Books and Writing
Unable to find a publisher for The Game of Life and How to Play It she published it herself in 1925. "Your Word is Your Wand" was published in 1928 and The Secret Door to Success was published in 1940 shortly before her death on October 17, 1940. The Power of the Spoken Word is a compendium of her notes, gathered by a student and published posthumously in 1945.
Florence Scovel Shinn's first book can be downloaded in pdf format at the following site:
- The Game of Life and How to Play it
Extracts from all of her books can be read online at the following links:
- The Game of Life and how to play it (1925)
- Your Word is your Wand (1928)
- The Secret Door to Success (1940)
- The Power of the Spoken Word (1945 - notes published posthumously)
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