Light from Many Lamps: A Treasury of Inspiration

ISBN 10: 0671652508 / ISBN 13: 9780671652500

Published by Touchstone, 1988

A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteedâ but the story's all there! Seller Inventory # PKV.0671652508.G

Synopsis:

A classic treasury of inspiration featuring hundreds of passages and quotations—selected from the wisdom of the ages—offering invaluable insight and guidance on the challenges of daily life.

Here are not only the best of the world’s most inspiring thoughts and ideas, but the stories behind them: how they came to be written and what their impact has been on others. A storehouse of inspired and inspiring reading, it is a collection of brief, stimulating biographies as well. There are selections from John Burroughs, Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Shakespeare, Hippocrates, Confucius, and many others. A distillation of the greatest thoughts, ideas, and philosophies that have been handed down to us through the ages, this is a book to turn to over and over again—a book of moral, spiritual, and ethical guidance—an unfailing source of comfort and inspiration for all.

About the Author: Lillian Watson is an author known for her motivational writings, especially meant to help people overcome their various difficulties by giving them a series of practical examples. Books authored by her include Book of Etiquette and Bantam Book of Correct Letter Writing. Watson is a very learned and a highly read author in the social section of the literary world. She has motivated and helped millions of readers with her inspirational books, highlighting short incidents and quotations.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Light from Many Lamps: A Treasury of ...
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good