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An art of living
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An art of living

Author: André Maurois
Publisher: Ambler, PA : Spiral Press, ©2007.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: André Maurois
ISBN: 9780965564359 0965564355
OCLC Number: 165957427
Description: xvi , 208 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: The art of thinking -- The world and the world of thinking -- Thinking with the body-- Thinking with words -- Logic and reasoning -- The Cartesian method -- The experimental method -- The shortcomings of experience -- Thought and action -- The art of loving -- Choosing a partner -- The birth of love -- Attracting love -- Courtship -- Avoiding monotony -- The sanctification of desire -- The art of working -- Recipes of work -- Administrators, lieutenants, assistants -- Manual work and intellectual work -- The housewife -- The work of the student -- The art of reading-- The work of the artist-- The art of resting -- The art of leadership -- How to elect the chief -- The qualities of a leader -- The intelligence of the leader- The art of command -- The art of governing -- The rights and duties of the leader -- The art of growing old -- The shadow line -- The natural state of old age- The maladies of old age -- Is it possible not to age? -- Is it possible to age well? -- Two different ways to age well -- The art of dying-- An open letter to the youth.
Other Titles: Art de vivre.
Responsibility: André Maurois.

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