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Life Lessons: Ruminations on Life as a Human on Earth
Life Lessons: Ruminations on Life of a Human on Earth, Essays by Mary Faderan, PhD is a collection of essays on her musings about life in the world as we know it. Her life has taken many turns, starting from her research work at Yale School of Medicine, post-doctorate studies at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and then at Purdue University. Her work in the different areas of academia/research/business have given her an insight into problem solvlng and in deepening of her faith in God. Mary's essays are well thought out ruminations on how she thinks life is more than a meaningless journey into an early grave, she believes that there is meaning in all work, and work can be translated and transmuted into a deeper communication with God Who hears all and intervenes whenever anyone asks.
122 pages, Paperback
Published November 17, 2017
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Mary Faderan
28 books25 followersMary Ione Mountbatten is a published author, writer, poet and entreprenur. Mary lives in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
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January 2, 2018
Life Lessons is written by a scientist who follows her heart and calling to quit her job in corporate America to go back to school to pursue a degree in creative writing and begin a company. It has all the makings of a great story, but unfortunately, it is more of an unorganized, hodge-podge of blog posts about life in corporate America with the only theme holding it together being that God will take care of everything. Not that there isn’t some good information and advice, but it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what the book is other than blog posts thrown together without a clear idea of how they fit. Inspirational thoughts are intertwined with business advice; a chapter on how to make great presentations is followed by one on making an exit strategy. It seems a good editing and restructuring would benefit the book’s overall appeal greatly.
Another thing missing is more of the author’s path on making her decision. I found myself wanting more than just, “I think God wants me to do this.” That’s fine, but what lead to this conclusion? The book falls short in getting into the underlying reasons for such a huge transformation in one’s life. I’m left feeling there’s a story here that hasn’t been told. The repeated sayings we’ve all heard over and over such as “God will be with you,” or “Talk to God and he’ll tell you what to do,” seem trite without revealing the real life happenings that leads to a complete restructuring of life at mid-career. Yet, there is something beneath the surface here. I would love to see this author delve deeper and give us more.
Another thing missing is more of the author’s path on making her decision. I found myself wanting more than just, “I think God wants me to do this.” That’s fine, but what lead to this conclusion? The book falls short in getting into the underlying reasons for such a huge transformation in one’s life. I’m left feeling there’s a story here that hasn’t been told. The repeated sayings we’ve all heard over and over such as “God will be with you,” or “Talk to God and he’ll tell you what to do,” seem trite without revealing the real life happenings that leads to a complete restructuring of life at mid-career. Yet, there is something beneath the surface here. I would love to see this author delve deeper and give us more.
December 20, 2017
An interesting book with some interesting topic choices, I was a bit confused at the disjointed layout. I read a line that said something to the effect that "now that you've learned about exit strategies" let's talk about this other thing that ties in with that, but I hadn't learned about them. A couple chapters later I would come across the section about exit strategies. Aside from the messy structure of the book, there are some good tips inside if you just keep reading.
Faderan's essays are like blog posts or journal entries, she fails to remove the parts where she talks about why she made a particular post. The essays cover mainly things about business and work, and she talks about looking to god for answers. The final quarter of the book delves more into the lessons of life, which may have been better as a separate book. The first three-quarters of the book may have been better written as a book about how to make a major life change by changing your career, or retiring, or even moving up in your career since that's what many of the essays are about. Because of this, the title of the book seems to be a little misleading. There is some great advice in this book, however, from how to cope with stress to making great presentations. It's a decent read if you go into it knowing it's more about business than life in general.
Faderan's essays are like blog posts or journal entries, she fails to remove the parts where she talks about why she made a particular post. The essays cover mainly things about business and work, and she talks about looking to god for answers. The final quarter of the book delves more into the lessons of life, which may have been better as a separate book. The first three-quarters of the book may have been better written as a book about how to make a major life change by changing your career, or retiring, or even moving up in your career since that's what many of the essays are about. Because of this, the title of the book seems to be a little misleading. There is some great advice in this book, however, from how to cope with stress to making great presentations. It's a decent read if you go into it knowing it's more about business than life in general.
January 15, 2018
Fragmented yet at times discerning
While there were numerous points of near inspiration and insightfulness, the overall theme of this collection of essays was difficult to figure out since many of her chapters and discussions are disjointed and aren't brought together well. Another issue I had with her writing is that she frequently seemed to talk separately and even above the reader at times as though she subconsciously believes she is better and needs to pass her "wisdom" down, which does not feel particularly inspirational. All that aside, she does bring up some rather interesting and astute ideas that if she had spent more time blending them together more seamlessly would have helped her create a more resounding novel.
While there were numerous points of near inspiration and insightfulness, the overall theme of this collection of essays was difficult to figure out since many of her chapters and discussions are disjointed and aren't brought together well. Another issue I had with her writing is that she frequently seemed to talk separately and even above the reader at times as though she subconsciously believes she is better and needs to pass her "wisdom" down, which does not feel particularly inspirational. All that aside, she does bring up some rather interesting and astute ideas that if she had spent more time blending them together more seamlessly would have helped her create a more resounding novel.
August 26, 2019
Disclaimer: I received this book free of charge in exchange for a fair review.
It only took a few pages before I realized that English is not the native tongue of this author.
A proofreader was most definitely needed but not used.
So many mistakes, on almost every page, made this a tedious read indeed.
It only took a few pages before I realized that English is not the native tongue of this author.
A proofreader was most definitely needed but not used.
So many mistakes, on almost every page, made this a tedious read indeed.
April 10, 2018
Nice collection of essays
July 16, 2018
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