Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son
Title Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son PDF eBook
Author George Horace Lorimer
Publisher
Pages 384
Release 1904
Genre Fathers and sons
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Old Gorgon Graham

Old Gorgon Graham
Title Old Gorgon Graham PDF eBook
Author George Horace Lorimer
Publisher
Pages 374
Release 1904
Genre Fathers and sons
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Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son
Title Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son PDF eBook
Author George Horace Lorimer
Publisher
Pages 352
Release 1902
Genre Conduct of life
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Letters of a Self-made Failure

Letters of a Self-made Failure
Title Letters of a Self-made Failure PDF eBook
Author Maurice Switzer
Publisher
Pages 192
Release 1914
Genre Success
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Tell My Sons

Tell My Sons
Title Tell My Sons PDF eBook
Author Lt. Col. Mark Weber
Publisher Ballantine Books
Pages 242
Release 2012-12-24
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1592985750

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER At the pinnacle of a soaring career in the U.S. Army, Lt. Col. Mark M. Weber was tapped to serve in a high-profile job within the Afghan Parliament as a military advisor. Weeks later, a routine physical revealed stage IV intestinal cancer in the thirty-eight-year-old father of three. Over the next two years he would fight a desperate battle he wasn’t trained for, with his wife and boys as his reluctant but willing fighting force. When Weber realized that he was not going to survive this final tour of combat, he began to write a letter to his boys, so that as they grew up without him, they would know what his life-and-death story had taught him—about courage and fear, challenge and comfort, words and actions, pride and humility, seriousness and humor, and viewing life as a never-ending search for new ideas and inspiration. This book is that letter. And it’s not just for his sons. It’s for everyone who can use the best advice a dying hero has to offer. Weber’s stories illustrate that in the end you become what you are through the causes to which you attach yourself—and that you’ve made your own along the way. Through his example, he teaches how to live an ordinary life in an extraordinary way. Praise for Tell My Sons “A gift to us all . . . Every page exudes courage, honesty, and an indomitable spirit. Mark Weber’s story has touched me in such a profound way.”—Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie “Tell My Sons is a deeply moving, personal account of a soldier’s journey into an ultimate frontier. As I read Mark Weber’s book, I was astonished by its honesty, courage, and discipline. This book offers one of the most profound and detailed descriptions of the strange world of cancer and should be essential reading for all of us who seek to understand that topsy-turvy terrain.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies “Tell My Sons is one of the most profound and inspirational stories I have ever read. It may have been written for Mark’s children, but it may as well be a treatise for all of us about honest parenting and leadership with character in love, family, faith, and politics. For a man who is facing profound health issues, Mark is doing a remarkable job showing us all how to live with courage and integrity.”—Walter F. Mondale, former vice president of the United States “This book is why I have always been proud to call Mark Weber my son. His ability to reach across complex boundaries and write and speak with such depth and beauty makes him a modern day Lawrence of Arabia. Mark’s passion, attitude, and thoughts about life are what is best about America.”—General Babakir S. Zibari, chief of defense, Republic of Iraq “A poignant illustration of what being a hero is all about . . . Heroes exemplify invincible courage, character, and perseverance in times of insurmountable odds. Mark embodies these attributes. Tell My Sons will empower the reader with profound lessons of living life with hope and determination.”—John Elway, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback

Lord Chesterfield's Letters

Lord Chesterfield's Letters
Title Lord Chesterfield's Letters PDF eBook
Author Lord Chesterfield
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 481
Release 2008-09-11
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0199554846

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`My object is to have you fit to live; which, if you are not, I do not desire that you should live at all.' So wrote Lord Chesterfield in one of the most celebrated and controversial correspondences between a father and son. Chesterfield wrote almost daily to his natural son, Philip, from 1737 onwards, providing him with instruction in etiquette and the worldly arts. Praised in their day as a complete manual of education, and despised by Samuel Johnson for teaching `the morals of a whore and the manners of a dancing-master', these letters reflect the political craft of a leading statesman and the urbane wit of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift. The letters reveal Chesterfield's political cynicism and his belief that his country had `always been goverened by the only two or three people, out of two or three millions, totally incapable of governing', as well as his views on good breeding. Not originally intended for publication, this entertaining correspondence illuminates fascinating aspects of eighteenth-century life and manners. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son

Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son
Title Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son PDF eBook
Author George Horace Lorimer
Publisher
Pages 380
Release 1902
Genre Conduct of life
ISBN

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