A Short Life Well Lived
by Laurence Shames
Recommended by Chris Sacca
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Business.
Some people are born to lead and destined to teach by the example of living life to the fullest, and facing death with uncommon honesty and courage. Peter Barton was that kind of person.Driven by the ideals that sparked a generation, he became an overachieving Everyman, a risktaker who showed others what was possible. Then, in the prime of his lif...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Business.
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Chris Sacca
American businessman
“You will cry reading this book, it is inevitable. If you don’t, I’m very worried about you.”
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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