Anyway: the Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World - Softcover

Kent M. Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340824530 ISBN 13: 9780340824535

Publisher: India Book House Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

These ten principles were first articulated by Kent Keith as a student at Harvard in the 1960s. Since then, unbeknownst to him, they were quoted, circulated, and appropriated by countless people around the world and back again. They even served as a source of inspiration for Mother Teresa. Now, here are his commandments, the philosophy behind them, and the stories that bring them to life.

The first five Paradoxical...

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As the story goes, author Kent M. Keith was a sophomore at Harvard University in the 1960s when he first wrote "The Paradoxical Commandments," a manifesto about doing good in a crazy, ungrateful world. These commandments are the basis of his repackaged and expanded book Anyway. Since his Harvard days, Keith's commandments have taken on a life of their own. They have been quoted by the Boy Scouts of America...

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About the Author

Kent M. Keith earned his B.A. from Harvard and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and Waseda University in Tokyo. He holds a law degree as well as a doctorate in education. Keith has served in the cabinet of the governor of Hawaii, and has also been an attorney, and a university president. Currently, he is the vice-president of Development and Communications for the YMCA of Honolulu.

Edition details

• Publisher: India Book House Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0340824530
• ISBN 13: 9780340824535
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 96