The Choice (1984)

by Og Mandino

Members	Reviews	Popularity	Average rating	Conversations
353	2	73,600	(3.82)	None
Choice! The key is Choice. Younbsp;nbsp;have options. You need not spend your lifenbsp;nbsp;wallowing in failure, ignorance, grief, poverty, shame,nbsp;nbsp;and self-pity. But, hold on! If this is true thennbsp;nbsp;why have so many among us apparently elected tonbsp;nbsp;live in that manner? The answer is obvious. Those whonbsp;nbsp;live in unhappy failure have never exercised theirnbsp;nbsp;options for a better way of life because they havenbsp;nbsp;never been aware that they had anynbsp;nbsp;Choices !… (more)

all members

▾Members

Recently added by

xlnc, stacyclegg, FalmouthBCLibrary, SusieMcClureLibrary, MuhammedSalem, tlohry, John385, Connells, jethro318, karilucille

▾Tags

▾LibraryThing Recommendations

▾Lists

None

▾Will you like it?

▾Conversations (About links)

No current Talk conversations about this book.

▾Member reviews

date ▼ | votes

Showing 2 of 2

The choice a man makes to put his family before his career. He becomes a famous writer and must choose his life or his younger sons. Seems like a no brainer, right? (

)

VhartPowers | Dec 27, 2018 |

Great success comes with the willingness to pay a great price

Every moment towards the life that we all want contains within it the possibility for a choice--a choice to do the right thing which gives us power and peace.

Time is shorter than you think; take action now.

Like many self-improvement books, this one is more about catalyzing the motivation to do something great, more than a magic pill for making life better. Well done, and worth re-reading. (

)

RedCrystal | Jan 3, 2012 |

date ▼ | votes

Showing 2 of 2

▾Published reviews

no reviews | add a review

▾Other authors

» Add other authors (1 possible)

▾Series and work relationships

▾Awards and Honors

view history

▾Common Knowledge

You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.

For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.

Canonical title

Original title

The choice

Alternative titles

Original publication date

1984

People/Characters

Important places

Important events

Related movies

Epigraph

I am bigger than anything that can happen to me. All these things, sorrow, misfortune, and suffering, are outside my door. I am in the house and I have the key.
--Charles fletcher Lummis

Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation...
--James Allen

Dedication

Dedicated to a beautiful lady who taught me the true meaning of love, many years ago...my sister, Jackie

First words

The only calendar I need is just outside my window.

Quotations

Last words

(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)

Disambiguation notice

Publisher's editors

Blurbers

Peale, Norman Vincent

Original language

Canonical DDC/MDS

Canonical LCC

▾References

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English

None

▾Book descriptions

Choice! The key is Choice. Younbsp;nbsp;have options. You need not spend your lifenbsp;nbsp;wallowing in failure, ignorance, grief, poverty, shame,nbsp;nbsp;and self-pity. But, hold on! If this is true thennbsp;nbsp;why have so many among us apparently elected tonbsp;nbsp;live in that manner? The answer is obvious. Those whonbsp;nbsp;live in unhappy failure have never exercised theirnbsp;nbsp;options for a better way of life because they havenbsp;nbsp;never been aware that they had anynbsp;nbsp;Choices !

▾Library descriptions

No library descriptions found.

▾LibraryThing members' description

Book description

Haiku summary