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The Game of Life and How to Play It

The Self-help Classic
By Florence Scovel Shinn
Series: Capstone Classics
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The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn explores the idea that life is a game guided by universal laws. The book introduces the concept of using positive thinking, affirmations, and the power of one's spoken word to manifest desires and overcome obstacles in life. It's a guide to achieving personal success and fulfilment through spiritual principles.
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The classic self-help guide, full of timeless wisdom

Florence Scovel Shinn’s The Game of Life and How to Play It first appeared in bookstores in 1925 and is now considered a classic in the self-help genre. The author’s 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.

This collectible, hard-back edition of The Game of Life and How to Play It 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.

  • Enjoy the colourful anecdotes of 1920s New York that have made Scovel Shinn’s book a cult classic
  • Discover the original “life hacks” for advancing in every area of your life, from health to wealth to love
  • Succeed by attuning yourself with the unchanging principles that govern the universe

With the release of this Capstone Classics edition, we finally have an authoritative, collectible version of The Game of Life and How to Play It. Find out why The Game of Life and How to Play It is one of the defining self-help guides of the 20th century.

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The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn receives praise for its uplifting and motivational content. Reviewers often highlight its timeless principles on positive thinking and its influence on personal and spiritual growth. Many find it an invaluable guide for steering life towards success and fulfilment through affirmations and a positive mindset.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857088406

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 April 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Capstone Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 224

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Florence Scovel Shinn Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development Series: Capstone Classics

About the Author

Florence Scovel Shinn 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 The Game of Life and How to Play It, a short self-help title that brought quiet inspiration and reassurance to millions.

Tom Butler-Bowdon is series editor for the Capstone Classics series. He has written Introductions for Capstone editions of Plato’s The Republic, Machiavelli’s The Prince, Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, and Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich. Tom is the author of the 50 Classics series and is a graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Sydney.

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