Discourses on the Sober Life Contributor(s): Cornero, Luigi (Author), Cornaro, Louis (Author), Shelton, Herbert M. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1564596559 ISBN-13: 9781564596550 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1996 Annotation: Introduction by: Carrington, Hereward; Shelton, Herbert M.Louis. Cornaro lived to be 102 in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He was told at the age of 40 he didn't have long to live. He reformed his diet and mode of living and reached an age quite unusual for his era. First Discourse: On a temperate and healthful life; Second Discourse: Showing the surest method of correcting an infirm constitution; Third Discourse: The method of enjoying complete happiness in old age; Fourth Discourse: An exhortation to a sober and regular life, in order to attain old age. |
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BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Healthy Living - Self-help | Aging - Health & Fitness | Diet & Nutrition - Weight Loss |
Dewey: 612.68 |
Physical Information: 0.24" H x 8.26" W x 11" (0.60 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged |
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