{"product_id":"successful-living-by-w-beran-wolfe","title":"Successful Living by W. Beran Wolfe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst published in 1937 and edited by Florence Topal Wolfe, \u003cem\u003eSuccessful Living\u003c\/em\u003e is W. Béran Wolfe’s companion to \u003cem\u003eHow to Be Happy Though Human\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e. Drawing on the popular psychology of his time, Wolfe offers advice for meeting the difficulties of everyday life, urging readers to look closely at their habits, ambitions and relationships\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis idea of success reaches beyond career or status: it involves finding purpose, making room for creativity and learning to live more fully with other people. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 1948 second impression is a lively glimpse of the period’s confidence in psychology as a guide to ordinary life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWolfe’s questions about how we handle setbacks, what gives life meaning and how we relate to others still resonate. The book is also interesting as a record of early popular psychology and its belief in personal agency.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome of its psychological explanations and attitudes to sex and relationships are dated, so it is best approached today as a historical work rather than a source of current clinical advice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is in good condition. The dustjacket is frayed at some of the edges, especially at the top of the spine. There is a very nice inscription at the bottom of the front flyleaf in which the book is offered \"in my great desire to help\" and is dated July 15th 1949.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60216405819737,"sku":"Box C","price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/6021\/files\/Wolfe.jpg?v=1793028184","url":"https:\/\/www.quaybooksstore.com\/products\/successful-living-by-w-beran-wolfe","provider":"Quay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}