H. Jackson BrownReviews

One of my favorite little books! It has so many lovely sayings that cheer me up and help me throughout the day, I highly recommend this to all dog lovers, and as a gift! It is a little everyday treasure. We really can learn so much from dogs, they are silently wise.

This was a quick, little read—a book written first as a list by the author as he sent his son off to college. His son really liked this idea, kept the list and said he would add to it! Following are some items on the list that appealed to me for various reasons:

32. Once in your life, own a convertible. (I once had a yellow Volkswagen Super Beetle convertible.

53. Vote (What could be more important?!)

92. Never invest more in the stock market than you can afford to lose. (I always say this.)

139. Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.

166. Avoid negative people.

252. Take good care of those you love.

276. Patronize local merchants even if it costs a bit more.

293. Don’t spread yourself too thin. Learn to say no politely and quickly.

303. Never go to bed with dirty dishes the sink. (Yikes! I read this last evening and felt guilted into washing the last of the dishes before turning in for the night.)

330. Rekindle old friendships.

433. Have a friend who owns a truck. (I’m trying to keep my husband from selling his.)

472. Enjoy real maple syrup.

510. Count your blessings.½

Mom gave a lot of good advice in the post scripts of her letters. This collection is a quick read, but quite thought-provoking. An example: “I’ve never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful.” Keep smiling!

Writing: 4.0; Theme: 5.0; Content: 5.0; Language: 5.0; Overall: 4.5

Very inspirational tome from this popular Christian motivational speaker and writer. Great stories, great principles and quotes are shared by the author to inspire and encourage Christians and other individuals with positive motivational stories. Highly recommend.

***April 25, 2023***½

تجربة أخرى مع مقتطفات من النصائح. وكالمرة الأولى لم أمل أبد.
لم أكن من محبي هذا الأسلوب الإرشادي لأني لم أؤمن أبدا به، ولم تجذبني الكتب المماثلة لأن أسلوب النصيحة المباشرة في العالم المثالي الذي يتخيله من يكتبها تثير اشمئزازي وتغضبني لأني أرى الكاتب لا يكتب عن عالمنا الواقعي: الذي فيه وان تعاملت بالحسني أو بالسوء فستلاقي غضبا وكرها، والمشهور هذه الأيام هو أن تتعامل بالحسني مع الكل إلا من قلة تتجاهلهم، لا أن تصر على إرضاءهم، وهذا بالضبط ما لم يتطرق إليه هذا الكتاب.
نصائح بسيطة من أب لابنه الذي اعتقد أن كان في مثل عمري الآن، فكانت قريبه منى افهمها واتفهمها. أعجبني معظمها إلا بعض منها وقعت في فخ المثالية التي لا أحبها. وفي النهاية كان كتابا مسلي ولا بأس به.

كتاب قصير، مسلي، ولكني لم أستطع منع نفسي عن الشعور بأن هناك شيء ناقص. وأنه في بعض الأحيان كانت المباشرة في النصح والإرشاد مبالغا فيها.

$4-8 amaz jul22

A compilation of one father's view of life and his rich legacy of intellect, wit, and wisdom.

When Mom wrote she always saved the best for last. The P.S. notes written to Jackson Brown and his sisters offered encouragement, humor and loving advice.

People ages 5 - 95 share what they've discovered about life, love, and other good stuff.

511 suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life. The book began as a gift to the author's son when he went to college. A few observations and words of counsel on how to live a happy and rewarding life.

Lots of little hints to enrich one's and others' lives and make them more memorable.

It made me smile and laugh.

Initially I wished it had given attribution to the contributors. But I soon got over that. I spread the reading out over a few days so as to better absorb the good advice. This is a small, gift size book. Therefore it is a quick read. Most pages have four sentences. Calling it a “self-help” book is kind of a misnomer, but that’s where I decided to shelve it.

Ones from children were often humorous.

I’ve learned that the older people shared the most meaningful lessons. Age 70 , 80 & 90 were the best.

I started my own list of “I’ve learned...” (The above “I’ve learned” is #5 on my list.)

Another tiny book, Kids' funny sayings.

Instructions to a son leaving for college...suitable for all other ages. A bucket list for life.

People ages 5 - 95 share what they've discovered about life, love, and other good stuff. Quick and pithy words to live by.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr. originally wrote Life's Little Instruction Book™ as a gift for his son who was leaving home to begin his freshman year in college. Brown says, "I read years ago that it was not the responsibility of parents to pave the road for their children but to provide a road map, and I wanted to provide him with what I had learned about living a happy and rewarding life." Life's Little Instruction Book™ is a guidebook that gently points the way to happiness and fulfillment. The observations are direct, simple, and as practical as an umbrella.

"But it's not just for young people," says Brown. "Most of us already know how to live a successful and purposeful life. We know we should be more understanding and thoughtful, more responsible, courageous and appreciative. It's just that we sometimes need reminding." Life's Little Instruction Book™ is that reminder, as well as the perfect gift for a relative or a friend who needs encouragement at any time of the year.(Amazon)

A cute book full of motherly wisdom and funny quips. Would make an excellent gift to a child on graduation and such.

A breezy little read. Some of the quotes are pretty clever. A couple of my favorites:

"I've learned there's no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs."

"I've learned that meeting interesting people depends less on where you go and more on who you are."

The "Live and Learn and Pass It On" set of books include multiple volumes of "life teachings" as collected and compiled over a number of years. These anonymous nuggets of wisdom range from the profound and thoughtful to the humorous and entertaining. The latest publication contains the "Complete" compilation of 3 volumes of knowledge. The author/editor gathered hundreds and thousands of comments from children, teens, young adults, middle aged adults and elderly adults.

Each statement begins with the phrase "I have learned that..." and includes some life lesson that each individual has learned. I loved the wide variety of bits of learning ranging from how to get along with family members, how to keep an eye on finances and when not to ask your parents to give you something.

I found myself nodding knowingly to some bits of advice and remembering when I learned that lesson myself (for example, learning the difference between a "bulb" and a "clove" of garlic). I laughed at some of the simple observations of children. And I made mental notes of some of the observations of those older and more knowledgable than myself.

The book has a lot of fun simple anectdotes and thoughts. It can certainly be read cover-to-cover and provide some good smiles and learneing but it can also make for a nice "coffee table" book to sit on the counter and just pick up and turn to a random page.

The only real complaint I can voice would be that I would have liked to have seen some sort of organization. While it was fun to just read all these random bits of learning, I think it might be valuable to have the quotes chunked up by subject so that perhaps I could turn to the book as a reference for quick quotes or advice on some particular point I'm working on. One possible help for this would be an Index listing topics and then just doing a general page number reference.

Still, it's a fun book and brought a lot of smiles and grins.

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3.5 out of 5 stars½

A regrettable compendium of clichés, with unreliable attributions.½

Excellent advice and good quotes about kindness, generosity, simple pleasures, marriage, and parenting. Here's one I like (living as I do in a house full of basketball players): "If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life." ---Isiah Thomas.

This book tries to tell you not to J Walk

A nice list of things to remember before the holidays come to make this stressful time less stressful. These are simple ideas that you can try to make this Christmas different from previous years. Unlike one of the other books I read to simplify your holiday season that was very negative in its tone this one takes a more positive look at what you can do to have a better holiday season.½