Life's Little Instruction Book

Simple Wisdom and a Little Humor for Living a Happy and Rewarding Life

By: H. Jackson Brown

Narrated by: Bob Hartman

The #1 New York Times bestseller—now in a fresh new format, offering a new generation simple yet powerful wisdom.

The Life’s Little Instruction Book series has sold more than ten million copies, spent more than two years atop the New York Times bestseller list, and has been translated into 33 languages. Originally written from a father to a son, the book offers insights, simple suggestions, heartfelt humor, and reminders for readers of all ages. This edition offers a new trim size and on-trend design for a new generation.

Literally a list of 600+ life tips

For the most part, this would be a great book for someone in high school, college, or starting their first job. At age 39, I found only a couple nuggets in the list. Still, at only 1.5 hrs, it was a nice passive listen while multi-tasking other things. Personally, I think some of the advice given is a bit too binary/prescriptive (e.g. "Don't gamble"), since it is one father's advice to his son and thus not meant to be universal. Not sure I'd hand this in its exact form to my own kid one day, but rather perhaps draw inspiration from it to make my own version or something.