Jennifer James (1)
Auteur de Thinking in the Future Tense
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Jennifer James, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
A propos de l'auteur
Jennifer James, Ph.D., one of the country's most popular lecturers and the author of six books including the best-selling Success Is the Quality of Your Journey and Windows, holds a doctorate in cultural anthropology and master's degrees in both history and psychology. For almost ten years, she has afficher plus written a weekly column for the Seattle Times and, as one of the area's most popular commentators, hosted a daily talk show that helped people understand psychology, culture, perception, and the choices they are making in their lives. Dr. James lives in Seattle, Washington. afficher moins
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A delightful little book with a page per topic. Each topic stands alone, so it can be read in little bites, or in an afternoon.
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- Œuvres
- 12
- Membres
- 318
- Popularité
- #74,348
- Évaluation
- 3.3
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 39
- Langues
- 4
"When a simpleton abused him, Buddha listened in silence; but when the man had finished, Buddha asked him, 'Son, if a man declined to accept a present made to him, to whom would it belong?" The man answered, 'To him who offered it.'"
"'My son,' said Buddha, 'I decline to accept your abuse, and request that you keep it for yourself.'"
Quoted on page 4, the page before the Preface. The preface is dated 1984.
My notes are a bit sketchy, but I seem to have read an earlier edition of this book even though it has the same ISBN (0-915423-01-4). My edition does not have a copyright date, it seems to have been self-published by the author as evidenced by the author's address on the back of the book.… (plus d'informations)