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The Way of the Owl: Succeeding with Integrity in a Conflicted World (Paperback)

by Frank Rivers (Author) "Behold the fledging..." (more)
Key Phrases: conflict artistry, false weakness, martial knowledge, Sun Tzu, Lao Tzu, Miyamoto Musashi (more...)

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Martial artist Frank Rivers shows readers how to successfully negotiate the daily strife in their business and personal lives. Using the owl's bearing and conduct as a model for effectively handling conflict, he offers fresh and thoughtful strategies for confronting life's most complex challenges with poise and integrity.

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Gracefully bridging Eastern wisdom and Western pragmatism, Frank Rivers reveals how to succeed in a competitive world. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: HarperOne (April 16, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0062513974
ISBN-13: 978-0062513977
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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conflict artistry, false weakness, martial knowledge, ultimate adversary, false strength, ambiguity tolerance, extreme leads, good enemy, deep body

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Sun Tzu, Lao Tzu, Miyamoto Musashi

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This book cites 12 books:

Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy by Miyamoto Musashi on 5 pages
Book of Five Rings by Musashi on 5 pages
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master by Takuan Soho on page 109, and page 112
The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, Book 5) by Robert Jordan on page 24
On War (Dodo Press) by Carl von, General Clausewitz on page 6

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5.0 out of 5 stars Paradox and Principle, September 6, 2000

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This extraordinary book by Frank Rivers deserves more stars than would fit on this page. Frank Rivers deals with ideas formerly reserved for mysticm and the most esoteric disciplines in a charmingly down to earth manner. He gets a lot of mileage out of the Owl analogy, and it works. The reader, male or female, can easily identify with both the fledgling and the wise old owl of Frank River's examples. This fascinating treatise on conflict, paradox and martial principle has so much more substance and clarity than one would expect from such a relatively unknown work. I especially recommend it to readers who don't normally enjoy warm and fuzzies, or self-help conflict-resolution type books. I also recommend it to those struggling with the inconsistencies and injustices of life. Again and again Frank Rivers makes the principles of life, of reality and conflict, as concrete and usable as an idea or words on paper can get. I plan to read this book several times in the next few years. I put Frank Rivers "The Way of The Owl" right up there with James Carse's "Finite and Infinite Games" and consider it much more accessible to the person with an average interest in this type of subject. Although I found the book deeply spiritual in nature, I also found it well in line with fundamental beliefs. A Baptist minister and a Buddhist monk would both enjoy the insights Frank Rivers presents to the reader. A great book for carrying around and reading at those odd moments.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Way of the Owl, December 5, 1997

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This is one of the best books I've read in terms of changing behaviors and self-realizing your own potential. It is self-reflective and talks in plain, simple language that I was able to relate to AND talk about with others. I say forget about Covey and his 7 habits because most likely, you already have "his" identified 7 habits. I wanted to go deeper...to build my intracommunication with myself and understand how I can change to become more successful. Rivers' book helped me do this and it can for you. This is one book that doesn't buy into the new age spiritualism mumbo-jumbo that everyone is jumping on. The Rivers' book is for real and it is a keeper...I'm rereading it now.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully empowering book, July 5, 1999

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I have always considered the owl as my totem, yet didn't make the connection between owls and tai-chi, and integrity. Soul work is taxing to the spirit, we are not always dealing with people whose goals are harmony, co-operation, reverence for life. We need to be reminded that the Yin and Yang of daily life brings struggle, we cannot escape that fact, but we can be guided thru these conflicts with awareness, the most important of which is *Know Thyself*. It's a HOOT of a book, and I am delighted to have it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars FRANK RIVERS GIVES US A GREAT GIFT FROM NATURE
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5.0 out of 5 stars FRANK RIVERS GIVES US A REMARKABLE GIFT FROM NATURE.
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