{"product_id":"8-789-words-of-wisdom-paperback","title":"8,789 Words of Wisdom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Ann Kipfer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential, obsessive collection of all those wise and quirky sayings we've heard before--plus plenty of essential, obscure ones to discover--now all in one place.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With words of comfort and motivation, humor and warmth, here are thousands of proverbs, precepts, maxims, adages, and axioms--8,789 of them, to be precise--that prove just as true today as the day they were coined. Polished over years of use, there's the unexpected, the playful, even the counterintuitive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearn to unlearn. \u003cbr\u003e Appreciate the questions as much as the answers. \u003cbr\u003e Stretch beyond what is comfortable. \u003cbr\u003e Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Every page contains secrets and encouragement to lead a happy, healthy, sane, and productive life; taken altogether, it's the ultimate source of inspiration for personal growth. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eProverbs, precepts, maxims, saws, adages, and axioms. Polished over years of use, here are thousands of sayings that are just as true today as the day they were coined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Learn to unlearn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Truth does not blush.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Enjoy the journey as much as the stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Stretch beyond what is comfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - If you think you can, you can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Pack you own parachute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Fall seven times, stand up eight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Keep your soul young.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Turn to any page and find the secrets of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Ann Kipfer is the author of numerous Workman books including \u003ci\u003e14,000 Things to be Happy About\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a lexicographer and author whose many works include thesauri and other reference books, spiritually themed books, and list books. She lives in New England. Her website is thingstobehappyabout.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.36 x 6.4 x 3.81 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757246316832,"sku":"9780761117308","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d0b57365efe61f08144cddf00e056077.webp?v=1780097729","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/8-789-words-of-wisdom-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}