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The classic self-help guide, full of timeless wisdom

Florence Scovel Shinn’s The 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 author’s 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 of The 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.

Enjoy the colourful anecdotes of 1920s New York that have made Scovel Shinn’s book a cult classic
Discover the original “life hacks” for advancing in every area of your life, from health to wealth to love
Succeed by attuning yourself with the unchanging principles that govern the universe

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

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9 April 2020
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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 published The 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 Plato?s The Republic, Machiavelli?s The Prince, Adam Smith?s The Wealth of Nations, Sun Tzu?s The Art of War, Lao Tzu?s Tao Te Ching, and Napoleon Hill?s Think 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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OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE IN THE CLASSICS SERIES FROM CAPSTONE

Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche, 978-0-857-08848-2

Meditations, Marcus Aurelius, 978-0-857-08846-8

On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin, 978-0-857-08847-5

Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu, 978-0-857-08311-1

The Art of War, Sun Tzu, 978-0-857-08009-7

The Game of Life and How to Play It, Florence Scovel Shinn, 978-0-857-08840-6

The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli, 978-0-857-08078-3

The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran, 978-0-857-08855-0

The Republic, Plato, 978-0-857-08313-5

The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace Wattles, 978-0-857-08008-0

The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith, 978-0-857-08077-6

Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill, 978-1-906-46559

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Capstone; 1st edition (9 April 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0857088408
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0857088406
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.21 x 2.03 x 20.07 cm

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Florence Scovel Shinn carried out her work in the first half of the 20th century. Through her teachings and numerous books, she was a profound influence on Louise Hay and other pioneers of personal transformation. Florence is Deceased.

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Robert C.

An Excellent Read

Reviewed in Canada on 24 June 2020

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This book provides some incredible information that anyone would find helpful. The forward by Tom Butler-Bowden is well written and provides a good solid framework of context.

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Lark

Early positive thinking self-help literature

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2020

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This book is going to be interesting for anyone who has read and enjoyed The Secret, The Magic, titles similar to that which deal with a "law of attraction" or "cosmic ordering", anything which affirms perspectives that your "habits of mind" or what you consistently think, does not simply shape your character or establish psychological patterns but attracts certain things into your life.

It is a concept which I myself have been ambivalent about. To be frank I remain to be convinced on many of the points outlined in this book or similar books like it. It seems rather cruel to suppose that persons who have experienced misfortune are the most liable to further misfortune by virtue of some sort of determinism/fatalism. Or worse still that they actively "invited" it some how into their life in the first place.

There is also some sort of metaphysical/philosophical idealism central to the ideas, all is mind and nothing external to it actually exists. This could be as simple as what researchers call "confirmation bias", paying attention to anything and everything which supports your hypothesis/expectations/hopes and ignoring all evidence to the contrary. Or it could be something more, like what Darren Brown was scathingly critical of in his book Happiness, considering it comparable to "faith healers" and "confidence tricksters".

All that in mind, I found this an interesting book, its good to be able to trace the beginning of some of the thinking which is trending these days. Personally, I can see how many of the author's conclusions could be reached through observation, without much in the way of philosophical training or consideration of insights about logical fallacies, tricks of perspective or insights from psychology/psychoanalysis.

The book also includes background information and biographical information on the author in the introduction which is also interesting (more so, I thought, than some of the books actual content). It is a hardback with the title embossed/indented on the cover, its of a reasonably good quality and part of a series of books if you are inclined towards collecting books to a complete "library" of sorts. The "dust jacket", is half the size of the book it wraps around but provides detail about content, author and series editor.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2020

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From the description this sounds like a very good book and exactly the type of book I would be intersected in. The description sells it to me exceptionally well and I was looking forward to having a read as soon as it arrived
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Unfortunately what it fails to mention is that almost all of the examples/stories in this book revolve around religion and believing. Next to none of this is motivational unless you're already obsessed with religion and believing opportunities will just show up out of nowhere if you wish for them. I was hoping for more and would've settles with a few stories about God/Jesus/Praying but this is literally almost every single page

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Karen Baxter

A very interesting read ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 December 2020

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This is one of a series of non fiction classics published by Capstone. All the books in this series are hardbacks each with a half size colourful book/dust jacket. This book measures 19.58 cm in height x 12.78 cm in width and contains 216 pages. It is printed on a good quality paper using a clear to read type face.

Tom Butler-Bowdon is the author of the 50 Classics Series and he has written the introduction tho this book. He is also the series editor of the Capstone Classics of which this book is one.

Florence Scovel Shinn (September 24, 1871 in Camden, New Jersey – October 17, 1940) was a book illustrator and an artist with a passion for life philosophy and spiritual advice. She became a New Thought spiritual teacher and metaphysical writer in her middle years and she wrote this book (which was her first and in certain circles her most influential book) in 1925.

'The Game of Life' is one of the few classic texts that is considered to be relevant even today, after so many years.

I must admit this was an interesting read, spiritual and quite religious at times. The idea presented in this book is that if you view your life as a game which has rules for you to follow you will have less stress and be happier and more successful. If you manage to attune yourself with these principles and laws, you can easily create a better reality for yourself and achieve the “square of life”, which consists of the four focal points that make up your life: wealth, health, love and self-expression. That by shaping each of these parts of your life, the way you want to, will ultimately result in a memorable and happy life.

The concepts discussed in this book include the law of expectancy, the divine pattern, the law of karma, the law of substitution, the power of words, the law of use, the law of forgiveness, the law of love, the law of use, and the law of non resistance.

Love life and life will love you back.

As I said earlier ... an interesting read. I'm not sure I believe in the laws of the universe but I must admit some of it makes sense.

A recommended read for anyone interested in things along the line of *The Law of Attraction* and similar.

I hope you found this review helpful.

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Jess

Interesting and surprisingly relevant to modern times

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 December 2020

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This book is a very early version of self-help so it’s very interesting to see how the ideas in this book have carried through to the modern self-help books of today. Some of the ideas and philosophy is discussed are really relatable and applicable to current times and current ideas on things like self-improvement and self reflection.

There is an element on spirituality and also religion so I’d possibly avoid that if that isn’t something you’re into however if you’re able to keep an open mind this is a real classic and very interesting especially from historical point of view. It is also very easy to follow especially considering it was written such a long time ago.

The book itself is beautifully finished and is of a lovely high-quality hardback with a nice dust cover it looks very modern but classic. A good gift idea for those who like to read self-help books but haven’t come across a vintage one before.

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