Allen Klein (1938–2009)
Auteur de The Healing Power of Humor
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Œuvres de Allen Klein
Quotations to Cheer You Up When the World Is Getting You Down: More Than 750 Sayings and Anecdotes (1991) 42 exemplaires
The Wise and Witty Quote Book: More than 2000 Quotes to Enlighten, Encourage, and Enjoy (2005) 19 exemplaires
The Celebrate-Your-Life Quote Book: Over 500 Wise and Wonderful Quotes to Increase Your Joy in Living (2005) 10 exemplaires
WorkLaughs: A Jollytologist Book: Quips, Quotes, and Anecdotes about Making a Buck (2006) 4 exemplaires
The Simplify-Your-Life Quote Book : Over 500 Inspiring Quotations to Help You Relax, Refocus, and Renew (2005) 4 exemplaires
L.A.U.G.H.: Using Humor and Play to Help Clients Cope with Stress, Anger, Frustration, and more. Includes Reproducible… (2010) 3 exemplaires
Embracing Life After Loss: A Gentle Guide for Growing through Grief (Book About Grieving and Hope, Daily Grief… (2019) 2 exemplaires
Secrets Kids Know…that Adults Oughta Learn: Enriching Your Life by Viewing It Through The Eyes of a Child (2017) 1 exemplaire
The Lighten Up Book: Affirmations and Insights to Inspire Health and Happiness (English Edition) (2019) 1 exemplaire
Up Words 1 exemplaire
Work Laughs 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1938-04-26
- Date de décès
- 2009-07-04
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- New York, New York, USA
- Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, USA
- Études
- Hunter College
- Professions
- writer
lecturer - Organisations
- Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor
- Prix et distinctions
- Hunter College Alumni Hall of Fame
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 36
- Membres
- 515
- Popularité
- #48,205
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 19
- ISBN
- 59
- Langues
- 1
Each chapter (or secret as Mr. Klein calls them) is a breath of fresh air, here's a brief sampling:
Be a Beginner, where we see how the innocence of not knowing something opens us up to all possibilities - without preconceived right or wrong.
Be a Fun Seeker, in which we see how clowning around like a kid can be restorative.
Be Curious, which asks us to use curiosity to inspire our goals. The child-like question "are we there yet?" can be turned around on yourself "Am I there yet?" or your company "Are we there yet?"
Be Truthful, where we learn how to see things as they are, and the value of honest observation, unclouded by adult preconceptions.
Each chapter ends with a "Grow Down" (vs. Grow up) assignment -- more of a suggestion really -- such as taking a nap, blowing bubbles out the car window during a traffic jam (gonna try that one), or consulting your child-like instinct when making important decisions.
I fear I've made Secrets Kids Know sound simplistic -- it not. The author recognizes that adult pressures, worries, and crises can't be solved by being childlike. We can't always live in the moment, as if a three year old. Instead, Mr. Klein suggests that we incorporate child-like tendencies into our day-to-day thoughts and activities in order to cope with the burdens of adulthood, not to mention the nightly news.
Unlike some other self help authors, Mr. Klein is no egotist. He happily intersperses his writing with other's stories, quotes, and insights - often causing this reader to chuckle...
"One good thing about five-year-olds is they are always just a Krazy Straw and some chocolate milk away from the best day ever." Simon Cholland
While I won't be donning a red clown nose (something the author advocates), I did refresh my walking music with some Bee Gees, helped a neighbor's 1 1/2 year old with a chalk drawing on the sidewalk, and, yes, I'll be buying bubbles.
Thank you to Viva Editions and the author for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest and non-compensated review.
See my entire review and others at http://www.bookbarmy.com… (plus d'informations)