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Explore the wisdom of a New Thought classic and master the game of life!In this classic bestseller, Florence Scovel Shinn helped to define the personal success genre. Written in the new thought tradition, her message is simple yet transformative-we receive back what we put into the world through our actions, energy, and attitudes. Negativity and pessimism are returned in kind, but by switching the script in favor of positive attitudes and affirmations, we are able to manifest success and joy in everything we do. Life, Shinn tells us, is not a battle of us against the world, but rather a game of giving and receiving. What we give to the world we receive back-whether that be the dark weight of fear and inhibition or the freedom of joy and empowerment. This new edition of The Game of Life and How to Play It combines the text of Shinn's original edition with a sleek design that will inspire a new generation of readers.

"The invisible forces are ever working for man who is always 'pulling the strings' himself, though he does not know it. Owing to the vibratory power of words, whatever man voices, he begins to attract." F. Scovel ShinnThe Game of Life and How to Play it includes quotes from the Bible and anecdotal explanations of the author's understanding of God and man. Her philosophy centers on the power of positive thought and usually includes instructions for verbal or physical affirmation.

A Door Separates You from Success-Here Is the Key That Opens It. Florence Scovel Shinn, the beloved author of The Game of Life and How to Play It, left the world one final, brilliant book written in 1940: The Secret Door to Success. In simple, practical terms, Shinn shows you exactly how to remove the barriers that keep you from love, money, purpose, and personal power. Now abridged to its essentials and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian and New Thought writer Mitch Horowitz, this special Condensed Classics edition of The Secret Door to Success gives you, in less than one hour, the tools to start living your highest life today.

Louise Hay, whose writings and talks have brought inspiration, hope and healing to millions of people around the world, credits The Game of Life for inspiring her at a key turning point in her early career. Her writings are known for their clarity, simplicity and power. In this book, she speaks directly to women about how to own their true power.

In this transformational classic, Florence teaches the power of positive thought. She explains how our thoughts and words affect the experience we have in our daily lives, and uses concrete examples to show how we can use them to bring more of what we want into our lives, including abundance, love and success. A wonderful and simple-to-follow book on the power of right thinking. This little book has inspired thousands of people around the world to find a sense of purpose and belonging. Whatever we send out into the world will eventually be returned to us, which means that if we give love, we will be loved, but if we hate we will in turn feel hated. Through what we give and receive, we shape our reality.The book includes the following chapters:# The Game# The Law of Prosperity# The Power of the Word# The Law of Nonresistance# The Law of Karma and the Law of Forgiveness# Casting the Burden Impressing the Subconscious# Love# Intuition or Guidance# Perfect Self Expression or the Divine Design# Denials and AffirmationsABOUT THE AUTHOR:Florence Scovel Shinn was a woman ahead of her time. To many, she is considered to be among the likes of James Allen, Wallace D. Wattles and Napoleon Hill. She had the ability to explain her success principles and how they work in an entertaining and easy-to-read style. She can be considered one of last centurys most popular success teachers.Florence Scovel Shinn was born on September 24, 1871, in Camden, New Jersey to Alden Cortland Scovel and Emily Hopkinson. She had an older sister and a younger brother. She was educated at Friends Central School in Philadelphia. She later studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1889 to 1897. While there, she met Everett Shinn, a painter of impressionistic canvases and realistic murals. They married shortly after Florence graduated from the art academy. The Shinns moved to New York where both pursued their separate careers, Everett in the theatre while Florence did illustrations for childrens literature in magazines and books.In 1925, Florence decided to publish her first book The Game of Life and How to Play It. After unsuccessfully finding a publisher for her work, she published it herself. Her second book, Your Word is Your Wand followed in 1928 and her final book The Secret Door to Success was published in 1940 shortly before her death on October 17, 1940. A fourth book, The Power of the Spoken Word is a compendium of her notes, gathered by one of her students and published posthumously in 1945.

¿La vida es una pelea, un sufrimiento? Florence Scovel Shinn nos dice en esta maravillosa obra que la vida es un juego. Si, un juego que si aprendemos a jugar de acuerdo con las enseñanzas metafísicas, entonces obtendremos la victoria. De esta manera aprenderemos a reconocer los triunfos que nos llevan a la victoria final: convertir el resentimietno en amor, la carencia en prosperidad, el miedo en confianza, la envidia en generosidad... El juego de la vida consiste en recibir y en dar. Así, el significado profundo de estas enseñanzas es que recibirás lo que diste: si das amor, recibirás amor. Si odias, serás odiado. Está en nosotros decidir el rumbo del juego.