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PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-101501129058

ISBN-139781501129056

eBay Product ID (ePID)22065848618

Product Key Features

Book TitleBen and Me : in Search of a Founder's Formula for a Long and Useful Life

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2025

TopicUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Special Interest / General, United States / General, Historical

GenreTravel, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorEric Weiner

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-058232

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal973.3092

SynopsisIn Ben & Me --part biography, part travelogue, part personal chronicle-- New York Times -bestselling author Eric Weiner follows in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin and plumbs his life for inspiring and useful lessons for the rest of us., Ben Franklin lingers in our lives and in our imaginations. Franklin was a founder, statesman, scientist, inventor, diplomat, publisher, humorist, and philosopher. He believed in the American experiment, but Ben Franklin's greatest experiment was . . . Ben Franklin. In that spirit of self-invention, Eric Weiner embarks on an ambitious quest to live the way Ben lived. Not a conventional biography, Ben & Me is a guide to living and thinking well, as Ben Franklin did. As Weiner follows Franklin from Philadelphia to Paris, Boston to London, we encounter the printing press (the Internet of its day), early medicine, diplomatic intrigue, and, of course, electricity. And we learn about ethics, persuasion, humor, regret, appetite, and so much more. Engaging, smart, moving, and quirky, Ben & Me distills the essence of Franklin's ideas into grounded, practical wisdom for all of us., Part biography, part travelogue, part self-help, New York Times bestselling author Eric Weiner follows in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin, mining his life for inspiration and practical lessons for living a purposeful and virtuous life. Ben Franklin lingers in our lives and in our imaginations. One of only two non-presidents to appear on US currency, Franklin was a founder, statesman, scientist, inventor, diplomat, publisher, humorist, and philosopher. He believed in the American experiment, but Ben Franklin's greatest experiment was...Ben Franklin. In that spirit of betterment, Eric Weiner embarks on an ambitious quest to live the way Ben lived. "A warm combination of homage and introspective memoir" ( Kirkus Reviews ), Ben & Me is a guide to living and thinking well, as Ben Franklin did. It is also about curiosity, respect for virtue, and, most of all, the elusive goal of self-improvement. As Weiner follows Franklin from Philadelphia to Paris, Boston to London, he attempts to uncover Ben's life lessons, large and small. We learn how to improve a relationship with someone by inducing them to do a favor for you--a psychological phenomenon now known as The Ben Franklin Effect. We learn about the printing press (the internet of its day), early medicine, diplomatic intrigue, and, of course, electricity. And we learn about ethics, persuasion, humor, regret, appetite, and so much more. At a time when history is either neglected or contested, Weiner argues we have much to learn from the past and that we'd all be better off if we acted and thought a bit more like Ben did, even if he didn't always live up to his own high ideals. Engaging, smart, moving, and quirky, Ben & Me distills the essence of Franklin's ideas into grounded, practical wisdom for all of us.

LC Classification NumberE302.6.F8W546 2024