To be Victorious in Life by Paramahansa Yogananda

To be Victorious in Life by Paramahansa Yogananda

A compendium of 100 words and phrases smart people use--even if they only kinda sorta (secretly don't) know what they mean--with pithy definitions and fascinating etymologies to solidify their meanings.

Your boss makes a joke about Schrodinger's cat--which is something you've heard of but you're a little vague about what exactly happened (or didn't happen) with that cat. Or you're reading a New Yorker article that explains that Solecism slipped into solipsism into full-blown narcissistic project. An excellent point . . . if you're sure what solecism means . . . or, for that matter, solipsism.

Language gurus Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras to the rescue In the breezy and entertaining yet informative style of their New York Times bestseller You're Saying It Wrong, they give you a brief rundown on words smart people should know--from the worlds of science and the arts to philosophy, and from broader topics like quantum physics and ontology to more specific ones like Plato's cave and trompe l'oeil. They cover the Latin phrases we hear and read (prima facie, sui generis, and the like) as well as those that have entered our vocabularies from other languages (bildungsroman, sturm und drang).

These are the words that, if you were asked directly, What does this mean? you might hem and haw and try to change the subject. After reading this book, you won't have to.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780876124567
ISBN 10	0876124562
Title	To be Victorious in Life
Author	Paramahansa Yogananda
Series	How To Live
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Self-Realization Fellowship,U.S.
Year published	2004-08-09
Number of pages	104
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.