Notes to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person [Paperback]

Hugh Prather (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 1983

Reading Notes To Myself is one of those rare experiences that comes only once in a great while.  The editor who discovered the book said, "When I first read Prather's manuscript it was late at night and I was tired, but by the time I finished it, I felt rested and alive.  Since then I've reread it many times and it says even more to me now."  The book serves as a beginning for the reader's exploration of his or her own life and as a treasury of thoughtful and insightful reminders.

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Reading Notes To Myself is one of those rare experiences that comes only once in a great while. The editor who discovered the book said, "When I first read Prather's manuscript it was late at night and I was tired, but by the time I finished it, I felt rested and alive. Since then I've reread it many times and it says even more to me now." The book serves as a beginning for the reader's exploration of his or her own life and as a treasury of thoughtful and insightful reminders.

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Reading Notes To Myself is one of those rare experiences that comes only once in a great while.  The editor who discovered the book said, "When I first read Prather's manuscript it was late at night and I was tired, but by the time I finished it, I felt rested and alive.  Since then I've reread it many times and it says even more to me now."  The book serves as a beginning for the reader's exploration of his or her own life and as a treasury of thoughtful and insightful reminders.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (October 10, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553273825
• ISBN-13: 978-0553273823
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.5 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Massage for the Soul, January 12, 2004

By 

Kevin Joseph (McLean, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Notes to Myself (Paperback)

A friend introduced me to this little gem as a teenager nearly twenty years ago, and I've returned to it often over the years in times of stress. The piercing clarity and brutal honesty of these simple, yet profound, observations slows my racing thoughts and magically puts things into perspective. So find a quiet place, set aside an hour or two, and let Hugh Prather show you how to live in the moment and rid yourself of that insatiable craving for external validation. You won't regret it.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, insightful book., September 14, 2005

By 

S. Hagood (Bridgeport, Ohio) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Notes to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person (Paperback)

I received this book from a friend in 1990. The copyright in the book is 1970, and the cost was a mere $2. I read this book at a time in my life when things were as bad as I thought they could get. I underlined passages, wrote notes on pages, and each time I read it, I feel like I'm getting in touch with myself again.

It's an extremely good feeling when you can read your own thoughts and views on the world from someone else.. from someone you don't know. Everyone should read this book, and then pass it on to friends, or children.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Illuminating, January 12, 2000

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Eu Jin Hwang (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Notes to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person (Paperback)

This book brings clarity to our thoughts, and bridges the gap between the grey world of uncertainty we live in and the black and white world we would want to live in ... or at least some of us. It's nice to stumble across such illuminating guides along this path of life that don't necessarily provide answers, but light the way to an inner discovery, that unto itself, illuminates all answers. I am constantly awed by the immeasurability of his clarity.

If you're a searcher, this is a book you'd probably like to read.