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The Best Life Stories
The Best Life Stories are real-life inspirational tales of resilience, joy and hope, all under 150 words!
Carefully selected from more than 6,500 essays, this wonderful collection of more than 80 stories reveals pure, common wisdom at its best, shared by ordinary people who look at life in an extraordinary way. From heartbreaking accounts to amusing snapshots, The Best Life Stories will leave you feeling hopeful, resilient, and optimistic that happiness can be found even in the darkest moments. Born out of a Reader’s Digest Facebook contest that challenged readers to write their life stories in 150 words or less, this book features the editors’ Top Picks, such as the inspirational tale of . . .
Plainspoken and honest, The best Life Stories will help you discover the meaning of life, the simple joy in the every day.
Carefully selected from more than 6,500 essays, this wonderful collection of more than 80 stories reveals pure, common wisdom at its best, shared by ordinary people who look at life in an extraordinary way. From heartbreaking accounts to amusing snapshots, The Best Life Stories will leave you feeling hopeful, resilient, and optimistic that happiness can be found even in the darkest moments. Born out of a Reader’s Digest Facebook contest that challenged readers to write their life stories in 150 words or less, this book features the editors’ Top Picks, such as the inspirational tale of . . .
Plainspoken and honest, The best Life Stories will help you discover the meaning of life, the simple joy in the every day.
176 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2012
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4,447 books495 followersThe Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company based in Chappaqua, New York, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest. The company's headquarters are in New York City, where it moved from Pleasantville, New York.
The company was founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace in 1922 with the first publication of Reader's Digest magazine, but has grown to include a diverse range of magazines, books, music, DVDs and online content.
The company was founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace in 1922 with the first publication of Reader's Digest magazine, but has grown to include a diverse range of magazines, books, music, DVDs and online content.
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January 25, 2018
I won this book from Reader's Digest. I read it in two hours without putting it down. Some stories I loved the way they were told. Others I wanted to know more about. Some I didn't like at all. And some I wanted to revise.
October 30, 2013
These are 150 stories of real life - each told in 150 words or less. We meet all types of people from all walks of life and each with an individual point of view.
It is moving and amazing. Not all the people are writers in the usual sense. But, each of them tells a story that is a part of their life.
I am so very glad I read this book. And I think that if you are a fan of human nature and people watching, this is a book you will love.
It makes you see the world in all the beauty that there is to see. Some of the stories are so sad you will have tears in your eyes. But, every story will allow you to have awareness of how blessed we are to share the world with one another.
It is moving and amazing. Not all the people are writers in the usual sense. But, each of them tells a story that is a part of their life.
I am so very glad I read this book. And I think that if you are a fan of human nature and people watching, this is a book you will love.
It makes you see the world in all the beauty that there is to see. Some of the stories are so sad you will have tears in your eyes. But, every story will allow you to have awareness of how blessed we are to share the world with one another.
June 4, 2016
This ebook was free when I downloaded it to my Nook library. I selected it because I expected to enjoy stories about real people, and those stories are told in 150 words or less.
This book is best read is small doses, as if the time were when you have to wait for appointments and could be called away from your reading at any time.
This book is best read is small doses, as if the time were when you have to wait for appointments and could be called away from your reading at any time.
April 28, 2017
I love short stories. I love the discipline required to tell an entire tale in 150 words. I love that these stories are real. It was, however, emotionally exhausting reading these sad and happy and funny and heartbreaking stories. :)
February 26, 2013
Some of these stories were very inspirational but I found that many of them fell flat. I loved the concept of this book. I'm glad that I decided to read it. It is an extremely quick read. It took me about 2 hours to read.
November 24, 2013
I found most of these stories flat and uninspiring. However, the very last story is worth plucking this book off the shelf at your local library. Read it, read it again, until it sinks into the fibers of your being.
March 14, 2013
Free book of the week last week in iTunes. It was written to be inspirational and I was not moved by it.
July 16, 2016
A couple of the stories made me tear up, but most of them were just okay.
July 29, 2013
OK. 150 stories from readers about their life, all 150 words or less. Not RD's normal quality. Probably better read in short spurts (1-2 stories at a time) than as a cover-to-cover read.
October 23, 2013
This is a collection of 150 very short stories selected by the Reader's Digest editors from more than 6500 entries. Stories are inspirational, funny, heartwarming, encouraging--well worth reading!
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