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Grand : a grandparent's wisdom for a happy life / Charles Johnson.

by Johnson, Charles Richard, 1948- .

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Hanover Square Press, 2020.

Grandparent and child -- Anecdotes

Conduct of life -- Anectodes.

American essays -- 21st century.

9781335015860 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Grandparent's wisdom for a happy life

152 p. ; 19 cm.

Know thyself -- Life is not personal, permanent or perfect -- Tat tvam asi -- The three dimensions of a complete life -- Suffering is voluntary or optional -- Experience something beautiful every day --Open mouth, already a mistake --You are already perfect and whole, but. . . . -- Never stop learning -- To love is to live.

An award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter, professor and cartoonist, Charles Johnson has held numerous impressive titles over the course of his incomparable career. Now, for the first time, with his trademark wisdom and philosophical generosity, he turns his attention to his most important role yet: grandparent. In Grand, Johnson shares stories from his life with his six-year-old grandson, Emery, weaving in advice and life lessons that stand the test of time. "Looking at the problems I see in the world around me," Johnson writes, "I realize that there are so many things I want to say to him about the goodness and beauty that life offers. What are the perennial truths that I can impart to Emery that might make his journey through life easier or more rewarding?" Johnson shares these truths and more, offering profound meditations on family, race, freedom and creativity. Joyful, lucid and deeply comforting, Grand is Johnson at his most accessible and profound, an indispensable compendium for new grandparents and growing grandchildren alike, from one of America's most revered thinkers.

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