The author recounts his descent into despair and his discovery of spiritual nourishment in the works of Aristotle, Emerson, Ben Franklin, and Plato, and enumerates the seventeen rules that helped transform his life.

Og Mandino was one of the leading inspirational authors in the world. But once, he was a thirty-five-year-old derelict who nearly spent his last few dollars on a suicide gun. In A Better Way to Live, he describes the joyously redemptive process that turned a down-and-out alcoholic into a millionaire and a happy man within ten years. Og Mandino is the only person who could tell this heartwarming tale of personal triumph—because it is his own true story. And it can profoundly influence your life. Here are the principles that turned Og Mandino’s life around: his seventeen “Rules to Live By.”

“The Older I get and the longer I live, I ‘ve discovered that the only way to conquer life, is to live each day with all of the love, gusto, and gratitude that we can muster; then look up and take a deep breath of that fresh air, and thank God for the gift of a new day; and live this day with as few frowns as possible and a basket full of smiles ” Og Mandino