Alexandra Stoddard, world famous interior decorator, author and lecturer, originally opened the eyes of millions to the beauty and grace of simplicity in her phenomenal bestseller Living a Beautiful Life and the books that followed. Now, in Making Choices, she teaches us to widen our horizons by helping us feel the pleasure, satifaction, and joy of creative decision making and self-reliance and to discover our inner being, our own destiny, the lifestyle that is ours, and the art of living in the light of self-expression and fulfillment.
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The author of Living a Beautiful Life offers advice on making difficult choices to achieve inner peace.
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Author of 27 books, Alexandra Stoddard is sought after as a speaker on the art of living the good life. She has inspired millions of listeners and readers with such books as Things I Want My Daughters to Know, Choosing Happiness, You Are Your Choices, and Time Alive. A mother and grandmother herself, she lives in Stonington Village, Connecticut, with her husband, Peter Brown.
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Author of 27 books, Alexandra Stoddard is sought after as a speaker on the art of living the good life. She has inspired millions of listeners and readers with such books as Things I Want My Daughters to Know, Choosing Happiness, You Are Your Choices, and Time Alive. A mother and grandmother herself, she lives in Stonington Village, Connecticut, with her husband, Peter Brown.
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A book about courage.,
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This is a book about having the courage to choose a life instead of letting whatever comes along make the choice instead. It made me want to take a closer look at what I'm doing to see if I am making real and earnest progress toward what I most want to achieve in life. This book helped me to realize that what I want takes time and gives some helpful suggestions on where to find missing hours. The book talks about how debilitating it can be to live passively. I really enjoyed this quote from the first chapter, "The person who passively sits back, who waits and sees, will never feel too terrific about life because there will never be much electricity, satisfaction, or fulfillment in it. Nothing works out when nothing is going on." So, if you occasionally feel that you could be sitting in a huge vat of peanut butter unable to get what you want, this could be the perfect book for you.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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very inspiring. A must for all mankind. A bible to live by,
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I recently read this book and am buying it for my daughter as she sets off for college this fall. It is by far a book I will always treasure. It brings such contentment when reading. Such grace, as all Alexandra Stoddard books do. It truly is a book everyone should read. It is very thought provoking and really has some beautiful quotations throughout it.
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Enlightening Guide,
By Joy Loverde, (www.elderindustry.com) - See all my reviews
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I especially enjoyed Chapter 4, "Parents and Siblings." Alexandra writes, "We don't choose our parents, but once we've become adults we have the choice of how we are going to react to them." As an eldercare author and educator myself, I know all too well that we never parent our parents, and this book (particularly this chapter) offers sound advice on creating healthy adult relationships. Joy Loverde, author of The Complete Eldercare Planner (Times Books)...www.elderindustry.com.
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- Henry James by Douglas William, Jefferson on page 35
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- Thomas Jefferson (First Biographies (Capstone Hardcover)) by Judy Emerson on page 35
- What to Expect When You're Experiencing Infertility: How to Cope with the Emotional Crisis and Survive by Debby Peoples on page 157, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Embracing Our Essence: Spiritual Conversations with Prominent Women by Susan Skog on page 103, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Courage: The Heart and Spirit of Every Woman by Sandra Ford Walston on page 173, and Back Matter
- My Husband Is Gay: A Woman's Survival Guide by Carol Grever in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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