Life Is So Good |
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| Author:
| Dawson, George
Glaubman, Richard |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7322-6511-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2000 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Australia
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $28.95 |
Book Description:
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What makes a happy person, a happy life? In this remarkable book, George Dawson, a 101-year-old man who learned to read when he was 98, reflects on the philosophy he learned from his father - a belief that ૩fe is so good - as he offers valuable lessons in living and a fresh, firsthand view of America during the twentieth century.Born in 1898 in Marshall, Texas, the grandson of slaves, George Dawson tells how his father, despite hardships, always believed in seeing the richness in...
More DescriptionWhat makes a happy person, a happy life? In this remarkable book, George Dawson, a 101-year-old man who learned to read when he was 98, reflects on the philosophy he learned from his father - a belief that ૩fe is so good - as he offers valuable lessons in living and a fresh, firsthand view of America during the twentieth century.Born in 1898 in Marshall, Texas, the grandson of slaves, George Dawson tells how his father, despite hardships, always believed in seeing the richness in life and trained his children to do the same. As a boy, George had to go to work to help support the family, and so he did not attend school or learn to read; yet he describes how he learned to read the world and survive in it. make our own way, he says. Tkouble is out there, but a person can leave it alone and just do the right thing. Then, if trouble still finds you, you've done the best you can.at ninety-eight, George decided to learn to read and enrolled in a literacy programme, becoming a celebrated student. Ķery morning I get up and I wonder what I might learn that day. You just never know.'In Life is So Good, he shares wisdom on everything from parenting (th children, you got to raise them. Some parents these days are growing children, jot raising themৠto attitude (People worry too much. Life is good, just the way it is৮Richard Glaubman captures George Dawson's irresistible voice and view of the world, offering insights into humanity, history, and America - eyewitness impressions of segregation, changes in human relations, the wars and the president, inventions such as the car and the airplane, and much, much more. And throughout his story, George Dawson inspires the reader with the message that sustained him happily for more than a century: ˩fe is so good. I do believe it's getting better.'An inspiring and an unforgettable true story that you will find emotional and moving, magical and profound.