The classic self-help guide, full of timeless wisdom

Florence Scovel ShinnsThe Game of Life and How to Play It first appeared in bookstores in 1925 and is now considered a classic in the self-help genre. The authors insights into achieving meaning, happiness and success are just as relevant and effective today as they were nearly a century ago, hence its reissue as part of the exciting Capstone Classics line.

This collectible, hard-back edition ofThe Game of Life and How to Play It includes an insightful introduction by series editor and self-help expert Tom Butler-Bowdon. Tom is an authority on classic self-help texts and adroitly connects the content of this book with the concerns of modern readers.

With the release of this Capstone Classics edition, we finally have an authoritative, collectible version ofThe Game of Life and How to Play It. Find out whyThe Game of Life and How to Play It is one of the defining self-help guides of the 20th century.

Florence Scovel Shinn was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1871. In her early years she was an artist and book illustrator, however her middle years saw her become a New Thought spiritual lecturer and metaphysical writer. In 1925, Scovel Shinn publishedThe Game of Life and How to Play It,a short self-help title that brought quiet inspiration and reassurance to millions.

Tom Butler-Bowdon is series editor for the Capstone Classics series. He has written Introductions for Capstone editions of PlatosThe Republic, MachiavellisThe Prince,Adam SmithsThe Wealth of Nations, Sun TzusThe Art of War, Lao TzusTao Te Ching,and Napoleon HillsThink and Grow Rich. Tom is the author of the 50 Classics series and is a graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Sydney.

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