The Book of Mothers' Wisdom: Maternal Advice from the Queen of Sheba to Princess Diana

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Citadel Press, 1998 - Family & Relationships - 204 pages
In The Book of Mothers' Wisdom, mothers throughout history give sage advice and offer encouragement to their children -- and yours.

From noted authors Jane Austen to Joyce Carol Oates, First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt to Hillary Rodham Clinton, and socialites Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to Princess Diana, this book is filled with Mother Wit on character, faith, happiness, and love.

Here is advice from more than one hundred mothers, including Lucille Ball, Diana Ross, Abigail Adams, and the mothers of Ernest Hemingway, Indira Gandhi, Steven Spielberg, and Bill Gates.

The Book of Mothers' Wisdom looks into the intimate and irreplaceable relationship between a mother and child. These maternal recommendations for successful living will surprise and delight all readers.

 

Contents

Acquiring Interest in Cuisine Mary Beard and her son James
6
Acquiring Political Astuteness Mary Caldicott and her daughter Helen
14
Aiming High Abigail Adams and her son John Quincy 18 Miss
21
Becoming a Good Conversationalist Mabel Russell and her daughter
28
Becoming Your Own Person Caro McWilliams and her daughter Julia
32
grandson Andrew Young
40
Choosing Nonviolence Dorotea Chavez and her son Cesar 45 Julia
47
Developing a Competitive Drive Abigail Kay and her daughter Mary
54
Leading an Active Life Beatrice Roberts and her daughter Margaret
118
Learning to Achive Goals Jane Reno and her daughter Janet
120
Learning Independence Whoopi Goldberg 125 Ollie and Lola Totto
127
Learning Social Involvement Filia Holtzman and her daughter Elizabeth
134
Making the Right Romantic Choice Jane Austen 139 Mary Ruth
141
Maxims for Successful Living Anne Bradstreet 146 Lena Roth 147
147
Perseverance Agnes Meyer and her daughter Katharine Graham
154
Rejecting Prejudice Anne Hamill and her son Pete 158 Abby Aldrich
161

Developing a Sociable Demeanor Pat Nixon and her daughter Julie Nixon
62
Encouraging Effort Rebekah Johnson and her son Lyndon
68
Encouraging SelfExpression
76
Encouraging Writing Ability Abigail Alcott and her daughter Louisa May
84
Feeling Comfortable About Ones Body Margaret Mead and her daughter
90
Fostering SelfEsteem Daisy Ellington and her son Edward Duke 98
98
Helping With Schoolwork Julia Wolfe and her son Thomas
105
Honoring Your Mother Ida Chagall and her son Marc 107 Grace
112
Reaching Compassion for All Creatures Jane Clemens and her son Mark
168
Teaching Faith Dora Birnbaum and her son George Burns
170
Think Smart Adelle Maxwell and her grandson Bill Gates 175
177
The Value of Democracy Golda Meir and her son Menachem
184
The Value of Humor Lucille Ball and her daughter Lucie Arnaz
192
References
199
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