Discover 7 short books that may take only hours to read but leave deep, lasting lessons that quietly change how you see life.

A heartfelt new paperback collection transforms ordinary moments into soulful reflections on joy, heartbreak, and the ...

Among the weathered and once-cracked headstones in Michigan’s historic Brighton Village Cemetery, the dual grave markers for Lt. Col. John Gilluly stand out. American decline, or a rebound? Trump ...

“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about branding, burnout, and redefining ambition. Earlier this month, music industry matriarch Tina Knowles – mother of ...

We often complain about having too little time, yet Seneca, the ancient Stoic philosopher, argues that we possess more than enough. Written nearly two thousand years ago, On the Shortness of Life ...

Remember Jo Dee Messina? “Life Is Good” is one of her finest country tunes, and its life lesson is pretty direct: Life is just too short to let negativity get in the way of enjoying it. She’s right, ...

Alim Braxton, aka Michael Jerome Braxton, has a lot to say about life, death, and finding purpose. His message is urgent because he is not sure how much time he has. Braxton is a prisoner on death row ...

If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you’ve seen the world change in ways no one could have imagined. From black-and-white TVs to smartphones, from handwritten letters to instant messages—Boomers ...

James Fisher-Clegg is a freelance writer from Vancouver, Washington. He graduated from Eastern Washington University where he earned a degree in Film. In high school, he discovered his love of ...

The movie is turning 30, but these nuggets of wisdom are timeless. June 6, 2014 -- intro: "Ghostbusters" hit movie theaters 30 years ago on Saturday, but its life lessons are timeless. Diehard fans of ...