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The Tao of Willie

A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart

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The Tao of Willie

By: Willie Nelson, Turk Pipkin
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte, Turk Pipkin, Willie Nelson
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Born in small-town Texas during the Great Depression, Willie Nelson was raised to believe in helping his neighbors and living without pretense. After many hardscrabble years as a poorly paid songwriter (often watching his work become a gold mine for other performers), Willie finally found his own voice?the gentle but unmistakably honest sound that has made him an American icon. Now the master of harmonization has created a guide to finding harmony in everyday life. Featuring vignettes from each chapter of his seventy-plus years (along with plenty of his favorite jokes), The Tao of Willie captures his views on money, love, war, religion, cowboys, and other essential Willie topics.

Loosely based on the principles of the Chinese philosophy of the Tao Te Cheng, which Willie has admired and followed for much of his adult life, this inspiring and entertaining collection of ?Willie wisdom? takes us from his roadhouse days, when he united redneck rockers with straitlaced country music fans, to the mega-sized benefit concerts and environmentalism that define his boundless heart. In the spirit of his fellow Texan Harvey Penick?s Little Red Book, Willie?s timeless insights sparkle with clarity: It?s like having a one-on-one conversation with the sage himself.

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Critic reviews

"[T]he book is a wily tour through Nelson's obsessions. . . the amusements keep coming.”—The New York Times Book Review

"Seriously fun guide offers readers the full Nelson. . . . [a] whimsical yet serious guide to happiness. . . . The Willie philosophy is simple, a blending of 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you' and 'don't sweat the small stuff.'" —Boston Sunday Herald

"...Nelsonian philosophy on everything from politics to golf." —Time

"Folksy advice, colorful jokes, and anecdotes from the stage."—LIFE magazine
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He would be great to waste time with. I love his take on life and his gentleness

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I'm neither American nor a previous Willie Nelson fan.
I like his values and I'm sure he's an interesting guy but I didn't find what I was looking for in this book, which was Tao wisdom that would help me and be applicable to my life. He grew up in a different time, now has a priviledged position and the jokes are outdated. I didn't look for being convinced of democracy, peace or bio diesel. Maybe it resonates more with a fan or different demographic.

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