George Dawson, Richard Glaubman: Life Is So Good

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Life Is So Good

What makes a happy person, a happy life? In this remarkable book, George Dawson, a 101-year-old man who learned to read when he was 98, reflects on the philosophy he learned from his father—a belief that "life is so good"—as he offers valuable lessons in living and a fresh, firsthand view of America during the twentieth century.

Born in 1898 in Marshall, Texas, the grandson of... (read more)

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“What a great book. We can learn so much from Dawson, not just how life was, but how to live. Cudos to Richard Glaubman, he was faithful to George's narrative - even when he was part of a joke. Highly recommend this book”

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savvynlady said:

“One of my absolute favorite books. This is a story of an ordinary man who wanted to make it in the world. So he did. He got to see a lot of this world, but didn't know how to read, and in one of his travelling moments, realized how he was treated when the person who did his ticket marked it opposite as to what he told the man. You'll love this story.”

posted Thursday, September 27 2007

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