Robert's 101 Rules Of Order: All You Need to Know to Live the Life You Want - Couverture souple

Smith, A. Robert

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ISBN 10 : 1937907430 ISBN 13 : 9781937907433

Editeur : Rainbow Ridge, 2016

Synopsis

Beliefs vary around the world, usually in conjunction with a person’s religious faith.

Instead of a prose account of his own views, veteran journalist and author, A. Robert Smith, uses the old-fashioned style of proverbs—short, often punchy statements that are meaningful and often humorous. Benjamin Franklin, his favorite of America’s Founding Fathers, was a master at composing terse phrases that were full of wisdom, humor, and common sense. He published them in the Pennsylvania Gazette before the American Revolution. About half of the proverbs contained here express views on marriage, family relations, child behavior, and other essential topics. The other half includes proverbs by Ben Franklin and sayings from other popular figures, such as Shakespeare, Confucius, Schweitzer, Churchill, Eleanor and Teddy Roosevelt, the Buddha, Maya Angelou, Mark Twain, and Will Rogers.

Nine of the Ten Commandments found in the Christian faith are included in Robert’s 101 Rules. And some comparable rules from all the major religions. Altogether, they comprise a guide for living the good life, so that everyone can say about their life what his granddaughter-in-law, Samantha Avery, said to him, “Angels believe in me!”

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

A. Robert Smith, an award-winning journalist and the author of ten books, has been an editorial writer, a magazine editor, and a Washington correspondent covering Congress and seven presidents. He was the Washington correspondent for the Portland Oregonian and has been published in the New York TimesMagazine. He was the recipient of awards by the Alaska Press Club and the Society of Professional Journalists.

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Introduction
This I Believe

Beliefs vary around the world, usually in conjunction with a person’s religious faith. As a journalist, writing about many public figures, I withheld my own views. That’s what journalists do. I gave folks I interviewed a chance to speak without any input from me, whatever they wanted to say.

This memoir is my chance to say what I like and dislike.

Instead of a prose account of my views, I am using the old fashion style of proverbs— short, often punchy statements that are meaningful and often humorous. I got hooked on proverbs in reading about Benjamin Franklin, my favorite of America’s Founding Fathers. Franklin was a master at composing terse phrases that were full of wisdom, humor, and common sense. He published them in the Pennsylvania Gazette before the American Revolution.

I composed about half of the proverbs contained here, expressed my own views on marriage, family relations, child behavior, and other essential topics. The other half includes proverbs by Ben Franklin and sayings from other popular figures, such as Shakespeare, Confucius, Schweitzer, Churchill, Eleanor and Teddy Roosevelt, the Buddha, Maya Angelou, Mark Twain, and Will Rogers.

Nine of the Ten Commandments found in the Christian faith are included in Robert’s101 Rules: only the fourth one is eliminated, the one about the shops being closed for business on Sunday. When I was a kid in Pennsylvania, all of the stores except grocery’s were closed on Sunday. Now retail commerce has squeezed out the Fourth Commandment, and church time is now an endangered value!

I looked for comparable rules in all the major religions. Jews have more than ten rules, counting their 613 mitzvoth (commandments). They cover the basics of human conduct, such as don’t take the name of God i vain. I adopted several, such as don’t swear needlessly.

The Muslims have several commandments, from a belief in angels, to prayers, fasting, and a pilgrimage to Mecca. I also agree with what my granddaughter-in-law Samantha Avery said, “Angels believe in me!” The rest of what I believe is in these following proverbs.

All the proverbs are marked with the author except mine. Most of those by Ben Franklin are identified by his first name.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rainbow Ridge
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1937907430
• ISBN 13: 9781937907433
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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