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The Wisdom of Sam: Observations on Life from an Uncommon Child
The Wisdom of Sam Observations on Life from an Uncommon Child
Author: Daniel Gottlieb Ph.D.
      In this heartfelt and generous book, author Daniel Gottlieb shares life lessons taught to him by his eight-year-old grandson, Sam. Readers were first introduced to Sam in Letters to Sam?which has been translated into 15 languages, with more than 50,000 copies sold in the U.S. Now, The Wisdom of Sam continues the extrao...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781401923853
ISBN-10: 1401923852
Publication Date: 4/1/2010
Pages: 168
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Publisher: Hay House
Book Type: Hardcover
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BettyMc avatar reviewed The Wisdom of Sam: Observations on Life from an Uncommon Child on
Sam's comments and questions about life, death, and things in between such as "Why do people have to get naked?" are the backbone of the book. Gottlieb takes the backbone and fleshes it out with chapters about events in their lives. We learn about Sam's first solo night away from home and Gottlieb's first train trip since his accident.

Because I work in transition and career education, I especially liked the chapter "My Kind of Place." Gottlieb says the question "what do you want to be when you grow up" is not the kind of question kids ask themselves. He reminds us to stop what we're doing to experience our place. Just be.


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