Wisdom from Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live (Mini Book) [Hardcover]

Martha Beck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2005

''Brush away the leaves, wait for the clouds to clear, and you'll see your destiny shining as brightly as ever: the fixed point in the constantly changing constellations of your life.'' This mini gift book is packed with inspirational excerpts from the bestselling book, Finding Your Own North Star. Author Martha Beck shares the step-by-step program that teaches you to read your internal compass and cultivate your dreams. Her wisdom and humor provide insight you can use to chart a course to your own North Star and a more joyful life—the life you were meant to live.

• Hardcover mini gift book with "To/From" dedication page and dust jacket
• 3-1/4'' wide x 4'' high
• Comes with a 24K gold-plated star charm to keep on the blue ribbon bookmark or on a bracelet
• 96 pages

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About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Martha Beck is a columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine and an acclaimed life and career coach. ''Her magic trick is turning people into their true selves.'' —Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Peter Pauper Press; Min edition (September 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159359979X
• ISBN-13: 978-1593599799
• Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 3.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #639,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Martha Beck is a writer and "life coach" who specializes in helping people design satisfying and meaningful life experiences. She holds a bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies and master's and Ph.D. degrees in sociology, all from Harvard University.

She worked as a research associate at Harvard Business School, studying career paths and life-course changes in today's economic and social environment. Before becoming a life coach, Dr. Beck taught sociology, social psychology, organizational behaviour, and business management at Harvard and the American Graduate School of International Management. She has published academic books and articles on a variety of social science and business topics.

Her non-academic books include the New York Times bestsellers "Expecting Adam" and "Leaving the Saints", as well as "Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live", "Steering by Starlight", and her newest book, "Finding Your Way in a Wild New World: Reclaiming Your True Nature". Dr. Beck has also been a contributing editor for many popular magazines, including "Real Simple" and "Redbook", and is currently a columnist for "O, the Oprah Magazine".

More information can be found at marthabeck.com, including Dr. Beck's lively blog posts and video blogs, books, speaking appearances, and life coaching strategies and suggestions.

Dr. Beck lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her family.

Customer Reviews

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26 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice, April 14, 2007

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Jesus Lopez "big-bend-cactus-wren" (Fort Davis, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wisdom from Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live (Mini Book) (Hardcover)

I guess I should have read the fine print... I expected a full sized book, but this was one of those mini-books, very small, and since I expected a larger book, receiving this little thing left me with an initial feeling of disappointment. Not the vendor's fault... mine for ignoring details!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential little book to carry around with you, September 7, 2009

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This review is from: Wisdom from Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live (Mini Book) (Hardcover)

I have always had a fascination for the North Star, but now I see it is more than fascination...it's direction. My favorite part of this book is the quote: "Spend as much time as possible with people who support your true self. Spend as little time as possible with those who don't." Martha Beck shows you the beauty and guides you to your essential self. A gem of a book!

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't blame amazon or the book for the fact you didn't read the description, January 12, 2012

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This review is from: Wisdom from Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live (Mini Book) (Hardcover)

I'm confused about the negative reviews here regarding people's "surprise" and "disappointment" in the small size of this book. The title desciption of the book clearly states that it is a "minibook" and in the description of the book it lists the actual measurements of the book, in inches. It is meant as a companion or gift book with the focus on the special and noteworthy parts of the larger book it is based on. Before you complain, read the full description.......