Adventures in Contentment David Grayson 9781537305127 Books
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Ray Stannard Baker (April 17, 1870 in Lansing, Michigan – July 12, 1946 in Amherst, Massachusetts)(also known by his pen name David Grayson) was an American journalist, historian, biographer, and author. ADVENTURES IN CONTENTMENT I. "THE BURDEN OF THE VALLEY OF VISION" I came here eight years ago as the renter of this farm, of which soon afterward I became the owner. The time before that I like to forget. The chief impression it left, upon my memory, now happily growing indistinct, is of being hurried faster than I could well travel. From the moment, as a boy of seventeen, I first began to pay my own way, my days were ordered by an inscrutable power which drove me hourly to my task. I was rarely allowed to look up or down, but always forward, toward that vague Success which we Americans love to glorify.
Adventures in Contentment David Grayson 9781537305127 Books
My husband and I found a beautiful, green, hardcover 1907 publication of this book at an estate sale having never heard of it and got it with the sole intention of using it as a coffee table decoration. Well one day I happened to flip it open and read the intro/foreword aloud, and we fell in love! I am 27 and my husband is 32 and we have LOVED reading this book out loud to each other at night after putting our young kids to bed. It's funny and well-written but not so antiquated that it's exhausting to read or follow along with. If you live in the city but have a soft spot in your heart for the country or slower, better days, you simply MUST treat yourself to this book. And if you're really lucky you will find an old, original copy one day which makes it even more enjoyable and sentimental. But since those go for around $25 on eBay, I was happy to find these simple, cheaper paperback copies to give as gifts to friends and family. :)Product details
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Adventures in Contentment David Grayson 9781537305127 Books Reviews
A Gem of early 20th century writing with great insight into the dynamic tensions of the briefly earthbound spiritual being in the most poetic terms. All poised in the melancholic tradition. "Adventure" is strangely an apt term here, as most of us 21st century citizens of earth would laugh at what appears to be such an gross overstatement-- Adventures in Contentment! Yet those of us moderns who can tame our socially popular "Been there done that..." attitude about life are offered a portal to contentment by learning to see the world in a new light, regardless of current surroundings and conditions.
Good reading but such small print I don't have it read yet. It takes work to read it.
This is a good book for quiet reading in the evening. As you go along with the farmer you will find interesting characters and words to carry with you.
I started by downloading the version. When I tried to start reading it, my Touch hung for about 5 min, then rebooted. I then downloaded the ePub version and converted it to MOBI using Calibre. That version also hung and rebooted my Touch. Finally, after using Calibre to convert it to TXT format, and uploading that version, I am able to read the book.
David Grayson's story "A Day of Pleasant Bread" has been read in our family as a yearly Christmas story for at least five decades. The author's delightful phrases, evocative descriptions, humorous turns and quips, great dialogue and practical and simple philosophy, remain a favorite. Who can forget the description of Harriet's breakfast, the crunch of the snow or the clear air that "goes to one's head like wine"; or the discovery of the goldmine of the "cold and starving" millionaire neighbors on Christmas morning! And the remainder of his stories are equally as good...!
The title is what drew me to this book. After reading it, "adventures" might be a bit strong of a word. "Little events" might be a better description. Regardless, I found it a very pleasant work to read. The author leaves his rat race life in the city and moves to the country to farm. The book is his reflections on the simple things in life that end up being truly fulfilling. One of my favorite quotes is in reference to his having time to read in the winter evenings "Let the wind blow outside and the snow drift in piles around the doorway and the blinds rattle--I have before me a whole long pleasant evening". That's the way I felt as I read the book. I only took a break from reading it because I had to.
I read Adventures in Contentment because it was my Father's favorite book. Although nearly a century has passed since Mr. Grayson's adventures. It would afford us much benefit to heed his sentiments. A life in the country may not be possible for all of us--it's presently not for me--but life is sweeter if we'll turn off the set early enough to spend time in a god book, or to rise a little earlier so we can step outside and hear the birds before the sound of traffic drowns them out, or planting a little garden to work in. I not only recommend reading this book, but reading it periodically and sharing it with a friend.
My husband and I found a beautiful, green, hardcover 1907 publication of this book at an estate sale having never heard of it and got it with the sole intention of using it as a coffee table decoration. Well one day I happened to flip it open and read the intro/foreword aloud, and we fell in love! I am 27 and my husband is 32 and we have LOVED reading this book out loud to each other at night after putting our young kids to bed. It's funny and well-written but not so antiquated that it's exhausting to read or follow along with. If you live in the city but have a soft spot in your heart for the country or slower, better days, you simply MUST treat yourself to this book. And if you're really lucky you will find an old, original copy one day which makes it even more enjoyable and sentimental. But since those go for around $25 on eBay, I was happy to find these simple, cheaper paperback copies to give as gifts to friends and family. )
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