By Skip Prichard
Center Street 2018
178 pages Self-Help
I was with my oldest grandson last weekend. He is struggling
to understand what he should be doing with his life. His parents are incredibly
patient with him while he is slowly coming to some decisions about his
future. He told me that he was
developing a plan—a major step toward maturity, I thought.
The Book of Mistakes is a self-help book disguised as a
parable. As a person who has reviewed many self-help books over the course of
my career as a book reviewer, I found this to be a refreshing change of pace. Two
stories are being told. One is of Aria, a young woman in Revolutionary times
who is entrusted with a book of wisdom—wisdom for the ages. The other is of
David, a young man just beginning his career in the current era and questioning
if it is what he should be doing. He receives the wisdom from the book in small
batches from a variety of people and finds that this wisdom is changing his life. Following each of the episodes,
David finds wisdom in the form of lists of mistakes while Aria learns three
laws or life lessons to guide future behavior and achievement.
Prichard, who is a successful businessman, relates his
lessons for life success in a unique format. I believe that The
Book of Mistakes would be a valuable gift for a recent graduate or
someone, like my grandson, who is floundering a bit to find his place in the
world. It is straightforward in the lessons it is teaching, but disguised as
fiction to make it easy to read. Prichard says that after reading thousands of
books, “I’ve condensed all the information, all of the books, all the stories,
all of my own experience into a simple story that will help guide you along
your success path.”
Thanks to the publicist for sharing it with me. Prichard’s
website is https://www.skipprichard.com/
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