# The Game of Life and How to Play It The Self-help Classic

**The classic self-help guide, full of timeless wisdom**

Florence Scovel Shinn’s _The Game of Life and How to Play It_ first appeared in bookstores in 1925 and is now considered a classic in the self-help genre. The author’s insights into achieving meaning, happiness and success are just as relevant and effective today as they were nearly a century ago, hence its reissue as part of the exciting Capstone Classics line.

This collectible, hard-back edition of _The Game of Life and How to Play It_ includes an insightful introduction by series editor and self-help expert Tom Butler-Bowdon. Tom is an authority on classic self-help texts and adroitly connects the content of this book with the concerns of modern readers.

-   Enjoy the colourful anecdotes of 1920s New York that have made Scovel Shinn’s book a cult classic
-   Discover the original “life hacks” for advancing in every area of your life, from health to wealth to love
-   Succeed by attuning yourself with the unchanging principles that govern the universe

With the release of this Capstone Classics edition, we finally have an authoritative, collectible version of _The Game of Life and How to Play It_. Find out why _The Game of Life and How to Play It_ is one of the defining self-help guides of the 20th century.

## Details

- **Price:** 15.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** John Wiley & Sons
- **Type:** Florence Scovel Shinn

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
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| Default Title | 15.00 GBP | In stock |

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