New E-Book: ‘Pre-Classical Greek Wisdom for a Better Life’ Hi, Please check out my new e-book. ‘Pre-Classical Greek Wisdom for a Better Life’: smashwords/books/view/359434 ISBN 9781301709564 A synopsis of this book is outlined below. I would appreciate your rating it, liking it as well as your comments (public or private). More of my books on Business, IT Controls and other issues are available at: itgovernance.co.uk, major world bookstores and amazon. Also please check out my free papers and business e-books on academia.edu/, bookboon/ and ssrn/ Sincerely, John Kyriazoglou, CICA, B.A (Hon-University of Toronto, Canada) Greek-Canadian Author, Business Thinker, and Management Consultant Blog: businessmanagementcontrols.blogspot/ E-Mail: jkyriazoglou@hotmail Profile: linkedin/pub/john-kyriazoglou/0/9b/919 BOOK SYNOPSIS This book is titled ‘Pre-Classical Greek Wisdom for a Better Life’. It is designed to be Your Self-Help Guide to Improving your life with Maxims, Quotations and Guidance of noted ancient Greek thinkers of the Pre-Classical Age. It contains a set of over 330 wisdom pieces (maxims, quotations, sayings and short stories) of pre-classical ancient Greece (c. 800 – c. 500 BC) that inspire you to improve and enrich all aspects of your life. It includes: 1. Maxims: The maxims of the oracle of Delphi, inscribed in marble and travelling the world as the first written educational and moral text, 2. Quotations: The quotations of the Seven Sages of ancient Greece (Thales, Pittacos, Bias, Solon, Cleovoulos, Periandros, and Chilon), who set the background for the development of Western philosophy by Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Epicurus, and others, 3. Sayings: The sayings and short stories of Aesop (world’s most famous story-teller), Heraclitus (one of the greatest pre-classical philosophers), Hesiod (world’s first agrarian economist and a great poet), Homer (world’s greatest epic poet) and Pythagoras (philosopher, mathematician and best-known for his Pythagorean Theorem). 4. Rules: 39 ‘Golden Rules’ for improving specific aspects of your life, like: connecting to the Supreme Being, governance, wealth management, friendship, etc., and 5. Action Plan: An action plan with ten ‘golden actions’ incorporating all ideas on improving the individual aspects of your life contained in the specific chapters into an integrated whole for supporting, enhancing and enriching your whole life, in terms of your spiritual, emotional, mental and social health and fitness. The contents of this book are: 1. Synopsis 2. How to use this book: Seven Milestones to a Better Life 3. Chapter 1: Introduction to Ancient Greek Maxims and Quotations 4. Chapter 2: Connecting to the Supreme Being. 5. Chapter 3: Improving your Governance and Law aspects. 6. Chapter 4: Managing your Wealth Better. 7. Chapter 5: Adding Friendship and Love to your Life. 8. Chapter 6: Becoming more Harmonious and Peaceful. 9. Chapter 7: Adding Goodness and Kindness to your Life. 10. Chapter 8: Managing yourself Better. 11. Chapter 9: Improving your Education and Learning. 12. Chapter 10: Managing your Family and Life Better. 13. Chapter 11: Pre-Classical Ancient Greek Influence 14. Chapter 12: Epilogue 15. Bibliography 16. About the Author
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