With more than 500,000 copies in print of his Black Pearls series and his Kwanza cookbook, Eric Copage has a strong audience as an author of inspirational books. Now he offers a unique collection of practical advice and simple guidelines for living. This is a valuable treasury of stories, anecdotes, folk tales and inspirational accounts from ordinary people, each illustrating a different aspect of life - love, self-esteem, family, wisdom, tenacity, creativity and faith. Each chapter finishes with a recipe for incorporating these qualities into daily life.