Live and Learn and Pass It on

By H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Millions of readers kept the paperback version of H. Jackson Brown Jr.'s timely and insightful Live and Learn and Pass It On on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 28 weeks. In that book, kindergarten kids, seventh and eighth graders, high school students, young married couples, and senior citizens all told what life's experiences had taught them. With the publication of the book, hundreds of others wanted to add what they had learned from loving and winning and loving and losing, from the school of hard knocks, and from the old method of trial and error. The best of those lessons are now collected in Live and Learn and Pass It On, Volume II , including: I've learned that a good education is one of the few things that lasts a lifetime. - Age 46 I've learned that funny noises from my car's engine don't go away when I turn up the radio. - Age 41 I've learned that given the right toy, everyone becomes a child. - Age 47 I've learned that a warm chocolate chip cookie can put a whole new perspective on life. - Age 20 I've learned that if you wear dentures, you should never flush the toilet at the same time as you sneeze. - Age 75 I've learned that it's always good to have a dog around when Mom serves Brussels sprouts. - Age 18 "Editing these entries," says Brown, "convinced me that wisdom knows no age. Regardless of how much we know, it is never enough." Or, as a number of people said, "I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558538399
• ISBN13: 9781558538399
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Rutledge Hill Pr
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.3" x 0.5" x 4.5"

Customer Reviews

Mostly sound and interesting advice

There is the element of the cutesy- wootsy stuff that tries to entertain and falls flat, but by and large this collection centering on what people have learned in their lives(Ages five to ninety - five) contains a lot of solid wisdom .It also contains a vast number of sayings which give us pause, make us think, demand that we qualify and contradict. A small work based on a good idea. (I will give a few of the sayings that may sound awkward as I am translating them back into English from the Hebrew edition of the book.) " I learned that there is no subject you cannot teach yourself through reading" "I learned that you can learn a lot about a man from the degree of happiness his wife has, and the degree of respect his children have for him. I learned that to love and to be loved is the greatest delight in life. I learned that generous people rarely suffer from emotional problems. I learned that if you made an appointment for a doctor at eight in the morning you will still have to wait an hour. I learned that what my grandmother said is correct: As one gets older time seems to go by much more fast.

A bit repetitive

A division by topic would make reading this book more fun and more useful. I also got tired of each line starting: "I'm learned that..." It would be more entertaining if the sentences were a little less structured. Some of the quotes seemed forced into this form.

WE NEED MORE LIKE HIM

H. Jackson Brown's work is a masterpiece! To read his books simply makes you think and puts a smile on your face.Thank you Mr. Brown.

live & learn & pass it on

this is a really awesome book! it has the cutest sayings about life and the ideal book to read when you're having a bad day or just need a lift. most of the sayings are true and from people of all ages, which is why it caught my attention. i had originally got this book browsing in a library on my college's campus and checked it out, not knowing what to expect. it has sayings in it like "if you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always got" by a 51 year old; and that "even though its hard to admit, i'm secretly glad when my parents are strict with me" by a 15 year old, and that "a mule dressed in a tuxedo is still a mule" by a 70 year old and that "being a success at the office is not worth it if it means being a failure at home" by a 51 year old. after reading these passages, i'm positive that the average reader can look through the passages and find a lot that can and does relate to his or her life.