You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life (Harper Perennial Olive Editions) - Softcover

From Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the world’s most celebrated and public figures, comes this wise and intimate book on how to get the most out of life—now available in a limited Olive Edition.

One of the most beloved figures of the twentieth century, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt remains a role model for a life well lived. At the age of seventy-six, Roosevelt penned this simple guide to living a fuller life. You Learn by Living is a powerful volume of enduring common sense ideas and heartfelt values. Offering her own philosophy on living, Eleanor takes readers on a path to compassion, confidence, maturity, civic stewardship, and more. Her keys to a fulfilling life?

Learning to Learn · Fear—the Great Enemy · The Uses of Time · The Difficult Art of Maturity · Readjustment is Endless · Learning to Be Useful· the Right to Be an Individual · How to Get the Best Out of People ·Facing Responsibility · How Everyone Can Take Part in Politics · Learning to Be a Public Servant

Informed by her personal experiences as a daughter, wife, parent, and diplomat, this book is a window into Eleanor Roosevelt herself and a trove of timeless wisdom that resonates in any era.