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Florence Scovel Shinn

Born

in Camden, NJ, The United States

September 24, 1871

Died

October 17, 1940

Genre

Spirituality, Self Help

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Florence Scovel Shinn (September 24, 1871, Camden, New Jersey – October 17, 1940) was an American artist and book illustrator who became a New Thought spiritual teacher and metaphysical writer in her middle years. In New Thought circles, she is best known for her first book, The Game of Life and How to Play It (1925).

Her books "Your Word Is Your Wand" and "The Game of Life and How To Play It" were released as audiobooks in 2014 and 2015 respectively and were narrated by actress Hillary Hawkins.

Shinn is considered part of the New Thought movement, as her writings follow in the tradition of Phineas Quimby (1802–1866), Emma Curtis Hopkins (1849–1925), and both Charles Fillmore (1854–1948) and Myrtle Fillmore (1845–1931), co-founders of the Uni ...more

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	The Game of Life and How to Play It 4.09 avg rating — 20,047 ratings — published 1925 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn: 4 Complete Books: The Game of Life And How To Play It, Your Word is Your Wand, The Secret Door to Success, The Power of the Spoken Word 3.74 avg rating — 7,166 ratings — published 1988 — 151 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Word Is Your Wand 4.25 avg rating — 1,889 ratings — published 1928 — 202 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magic Path of Intuition by Florence Scovel Shinn, Louise L. Hay (Introduction) 4.30 avg rating — 1,761 ratings — published 2013 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Door to Success 4.29 avg rating — 1,480 ratings — published 1940 — 214 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Power of the Spoken Word: Teachings of Florence Scovel Shinn by Florence Scovel Shinn, Christine Schneider (Editor), Emmet Fox 4.37 avg rating — 1,275 ratings — published 1945 — 154 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Game of Life and How to Play It / Your Word Is Your Wand / The Secret Door to Success 4.49 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1988 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Game of Life and How to Play It (Library of Hidden Knowledge) by Florence Scovel Shinn, Ruth L. Miller (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Florence Scovel Shinn Reader 4.74 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Law of Love: and How to Show it 4.63 avg rating — 30 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn

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“You can control any situation if you first control yourself.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Game of Life and How To Play It

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“Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game.”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Game of Life and How to Play It

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