How to Live: An Introduction by Scott F. Parker
Non Fiction
48 pages
5.5" by 7" single signature with hand sewn binding
Published March 2016
How to Live: An Introduction is a collection of aphorisms that begs to be read and reread. A rumination on being, a work that circles "thinking about thinking", this chapbook is a must-read for anyone looking to dig a little deeper or reach a little further toward thoughtfulness, existence, the self, or even how to live. A wonderful gift of introspection, questioning, and quick observation, Parker's collection is one that any thinker will enjoy reading one, two, or hundreds of times.
from "Prelude to a Manifesto"
... The human being, trembling beneath the burden of being, calls out: Please. There is a response. Or perhaps an echo. Or maybe there was no response. The human being is uncertain. The human being—what?—continues . . . and eventually encounters other human beings. They interrupt the silence with words. They speak. One of the humans says to the others, Let me tell you a story. They listen. After the story is told, another human says, Thank you for this story. Here is another. They go on this way, they go on. ...
Non Fiction
48 pages
5.5" by 7" single signature with hand sewn binding
Published March 2016
How to Live: An Introduction is a collection of aphorisms that begs to be read and reread. A rumination on being, a work that circles "thinking about thinking", this chapbook is a must-read for anyone looking to dig a little deeper or reach a little further toward thoughtfulness, existence, the self, or even how to live. A wonderful gift of introspection, questioning, and quick observation, Parker's collection is one that any thinker will enjoy reading one, two, or hundreds of times.
from "Prelude to a Manifesto"
... The human being, trembling beneath the burden of being, calls out: Please. There is a response. Or perhaps an echo. Or maybe there was no response. The human being is uncertain. The human being—what?—continues . . . and eventually encounters other human beings. They interrupt the silence with words. They speak. One of the humans says to the others, Let me tell you a story. They listen. After the story is told, another human says, Thank you for this story. Here is another. They go on this way, they go on. ...
Non Fiction
48 pages
5.5" by 7" single signature with hand sewn binding
Published March 2016
How to Live: An Introduction is a collection of aphorisms that begs to be read and reread. A rumination on being, a work that circles "thinking about thinking", this chapbook is a must-read for anyone looking to dig a little deeper or reach a little further toward thoughtfulness, existence, the self, or even how to live. A wonderful gift of introspection, questioning, and quick observation, Parker's collection is one that any thinker will enjoy reading one, two, or hundreds of times.
from "Prelude to a Manifesto"
... The human being, trembling beneath the burden of being, calls out: Please. There is a response. Or perhaps an echo. Or maybe there was no response. The human being is uncertain. The human being—what?—continues . . . and eventually encounters other human beings. They interrupt the silence with words. They speak. One of the humans says to the others, Let me tell you a story. They listen. After the story is told, another human says, Thank you for this story. Here is another. They go on this way, they go on. ...