Hero: Volume 4 (Secret Library)
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Okay that aside this is quite an interesting read. You have Child review the history (in his mind at least) of the concept of the "hero" yes there is a bit of word entomology both from the wisdom of Child and reference to his daughter - but mainly it is the idea or concept of the hero and not only where it came from but more importantly why.
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Wait, what? Heroin? Yes. Child begins this whole essay describing the historic use of opium and its development into morphine then heroin. Why? Because calling concentrated opioids heroin makes as much sense as calling the NBA MVP the "hero of the game." Which is to say, the whole concept is a convoluted, useless mess. Just like this book. Hero: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a motivational book that promises to inspire and show us all how to search for, find, and live our dreams. The book gives the message that all of us are heroes in their own way and instructs how to fulfill our dreams. I believe it is one of the most ambitious projects taken up by its publishers, Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. But perhaps I should have paid closer attention during that interview, when Child told me he'd never really aspired to become a writer; that he only wanted to be an entertainer. It hinted that Reacher might have been less the product of burning inner passion than of cool market calculation. So did Child's willingness, much later, to allow the diminutive-but-bankable Tom Cruise to portray his crusading Goliath on screen, despite the fact Cruise's stature clashed laughably with the long-established public image of the giant character -- which ignited an angry rebellion among Reacher's most devoted fans. So did my uncomfortable impression, shared by some exceptional fellow-authors, that in several recent books Child has been "mailing it in" (as one of them put it).
There are only two real people in fiction – the storyteller and the listener. The story proceeds based on teller’s aims and the listener’s needs. If the listener needs light entertainment, and the teller aims to be loved, then light entertainment is what the listener will get. But if the listener needs reassurance of some kind, or consolation, and the teller aims to better equip her family for future trials, then the story will likely be suspenseful in nature, replete with dangers and perils, over which a memorable character will eventually triumph in a decisive manner, such that the listener finishes the tale with a tight and determined smile, with moist eyes fixed on the distant horizon.” There's nothing wrong with small dreams. Big dreams are for people who are consciously willing to risk everything they have in life. There are small dreams, there are big dreams, and there are crazy dreams. It takes a certain personality to go so crazy. Child begins by sneering at the politically manipulative use of the term "hero" to describe most soldiers, who never see combat. All right, point taken. Then he decries the promiscuous application of the "hero" label in everyday life, to many other undeserving recipients. Sure; it devalues the concept; so who would argue with that?Next thing would be, don't spread rumors. You don't know the whole truth about something. And it's just not a good frequency to put out to the planet. Put out positive frequencies. You put out negative ones it's going to slow you and everything around you down.
At the outset, let me say that I would have probably read this book even if it wasn't authored by Lee Child due to its core question - what is a Hero? The icing on the cake is that it is authored by Lee Child whose books I loved. Even if you don't know yet what your dream is, there's something you can do right now that will accelerate your dream materializing: give your best to whatever you're currently doing. Follow your bliss and follow it with all of your heart. Although you can't see the whole way ahead, your bliss is the thread that will lead you to all of your dreams. If someone offered you the life of your dreams in exchange for you finding as many good things every day as you could, you would do it in a flash. Well, that is the way you receive the life of your dreams!For potential readers I would say expect to read a well thought out and informed contemplation on human history, origins of language and storytelling and the focal point of stories: the hero.
I listened to Hero while cleaning my room not realising it was a self-help book. I don’t think I could ever finish this book if I had read it instead. When your work is your bliss, you will be happy. Doing a job you think you should do instead of doing what you love is leading a false life. Hero: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a motivational book that promises to inspire and show us all how to search for, find, and live our dreams. The book gives the message that all of us are heroes in their own way and instructs how to fulfill our dreams. I believe it is one of the most ambitious projects taken up by its publishers, Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster.The author does not need any introduction. She is the author of the monster hit, and one of the bestselling books of the 20th century, The Secret, and also the creator and executive producer of The Secret movie.Her new book, Hero, like most of her previous books, is simple enough. It follows twelve of the world's most successful men and women, sharing their wisdom and insight. It shows the readers how they can also be heroes, and that the secret to being a hero may just lie within them, waiting to be released. It shows how one can be triumphant and the secret to become prosperous is solely within oneself.If you are willing to be swept off your feet like you allowed yourself to be with The Secret, then this book is for you. Read more Take a job that you love. I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don't like because you think it will look good on your resume. Isn't that a little like saving up sex for your old age?" - Warren Buffett That profundity appears not at the beginning of the "book," but 75% of the way through it. En route, we are taken upon a long and winding anthropological and archaeological expedition filled with the author's speculations, such as why homo sapiens survived while Neanderthals did not, and much else that had little discernible relationship to the "book's" title and (I therefore foolishly assumed) subject.Peter Foyo was a child of hardworking immigrants to the United States. As a child, he dreamed of a technological future where cities ran on solar power and telephones were mobile. When he got older, he dreamed of having a business so huge and successful that he would be the best executive in Latin America. Anyone would have said these were impossible dreams, but Peter realized his dream when he became president of telecommunications giant Nextel Communications Mexico at just thirty-three years of age. True to his words he resigned on the exact day he had committed himself to, with nothing but a dream and his commitment to it. Here is what the universe lined up for him.
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