Forever young [electronic book] : how six great individuals have drawn upon the powers of childhood and how we can follow their lead / William Crain.
By: Crain, William C [author]
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BookPublisher: Newburyport : Red Wheel/Weiser, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: online resource (266 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781618521361; 9781618521378 (e-book).Online resources: E-book | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library | Not for loan |
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Celebrate and Rediscover the Restorative Power of Childhood
It's easy to sometimes feel that our lives have become dull and stagnant. Now, in Forever Young , psychologist William Crain invites us to consider how six great individuals were able to call upon the powers of childhood to restore their spirits and nurture their creativity.
Explore the remarkable biographies of Henry David Thoreau, Albert Einstein, Charlotte Brontë, Howard Thurman, Jane Goodall and Rachel Carson, and discover how each one revived childhood qualities such as a sense of wonder, playfulness and a feeling for nature, and in the process overcame personal roadblocks and expanded our understanding of the world.
Following these inspiring stories, Crain also offers practical suggestions for how we too can reclaim the spirit and strengths of childhood to help us uncover meaning and purpose in our own lives.
Part I: Six lives -- Henry David Thoreau: Recapturing the Fresh Senses of a Child -- Albert Einstein: Contemplating the Wonder and Mystery of the Universe -- Charlotte Brontë: Childhood Play Fuels a Novelist's Imagination -- Howard Thurman: A Minister Builds on His Childhood Sense of the Unity of Life -- Jane Goodall: Part of a Unifying Power -- Rachel Carson: Maintaining Our Childhood Enthusiasm for Nature -- Chapter 7: Conclusion -- Part II: How do we follow their lead? -- Perceiving Nature with Fresh Senses -- Recovering Play -- Connecting with Nature: Stone Meditations.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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