Don't Forget to Sing in the Lifeboats: Uncommon Wisdom for Uncommon Times

by Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras

Book Overview

Uncommon times call for uncommon wisdom. It's inspiring to hear from people who've graduated from the school of hard knocks, yet kept a sense of humor. People like Twain, Voltaire, Oscar Wilde. People who've said the thing so well that we all wish we'd said it. People who've been there, done that, and refuse to sugarcoat what they've learned. People who know, as Sherry Hochman puts it, that "Every day is a gift--even if it sucks."

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761155252
• ISBN13: 9780761155256
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.0" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

Don't Forget to Sing in the Lifeboats

I loved this book. The quotes offered here range from the well known to the little known, and all seem to fit in the place they are put. However, the Petras siblings also won my heart over by including my favorite author (Flannery O'Connor) and my favorite singer (Harry Chapin) amongst the luminaries that they quote here. While this does color my judgment some, it also makes me want to read more from them, since their taste in both quotes and source material runs in line with mine.