{"product_id":"excellent-advice-for-living-isbn-9780593654521","title":"Excellent Advice for Living","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A shorthand manual for living with kindness, decency, and generosity of spirit.” —Maria Popova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I love aphorisms, proverbs, and Secrets of Adulthood . . . \u003ci\u003eExcellent Advice for Living\u003c\/i\u003e includes wise, practical advice for life.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eGretchen Rubin, via Twitter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“One hundred years from now, when so much of the nonsense of our age is forgotten, people will still remember Kevin Kelly and his wisdom.” —Seth Godin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“All will benefit from [Kelly's] idiosyncratic wit and wry humor.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wise, practical, optimistic life advice from author and leading technology thinker Kevin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn his 68th birthday, Kevin Kelly began to write down for his young adult children some things he had learned about life that he wished he had known earlier.  To his surprise, Kelly had more to say than he thought, and kept adding to the advice over the years, compiling a life’s wisdom into these pages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKelly’s timeless advice covers an astonishing range, from right living to setting ambitious goals, optimizing generosity, and cultivating compassion. He has wisdom for career, relationships, parenting, and finances, and gives guidance for practical matters ranging from travel to troubleshooting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExcellent Advice for Living \u003c\/i\u003eis aimed primarily at young people, but speaks to all ages. This is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to navigate life with grace and creativity.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eExcellent Advice for Living\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Marginalian\u003c\/i\u003e's Favorite Books of 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hover[s] between the practical and the poetic . . . sometimes pleasingly contrarian, always unselfconsciously sincere. What emerges is a shorthand manual for living with kindness, decency, and generosity of spirit.” —Maria Popova, \u003ci\u003eThe Marginalian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A collection of inspiring insights from a wise technology writer . . . [a] wonderful collection of 450 useful aphorisms . . . fresh, inspiring, even exhilarating . . . The title really says it all. Buy more than one, or people will keep stealing it out of your bathroom.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this insightful entry, Kelly, a founding editor of \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, collects pearls of wisdom for all stages of life . . . the entries are genuinely thought-provoking, and Kelly’s earnestness is leavened with refreshing humor. The result is an unapologetically upbeat offering.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The non-linearity of this list is part of its magic.  And one hundred years from now, when so much of the nonsense of our age is forgotten, people will still remember Kevin Kelly and his wisdom.” —Seth Godin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you don’t find at least seventeen golden nuggets of advice from Kevin Kelly’s list, you’re not awake.” —Daniel Pink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Life essentials from a skilled navigator in an uncertain time.” —Steve Silberman, author of \u003ci\u003eNeurotribes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e helped launch and edit \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications. His previous books include\u003ci\u003e What Technology Wants\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Inevitable\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. He is known for his technological optimism. Currently he is a Senior Maverick at \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Pacifica, California.","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303993725157,"sku":"NP9780593654521","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593654521.jpg?v=1767726514","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/excellent-advice-for-living-isbn-9780593654521","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}