Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life [Hardcover]

Bryan Curtis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 4, 2010

Your attitude toward your career and the way you conduct yourself at work can make the difference between a happy life and a miserable existence.

It's no secret that most people spend the majority of their waking hours at the office, but how you spend those hours and allow them to shape who you are is completely up to you. Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life is a collection of quotations that remind each of us of the important principles necessary for a happy, successful, and productive career.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (May 4, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595551263
• ISBN-13: 978-1595551269
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 4.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bryan Curtis is an author and the president of Dance Floor Books. He is the author/coauthor and editor of more than 15 books, including the popular GentleManners series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for writers, November 25, 2010

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Christopher Scott (Turlock, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life (Hardcover)

What a great resource for writers!

Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life is filled with relevant quotes and insights that many people need to hear. And this is a great resource to help writers find quotes for their articles and illustrations.

I found this book to also be good for slow ready and meditation. To read the quotes slowly and think on each of them has been very beneficial.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book of Quotes, May 12, 2010

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Sheri Newton (Ashville, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life (Hardcover)

Thanks to Thomas Nelson's BookSneeze program, I was able to review Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life by Bryan Curtis. This book is a fantastic source for inspiring and motivational quotes from famous people such as Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Mark Twain, Conan O'Brien, and many more.

Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life edited by Bryan Curtis is a book of quotes. It is a really great present for someone who just graduated from college, starting a new career, or even those who are looking for a new career or job.

The book itself is a short read, if wanting to read all the quotes in one sitting it is definitely possible to do so. To really get more out of the quotes though, I would suggest reading a few pages a day. The quotes that really stick with you, perhaps you can print out and put in a frame to encourage and inspire you each time you read it.

Personally, I love reading good quotes. I have a word document which I save quotes I find inspiring in some way. I plan on one day adding them to a special quotes journal. Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life shares so many fantastic quotes that I really can't share all of the ones I personally loved. However, I will share some of my top favorite quotes with you, maybe they will bring you some inspiration too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Professional Wisdom, August 18, 2011

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Red Caboose - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life (Hardcover)

The fact that this book held quotes from Aristole to Obama made it timeless. The fact that there were quotes from Bill Gates to JK Rowling makes it accessible wisdom for all who read it.

Yes, it's great to find quotes to use in papers or speeches. But it's also a wonderful tool in which to discover your own philosiphy about life.