Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart : Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now by Gordon Livingston (2008, Trade Paperback)

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Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart : Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now, Paperback by Livingston, Gordon; Edwards, Elizabeth (FRW), ISBN 1569243735, ISBN-13 9781569243732, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Writing from within his own experience of loss as well as the experiences of his many patients over the years, a physician presents his collective wisdom on how to make the most out of life in a limited time frame.

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PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-101569243735
ISBN-139781569243732
eBay Product ID (ePID)63020384

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Book TitleToo Soon Old, Too Late Smart : Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicPersonal Growth / General, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
GenrePhilosophy, Self-Help
AuthorGordon Livingston
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight4.8 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"The slim book by Columbia-based psychiatrist Gordon Livingston has been a source of inspiration for many."-- Baltimore Sun
Dewey Decimal158
SynopsisThe beloved bestselling collection of common sense wisdom from a celebrated psychologist and military veteran who proves it's never too late to move beyond the deepest of personal losses After service in Vietnam, as a surgeon for the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in 1968-69, at the height of the war, Dr. Gordon Livingston returned to the U.S. and began work as a psychiatrist. In that capacity, he has listened to people talk about their lives--what works, what doesn't, and the limitless ways (many of them self-inflicted) that people find to be unhappy. He is also a parent twice bereaved; in one thirteen-month period he lost his eldest son to suicide, his youngest to leukemia. Out of a lifetime of experience, Gordon Livingston has extracted thirty bedrock truths, including: We are what we do. Any relationship is under the control of the person who cares the least. The perfect is the enemy of the good. Only bad things happen quickly. Forgiveness is a form of letting go, but they are not the same thing. The statute of limitations has expired on most of our childhood traumas. Livingston illuminates these and twenty-four other truths in a series of carefully hewn, perfectly calibrated essays, many of which focus on our closest relationships and the things that we do to impede or, less frequently, enhance them. Again and again, these essays underscore that "we are what we do," and that while there may be no escaping who we are, we have the capacity to face loss, misfortune, and regret and to move beyond them--that it is not too late. Full of things we may know but have not articulated to ourselves, Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart offers solace, guidance, and hope to everyone ready to become the person they'd most like to be.

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    This small book is both insightful and practical. I highly recommend it.

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