Live and Learn and Pass It on: People Ages 5 to 95 Share What They've Discovered about Life, Love, and Other Good Stuff

by H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Book Overview

On his 51st birthday, the author decided to make a list of the many things life had taught him. Then he decided to invite friends and acquaintances--from kindergarten kids to senior citizens--to join the effort. The result is the combined wisdom of thousands of years of living: lessons learned from winning and losing, and from loving. Illustrated.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558531491
• ISBN13: 9781558531499
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

Mostly sound and interesting advice

There is the element of the cutesy- wootsy stuff that tries to entertain and falls flat, but by and large this collection centering on what people have learned in their lives(Ages five to ninety - five) contains a lot of solid wisdom .It also contains a vast number of sayings which give us pause, make us think, demand that we qualify and contradict. A small work based on a good idea. (I will give a few of the sayings that may sound awkward as I am translating them back into English from the Hebrew edition of the book.) " I learned that there is no subject you cannot teach yourself through reading" "I learned that you can learn a lot about a man from the degree of happiness his wife has, and the degree of respect his children have for him. I learned that to love and to be loved is the greatest delight in life. I learned that generous people rarely suffer from emotional problems. I learned that if you made an appointment for a doctor at eight in the morning you will still have to wait an hour. I learned that what my grandmother said is correct: As one gets older time seems to go by much more fast.

A bit repetitive

A division by topic would make reading this book more fun and more useful. I also got tired of each line starting: "I'm learned that..." It would be more entertaining if the sentences were a little less structured. Some of the quotes seemed forced into this form.

WE NEED MORE LIKE HIM

H. Jackson Brown's work is a masterpiece! To read his books simply makes you think and puts a smile on your face.Thank you Mr. Brown.

live & learn & pass it on

this is a really awesome book! it has the cutest sayings about life and the ideal book to read when you're having a bad day or just need a lift. most of the sayings are true and from people of all ages, which is why it caught my attention. i had originally got this book browsing in a library on my college's campus and checked it out, not knowing what to expect. it has sayings in it like "if you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always got" by a 51 year old; and that "even though its hard to admit, i'm secretly glad when my parents are strict with me" by a 15 year old, and that "a mule dressed in a tuxedo is still a mule" by a 70 year old and that "being a success at the office is not worth it if it means being a failure at home" by a 51 year old. after reading these passages, i'm positive that the average reader can look through the passages and find a lot that can and does relate to his or her life.