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Making Life Worthwhile
As well as his movie career, Douglas Fairbanks wrote a number of self-help books such as Making Life Worth While, originally published in 1918. Doug's formula for happiness - humility, good humor, and always, the strenuous life of physical culture - was enshrined in best-selling advice books; a generation of adoring boys made them bestsellers.
- GenresSelf Help
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1918
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July 24, 2017
Published in 1918, when he was not yet a megastar of the silent screen (just a superstar), this self-help book by Douglas Fairbanks was part of a series of motivational publications he penned. The message is basic and echoes his screen image: energy and optimism. Very simple.
LITTLE GRAINS OF SAND
The greatest of human possessions are a well-trained mind, a body to match, and a love of achievement, without which a man is old before his time.
AS THE TWIG IS BENT
Grandfather may hand us a line of tainted blood that we can't manage, but temperament is our own to manage as we will.
THE NEW ORDER OF LIVING
Lest we forget - recreation, a good appetite, a healthy body, and the proper amount of sleep - are positive requirements in making life worth while.
FEEDING THE INTELLECT
Some day when our intellects have been fed up into a higher state of efficiency and humanity is more nearly matched in brain power, settlements between nations will be made beside the lamp of reason rather than under the flare of the cannon's mouth.
All the chapters are full of energy and pep, just like Mr. Fairbanks was himself. Each chapter ends with an illustration of the chapter's theme, such as the "Rocking Chair Fleet".
It's a rare find, which is why I enjoy shopping in secondhand bookstores, to find such out-of-the-way books.
Book Season = Summer (rocking out on the porch)
LITTLE GRAINS OF SAND
The greatest of human possessions are a well-trained mind, a body to match, and a love of achievement, without which a man is old before his time.
AS THE TWIG IS BENT
Grandfather may hand us a line of tainted blood that we can't manage, but temperament is our own to manage as we will.
THE NEW ORDER OF LIVING
Lest we forget - recreation, a good appetite, a healthy body, and the proper amount of sleep - are positive requirements in making life worth while.
FEEDING THE INTELLECT
Some day when our intellects have been fed up into a higher state of efficiency and humanity is more nearly matched in brain power, settlements between nations will be made beside the lamp of reason rather than under the flare of the cannon's mouth.
All the chapters are full of energy and pep, just like Mr. Fairbanks was himself. Each chapter ends with an illustration of the chapter's theme, such as the "Rocking Chair Fleet".
It's a rare find, which is why I enjoy shopping in secondhand bookstores, to find such out-of-the-way books.
Book Season = Summer (rocking out on the porch)
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