Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now
Language: English
Published by Marlowe & Co, 2004
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.World of Books (was SecondSale)
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Condition: Used - Very good
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After service in Vietnam, as a surgeon for the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in 1968-69, at the height of the war, Dr. Gordon Livingston returned to the U.S. and began work as a psychiatrist. In that capacity, he has listened to people talk about their lives-what works, what doesn't, and the limitless ways (many of them self-inflicted) that people find to be unhappy. He is also a parent twice bereaved; in one thirteen-month period, he lost his eldest son to suicide, his youngest to leukemia. Out of a lifetime of experience, Gordon Livingston has extracted thirty bedrock truths: We are what we do. Any relationship is under the control of the person who cares the least. The perfect is the enemy of the good. Only bad things happen quickly. Forgiveness is a form of letting go, but they are not the same thing. The statute of limitations has expired on most of our childhood traumas. Livingston illuminates these and twenty-four others in a series of carefully hewn, perfectly calibrated essays, many of which focus on our closest relationships and the things that we do to impede or, less frequently, enhance them. Again and again, these essays underscore that we are what we do, and that while there may be no escaping who we are, we have the capacity to face loss, misfortune, and regret and to move beyond them-that it is not too late. Full of things we may know but have not articulated to ourselves, Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart offers solace, guidance, and hope to everyone ready to become the person they'd most like to be.…
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- Title
- Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now
- Author
- Gordon Livingston
- Publisher
- Marlowe & Co
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1569244197
- ISBN 13
- 9781569244197
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Review
"The author creates an aura of wisdom about a great many things."
"Baltimore Sun" 4/13/08
"The slim book by Columbia-based psychiatrist Gordon Livingston has been a source of inspiration for many."
"Baltimore Sun" 4/13/08
"The slim book by Columbia-based psychiatrist Gordon Livingston has been a source of inspiration for many."
"The author creates an aura of wisdom about a great many things."
Quincy Jones, "Details" Online
"I'm just a musician and a record producer. I'm not a psychiatrist. I don't understand all that stuff. We all got problems. But there's a great book out called "Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart." Did you see that? That book says the statute of limitations has expired on all childhood traumas. Get your stuff together and get on with your life, man."
"Arkansas Democrat-Gazette," 1/20/2010
"Delightful."
"Palm Beach Post," 11/28/10
"A book I not only like but respect."
"Palm Beach"" Post," 12/9/10
"[An] excellent self-help book."
"Baltimore Sun" 4/13/08
The slim book by Columbia-based psychiatrist Gordon Livingston has been a source of inspiration for many.
The author creates an aura of wisdom about a great many things.
Quincy Jones, "Details" Online
I'm just a musician and a record producer. I'm not a psychiatrist. I don't understand all that stuff. We all got problems. But there's a great book out called "Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart." Did you see that? That book says the statute of limitations has expired on all childhood traumas. Get your stuff together and get on with your life, man.
"Arkansas Democrat-Gazette," 1/20/2010
Delightful.
"Palm Beach Post," 11/28/10
A book I not only like but respect.
"Palm Beach"" Post," 12/9/10
[An] excellent self-help book. "
Baltimore Sun 4/13/08
The slim book by Columbia-based psychiatrist Gordon Livingston has been a source of inspiration for many.
The author creates an aura of wisdom about a great many things.
Quincy Jones, Details Online
I'm just a musician and a record producer. I'm not a psychiatrist. I don't understand all that stuff. We all got problems. But there's a great book out called Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart. Did you see that? That book says the statute of limitations has expired on all childhood traumas. Get your stuff together and get on with your life, man.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 1/20/2010
Delightful.
Palm Beach Post, 11/28/10
A book I not only like but respect.
Palm Beach Post, 12/9/10
[An] excellent self-help book.
Baltimore Sun 4/13/08
-The slim book by Columbia-based psychiatrist Gordon Livingston has been a source of inspiration for many.-
-The author creates an aura of wisdom about a great many things.-
Quincy Jones, Details Online
-I'm just a musician and a record producer. I'm not a psychiatrist. I don't understand all that stuff. We all got problems. But there's a great book out called Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart. Did you see that? That book says the statute of limitations has expired on all childhood traumas. Get your stuff together and get on with your life, man.-
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 1/20/2010
-Delightful.-
Palm Beach Post, 11/28/10
-A book I not only like but respect.-
Palm Beach Post, 12/9/10
-[An] excellent self-help book.-
Baltimore Sun 4/13/08
"The slim book by Columbia-based psychiatrist Gordon Livingston has been a source of inspiration for many."
"The author creates an aura of wisdom about a great many things."
Quincy Jones, Details Online
"I'm just a musician and a record producer. I'm not a psychiatrist. I don't understand all that stuff. We all got problems. But there's a great book out called Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart. Did you see that? That book says the statute of limitations has expired on all childhood traumas. Get your stuff together and get on with your life, man."
"Delightful."
Palm Beach Post, 11/28/10
"A book I not only like but respect."
Palm Beach Post, 12/9/10
"[An] excellent self-help book."
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