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[3] However, two days later, writing for the same newspaper, critic C. G. Poore hailed The Green Hills of Africa as "the best-written story of big-game hunting anywhere I have read. And more than that. It's a book about people in unacknowledged conflict and about the pleasures of travel and the pleasures of drinking and war and peace and writing."
75. “A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on.” – Carl Sandburg 76. “You have to love your children unselfishly. That is hard.
A spin-off from 1993's The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues collects 31 passages previously featured in the original. [3] Selections from Aesop's Fables, [3] Robert Frost, [3] Frank Crane, [4] and African and Native American folklore [3] are represented in this volume; the legend of George Washington's cherry tree (as related to Mason Locke Weems) [5] makes an encore appearance. [6]
Life can be a tricky, challenging journey. One of the many things that makes it worthwhile is the kindness of others — and showing that same kindness and compassion to yourself. There’s a ...
Having two kids makes you a referee.”— David Frost “A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.”—
It was not unusual for a First Lady to write a book while still in office, with Barbara Bush's children-aimed Millie's Book the most recent prior example. [1] Eleanor Roosevelt was the first First Lady to write books while still in office, with the publication of " It's Up to the Women " in 1933, " This Troubled World " in 1938, and " The Moral ...
20. "Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet." 21. "There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way." 22. "Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole ...
The book enjoyed critical success worldwide. Before Paton's death, it sold over 15 million copies. The book is currently studied by many schools internationally. The writing style echoes the rhythms and tone of the King James Bible. Paton was a devout Christian. Paton combined actual locales, such as Ixopo and Johannesburg, with fictional towns.