von Drehle David: Knjiga o Charlieju: mudrost iz iznimnog života 109-godišnjaka

Name: Knjiga o Charlieju: mudrost iz iznimnog života 109-godišnjaka
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Author: von Drehle David

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Author: von Drehle David
Publisher: Profil
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Condition: Odlično
Code: 79620

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Knjiga o Charlieju: mudrost iz iznimnog života 109-godišnjaka

von Drehle David

Summary

David von Drehle: The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Extraordinary Life of a 109-Year-Old

I decided to write a book for my children that would reveal the secrets of life in the middle of the storm. When I realized that it was my duty as their father, I became ready to go to the end of the world in search of the true story. But when I looked up from the driveway to our house one hot August morning and saw a man on the other side of the road, I knew that it wouldn't be necessary because that man is my story.

In this interesting and well-written book, which can be read both as a novel and as a biography, the life story of Charlie White, an anesthesiologist who lived to be 109 years old, is told. He was born in 1905 and witnessed enormous civilizational and social changes. He accepted some of them, and was an active supporter of some of them. He was a witness and measure of revolutionary changes and their consequences.

In Charlie's biography, renowned American journalist and publicist David Von Drehle tries to detect, describe and interpret what skills and abilities are necessary for survival and adaptation. Despite the tragic deaths of his father and mother, Charlie lived a modest life in childhood and youth, but full of energy and curiosity, he successfully went through life - he worked hard, spread cheerfulness and optimism, discovered and took risks, enjoyed the unpredictable, and at the same time was constantly creating and standing firmly on the ground.

Von Drehle is fascinated by Charlie, whom he met by chance, as his neighbor. He describes his life as a collection of recipes and instructions that "resilient people" should follow if they want to successfully live and survive in uncertain and unpredictable times.

#von Drehle David