when the award-winning journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America’s fastest-growing age group, he anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body, mind, and quality of life. But the elders he met took him in an entirely different direction. Despite disparate backgrounds and circumstances, they each lived with a surprising lightness and contentment. The reality Leland encountered upended contemporary notions of aging, revealing the late stages of life as unexpectedly rich and the elderly as incomparably wise. Happiness Is a Choice You Make is an enduring collection of lessons that emphasizes, above all, the extraordinary influence we wield over the quality of our lives. With humility, heart, and wit, Leland has crafted a sophisticated and necessary reflection on how to “live better”—informed by those who have mastered the art.
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN: 0374717052
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller! An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the “oldest old”— those eighty-five and up. In 2015, when the award-winning journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America’s fastest-growing age group, he anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body, mind, and quality of life. But the elders he met took him in an entirely different direction. Despite disparate backgrounds and circumstances, they each lived with a surprising lightness and contentment. The reality Leland encountered upended contemporary notions of aging, revealing the late stages of life as unexpectedly rich and the elderly as incomparably wise. Happiness Is a Choice You Make is an enduring collection of lessons that emphasizes, above all, the extraordinary influence we wield over the quality of our lives. With humility, heart, and wit, Leland has crafted a sophisticated and necessary reflection on how to “live better”—informed by those who have mastered the art.
Annual Report
Author: United States. Federal Communications Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Annual Register
Author: Stanford University
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Leland's Annual Fraternity-sorority Directory
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Greek letter societies
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek letter societies
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The Leland Report
Author: Jim Burnham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997312607
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
15 Years of the best photography from the creators of LelandReport.com, a photo-a-day diary from Leelanau County, Michigan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997312607
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
15 Years of the best photography from the creators of LelandReport.com, a photo-a-day diary from Leelanau County, Michigan
Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30 ...
Author: United States. Internal Revenue Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Internal revenue
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Internal revenue
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
U.S. Foreign Agricultural Trade by Commodities, Calender Year
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Produce trade
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Produce trade
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Annual Report of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to the Congress of the United States for the Fiscal Year Ended ...
Author: United States. Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Free ports and zones
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Free ports and zones
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
The Year of Leland Thomson
Author: Cary Franklin Smith
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452069379
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Leland Thomson had a dream. For most of his life he had heard something calling to him from the distance to follow that dream. He was willing to follow, if even for just a short time, just to see what was out there, who was out there, calling his name. But how? Along with the dream, Leland also had the gift. He played the cello with a passion and sensitivity that, once he was discovered, confounded the established musical community. How could this poor, sawmill boy from the Hills of Arkansas play with grace and culture beyond not only his sixteen years but his circumstance? His Momma said he had the gift. The skill that came from the gift was confusing enough to Ralph Watkins, the man who discovered Leland, but even harder to accept was Leland's commitment to give honor to the Giver of that gift in prayer before he played. Ralph arranged Leland to play at Carnegie Hall in New York. Could he persuade Leland to forgo this practice for this one performance? And if he did, could Leland play? Leland's story is one of accepting ones culture, ones dreams, ones beliefs. Could a country boy make it in the city? Could a dream given to a nobody be realized and not wasted? Could ones beliefs remain firm when challenged by opposing social standards? Could there be a musical genius who would astound the world if only discovered? The Year of Leland Thomson is a captivating story full of country charm and wit. It is appropriate for all ages but will have special meaning to those trying to find their place in the world.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452069379
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Leland Thomson had a dream. For most of his life he had heard something calling to him from the distance to follow that dream. He was willing to follow, if even for just a short time, just to see what was out there, who was out there, calling his name. But how? Along with the dream, Leland also had the gift. He played the cello with a passion and sensitivity that, once he was discovered, confounded the established musical community. How could this poor, sawmill boy from the Hills of Arkansas play with grace and culture beyond not only his sixteen years but his circumstance? His Momma said he had the gift. The skill that came from the gift was confusing enough to Ralph Watkins, the man who discovered Leland, but even harder to accept was Leland's commitment to give honor to the Giver of that gift in prayer before he played. Ralph arranged Leland to play at Carnegie Hall in New York. Could he persuade Leland to forgo this practice for this one performance? And if he did, could Leland play? Leland's story is one of accepting ones culture, ones dreams, ones beliefs. Could a country boy make it in the city? Could a dream given to a nobody be realized and not wasted? Could ones beliefs remain firm when challenged by opposing social standards? Could there be a musical genius who would astound the world if only discovered? The Year of Leland Thomson is a captivating story full of country charm and wit. It is appropriate for all ages but will have special meaning to those trying to find their place in the world.
4000-4999, Arts; 5000-5999, Theology; 6000-6999, Philosophy and education
Author: Princeton University. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description