In New Book, the Heroes of America’s Past Inspire Time-Traveling Boy to Live a Life of Purpose: Ten Famous Quotes Form the Basis of Author’s New Year’s Resolutions
December 21, 2005 (Press Release) --
In a unique history book, twelve-year-old Anthony steps through the picture frame on his bedroom wall and meets the heroes of America’s past.
The book, Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame ($35, www.MagicPictureFrame.com), grabs attention with amazing digital photography that places the author’s real-life son in the cockpit of the Spirit of St. Louis with Charles Lindbergh, on the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on Normandy beach on D-Day, in Thomas Edison’s laboratory when the light bulb is invented, on the baseball diamond with Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, and alongside Dr. Jonas Salk to help invent the polio vaccine. The Web site displays some of the book's captivating photographs.
It’s the book’s moral lessons and Anthony’s conversations with the heroes of the past that can provide inspiration for people—young and old alike—who will soon be making New Year’s resolutions.
The chapter about Lindbergh’s flight is about perseverance. The story of Lou Gehrig is one of a virtuous life. The chapter about Thomas Edison is really about business. The story of Apollo 11 is about wonder, taking risks, and courage. The story of Dr. Jonas Salk and the cure for polio is really about dedicating one’s life to a higher purpose. Anthony’s observation of D-Day and the liberation of the death camps during the Holocaust is a testament to the reality of evil and the need to fight it.
Anthony learns that the heroes of the past have something important to tell us: "That the purpose of life is to live a life of purpose, and doing the right thing always matters.”
Resolve to live life to the fullest:
1. Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut: “To go places and to do things that have never been done before—that’s what life is all about.”
2. Helen Keller, author and educator: “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
Resolve to choose your destiny:
3. William Jennings Bryan, American orator: “Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
4. Charles Lindbergh, pilot of the Spirit of St. Louis: “The important thing is to start; to lay a plan, and then follow it step by step no matter how small or large each one by itself may seem.”
Resolve to take advantage of opportunity:
5. Antonio Gaetano, Anthony’s great-grandfather: “America is a place where every morning brings new hope and the opportunity for a fresh start. In America, your past is not your future—if you don’t want it to be.”
6. Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
7. Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet: “This time, like all times, is a very good one if we but know what to do with it.”
Resolve to work hard:
8. Lou Gehrig, baseball player: “My success came from one word—hustle.”
9. Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States: “I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”
Resolve to be true to yourself, and to give of yourself:
10. Dr. Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine: “Do what makes your heart leap.”
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame ($35) is available at www.MagicPictureFrame.com, or by calling toll-free: 1-800-247-6553.
The book, Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame ($35, www.MagicPictureFrame.com), grabs attention with amazing digital photography that places the author’s real-life son in the cockpit of the Spirit of St. Louis with Charles Lindbergh, on the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on Normandy beach on D-Day, in Thomas Edison’s laboratory when the light bulb is invented, on the baseball diamond with Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, and alongside Dr. Jonas Salk to help invent the polio vaccine. The Web site displays some of the book's captivating photographs.
It’s the book’s moral lessons and Anthony’s conversations with the heroes of the past that can provide inspiration for people—young and old alike—who will soon be making New Year’s resolutions.
The chapter about Lindbergh’s flight is about perseverance. The story of Lou Gehrig is one of a virtuous life. The chapter about Thomas Edison is really about business. The story of Apollo 11 is about wonder, taking risks, and courage. The story of Dr. Jonas Salk and the cure for polio is really about dedicating one’s life to a higher purpose. Anthony’s observation of D-Day and the liberation of the death camps during the Holocaust is a testament to the reality of evil and the need to fight it.
Anthony learns that the heroes of the past have something important to tell us: "That the purpose of life is to live a life of purpose, and doing the right thing always matters.”
Resolve to live life to the fullest:
1. Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut: “To go places and to do things that have never been done before—that’s what life is all about.”
2. Helen Keller, author and educator: “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
Resolve to choose your destiny:
3. William Jennings Bryan, American orator: “Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
4. Charles Lindbergh, pilot of the Spirit of St. Louis: “The important thing is to start; to lay a plan, and then follow it step by step no matter how small or large each one by itself may seem.”
Resolve to take advantage of opportunity:
5. Antonio Gaetano, Anthony’s great-grandfather: “America is a place where every morning brings new hope and the opportunity for a fresh start. In America, your past is not your future—if you don’t want it to be.”
6. Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
7. Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet: “This time, like all times, is a very good one if we but know what to do with it.”
Resolve to work hard:
8. Lou Gehrig, baseball player: “My success came from one word—hustle.”
9. Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States: “I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”
Resolve to be true to yourself, and to give of yourself:
10. Dr. Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine: “Do what makes your heart leap.”
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame ($35) is available at www.MagicPictureFrame.com, or by calling toll-free: 1-800-247-6553.
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