Live and Learn and Pass It on: People Ages 5 to 95 Share What They'Ve Discovered About Life, Love, and Other Good Stuff (Live & Learn & Pass It on) (v. 1) [Paperback]

H. Jackson Brown (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Live & Learn & Pass It on | Publication Date: April 1992

A collection of wisdom from people aged five to ninety-five features the things they have learned in their lives and shows readers that wisdom has no age. Original.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

This inspirational and humorous collection of life-learned lessons proves that wisdom knows no age. From ages 5 to 95, people share what they've discovered about life, love, and other things. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

H. Jackson Brown, Jr. is a New York Times number-one-best-selling author who lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

He is the author of Life's Little Instruction Book (volumes I, II, and III), Live and Learn, and Pass It On (volumes I, II, and III), When You Lick a Slug Your Tongue Goes Numb, The Little Book of Christmas Joys, with Rosemary Brown and Kathy Peel, and with Robyn Spizman, A Hero in Every Heart. He has also written fourteen Life's Little Treasure Books and two Kids' Little Treasure Books. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Rutledge Hill Pr (April 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558531564
• ISBN-13: 978-1558531567
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,215,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars live & learn & pass it on, June 20, 2000

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lorryann (lexington, ky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live and Learn and Pass It on: People Ages 5 to 95 Share What They'Ve Discovered About Life, Love, and Other Good Stuff (Live & Learn & Pass It on) (v. 1) (Paperback)

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mostly sound and interesting advice, January 17, 2005

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Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live And Learn And Pass It On People Ages 5 To 95 Share What They've Discovered About Life, Love, And Other Good Stuff (Paperback)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WE NEED MORE LIKE HIM, June 23, 2000

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L. Longhurst - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live and Learn and Pass It On: People Ages 5 to 95 Share What They've Discovered About Life, Love, and Other Good Stuff (Hardcover)

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.