A Short Guide to a Happy Life

图书标准信息

• 作者 Anna Quindlen 著
• 出版社 Random House
• 出版时间 2000-10
• ISBN 9780375504617
• 定价 104.60元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 64页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

FromtheauthorofBlessingsandStillLifewithBreadCrumbs,AnnaQuindlen’sclassicreflectiononameaningfullifeistheperfectgiftforgraduation,oranyoccasion.

“Lifeismadeofmoments,smallpiecesofsilveramidstlongstretchesoftedium.Itwouldbewonderfuliftheycametousunsummoned,butparticularlyinlivesasbusyastheonesmostofusleadnow,thatwon’thappen.Wehavetoteachourselvesnowtolive,reallylive...tolovethejourney,notthedestination.”

Inthistreasureofabook,AnnaQuindlen,thebestsellingnovelistandcolumnist,reflectsonwhatittakesto“getalife”—tolivedeeplyeverydayandfromyourownuniqueself,ratherthanmerelytoexistthroughyourdays.“KnowledgeofourownmortalityisthegreatestgiftGodevergivesus,”Quindlenwrites,“becauseunlessyouknowtheclockisticking,itissoeasytowasteourdays,ourlives.”HermotherdiedwhenQuindlenwasnineteen:“Itwasthedividinglinebetweenseeingtheworldinblackandwhite,andinTechnicolor.Thelightscameonforthedarkestpossiblereason....Ilearnedsomethingenduring,inaveryshortperiodoftime,aboutlife.Andthatwasthatitwasglorious,andthatyouhadnobusinesstakingitforgranted.”Buthowtolivefromthatperspective,tofullyengageinourdays?InAShortGuidetoaHappyLife,Quindlenguidesuswithanunderstandingthatcomesfromknowinghowtoseetheview,therichnessinliving.

【作者简介】

AnnaQuindlenistheauthorofthreebestsellingnovels,ObjectLessons,OneTrueThing,andBlackandBlue.HerNewYorkTimescolumn"PublicandPrivate"wonaPulitzerPrizein1992,andaselectionofthosecolumnswaspublishedasThinkingOutLoud.Sheisalsotheauthorofacollectionofher"Lifeinthe30's"columns,LivingOutLoud;abookfortheLibraryofContemporaryThought,HowReadingChangedMyLife;andtwochildren'sbooks,TheTreeThatCametoStayandHappilyEverAfter.Sheiscurrentlyabi-weeklycolumnistforNewsweekandresideswithherhusbandandchildreninNewYorkCity.