Daily Strength for Daily Needs: An Illuminated Selection [Hardcover]

Mary Wilder Tileston (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1994

Selected by Peg Streep from the pages of Mary W. Tileston's inspirational classic of the same name, "Daily Strength for Daily Needs: An Illuminated Selection" is a welcome addition to any spiritual library. Words that comfort the heart every day of the year are brought to life with gloriously detailed illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082122073X
• ISBN-13: 978-0821220733
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,383,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't keep a good book on the table!, March 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Daily Strength for Daily Needs: An Illuminated Selection (Hardcover)

Talk about not being able to keep a good book to yourself? This all began around 1980. I was browsing around the SPIRITUAL counter at the bookstore when this tiny yellow hardback book caught my attention. I flipped through it and went to that particular day's reading...and then I read the reading from the day before and then the day after. Each reading touched my heart and soul...I knew I had to get it and the price was right, $4.99!

Well, everyday the little yellow book was inspiring me. Then one day while reading, my sisters popped into my head and the thought of how much they'd treasure this book. So I picked up a copy for my sisters. A few days later, a beautiful reading from St.Francis De Sales remeinded me of my mother-in-law- so I sent a copy to her. My brother picked up my copy one evening while visiting, and I told him to take it. Then there were friends, neighbors and relations who kept coming in my thoughts while reading...before I knew it I was telling perfect strngers about this little yellow book so full of wisdom. Even the TUPPERWARE woman picked it up while packing up her demo things- she seemed to like it, so that copy went home with her! It seemed as soon as a copy got comfortable in my home, I'd think of someone, or someone would actually pick up mine and ask for a copy!

I'd venture to say that I probably gave about forty copies of Mary Tilestone's book away. Then I couldn't find it anywhere...and I was left without a copy. A few weeks ago I bumped into this book and almost started to cry from JOY!!!!!

Will this book find roots here with me? I hope so...but I will stock up my cupboard with this perfect treasury of readings for future gifts! And how beautiful the watercolor illustrations!

Three cheers for the most treasured book(besides the Bible and Merton's THROUGH THE YEAR!) I own!

Sincerely, Terry Stellini

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fresh Air from the 19th Century, November 29, 2001

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Katharine A. Finlay (Emerald hills, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daily Strength for Daily Needs: An Illuminated Selection (Hardcover)

After reading years of late 20th century self-fulfillment books, I found Daily Strength for Daily Needs to be a refreshing change. The excerpts and quotes focus often on patient acceptance of life's difficulties and the cultivation of humility. Not popular topics in a "fix-it" society! Other centuries have valuable perspectives to offer us as we seek to distinguish which elements in our faith are eternal and which are merely culture-influenced fads.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have, and A Must Give, April 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Daily Strength for Daily Needs: An Illuminated Selection (Hardcover)

This book is not only filled with incredible spiritual devotions that speak to your soul, but also with beautiful watercolor illustrations. The combination of the two makes this book a special addition to your library, as well as a meaningful and loving gift for a friend.