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    Little Wave and Old Swell: A Fable of Life and Its Passing
    Little Wave and Old Swell: A Fable of Life and Its Passing
    Little Wave and Old Swell: A Fable of Life and Its Passing
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    Little Wave and Old Swell: A Fable of Life and Its Passing

    By Jim Ballard and Kenneth Blanchard

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    Little Wave and Old Swell recounts a journey across the sea made by impetuous Little Wave and his sage teacher, Old Swell. Their allegorical adventure points young and old readers toward the enduring questions: Where did I come from? What is the nature of life? What happens when I die?

    Old Swell's lessons remind us to stop amidst the rush and clamor of life, calm ourselves, and look within. Little Wave's misadventures show us how our noisy, competitive lives can distract us from life's important questions. The book's mantra Don't hurry; don't stop suggests the pace of a long ocean swell as an alternative to today's frenetic tempo.

    Written with uncomplicated charm by Jim Ballard -- including original oil paintings by Catherine M. Elliott and a foreword by bestselling author, Ken Blanchard -- this timeless tale is certain to take its place with other classic and engaging parables such as The Little Prince and Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin/Beyond Words
    Release dateJun 19, 2007
    ISBN9781416565406
    Little Wave and Old Swell: A Fable of Life and Its Passing
    Author

    Jim Ballard

    Jim Ballard has written a number of inspirational books, including Mind Like Water and What's the Rush? He has coauthored several popular books along with bestselling business guru Ken Blanchard. Teachings of the worldrenown author and yogi Paramahansa Yogananda inspired Jim to write this wave fable. Jim is a business consultant, hospice volunteer, and Big Brother. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Please visit Jim's website at www.littlewave.org.

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      Little Wave and Old Swell - Jim Ballard

      Little Wave and Old Swell

      Copyright © 2007 by Jim Ballard

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever without the prior written permission of Atria Books/Beyond Words Publishing, Inc., except where permitted by law.

      Managing editors: Henry Covi, Lindsay S. Brown

      Proofreaders: Jessica Bryan and Marvin Moore

      Illustrator: Catherine M. Elliott

      ATRIABOOKS and colophon are trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

      Beyond Words Publishing is a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Ballard, Jim

         Little Wave and Old Swell : a fable of life and its passing / Jim Ballard ; inspired by Paramahansa Yogananda ; foreword by Ken Blanchard.—1st ed.

            p. cm.

      1. Life—Religious aspects—Self-Realization Fellowship. 2. Death—Religious aspects—Self-Realization Fellowship. I. Yogananda, Paramahansa, 1893–1952. II. Title.

         BP605.S4B35 2006

         158—dc22

                                                    2006000151

      ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-6540-6

      ISBN-10: 1-4165-6540-X

           The corporate mission of Beyond Words Publishing, Inc.: Inspire to Integrity

      Visit us on the World Wide Web:

      http://www.SimonSays.com

      Lovingly dedicated to the matchless one

      whose precepts have given birth to

      this little story

      Contents

      Foreword

      one

      The Journey

      two

      The Game

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