Parade has a few interesting book picks for 2008. One Year to an Organized Life by Regina Leeds. The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky. Helping Me Help Myself.
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Parade Picks for 10/5/08:
Wise Guy
‘It was like going to grad school on the greatest generation,” photographer/director Andrew Zuckerman says of making Wisdom (Abrams; $50), a book featuring interviews and portraits of 51 actors, artists, thinkers, and leaders over age 65. Among the participants are (from top) Clint Eastwood, Vanessa Redgrave, Judi Dench, and Nelson Mandela. “These are people who’ve affected change in the world,” says Zuckerman. “We can benefit from their wisdom.” So, what advice do they have to give? Eastwood offers: “Take your profession seriously; don’t take yourself seriously.” And from Mandela: “Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any people can have.” See more for yourself —the book comes with a companion DVD of Zuckerman’s Wisdom documentary.
