The Game of Life and How to Play It

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<p><b>The classic self-help guide, full of timeless wisdom</b></p><p>Florence Scovel Shinns<i>The Game of Life and How to Play It</i> first appeared in bookstores in 1925 and is now considered a classic in the self-help genre. The authors insights into achieving meaning, happiness and success are just as relevant and effective today as they were nearly a century ago, hence its reissue as part of the exciting Capstone Classics line.</p><p>This collectible, hard-back edition of<i>The Game of Life and How to Play It</i> includes an insightful introduction by series editor and self-help expert Tom Butler-Bowdon. Tom is an authority on classic self-help texts and adroitly connects the content of this book with the concerns of modern readers.</p><ul><li>Enjoy the colourful anecdotes of 1920s New York that have made Scovel Shinns book a cult classic</li><li>Discover the original life hacks for advancing in every area of your life, from health to wealth to love</li><li>Succeed by attuning yourself with the unchanging principles that govern the universe</li></ul><p>With the release of this Capstone Classics edition, we finally have an authoritative, collectible version of<i>The Game of Life and How to Play It</i>. Find out why<i>The Game of Life and How to Play It</i> is one of the defining self-help guides of the 20th century.</p>

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<p><b>Florence Scovel Shinn</b> was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1871. In her early years she was an artist and book illustrator, however her middle years saw her become a New Thought spiritual lecturer and metaphysical writer. In 1925, Scovel Shinn published<i>The Game of Life and How to Play It,</i>a short self-help title that brought quiet inspiration and reassurance to millions.<p><b>Tom Butler-Bowdon</b> is series editor for the Capstone Classics series. He has written Introductions for Capstone editions of Platos<i>The Republic,</i> Machiavellis<i>The Prince,</i>Adam Smiths<i>The Wealth of Nations,</i> Sun Tzus<i>The Art of War,</i> Lao Tzus<i>Tao Te Ching,</i>and Napoleon Hills<i>Think and Grow Rich.</i> Tom is the author of the 50 Classics series and is a graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Sydney.<p><b>www.Butler-Bowdon.com</b>

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