Sisu
The Finnish Art of Courage
$33.36
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2018
Summary
Discover the Finnish quality of sisu and how cultivating it can help you lead a life of greater purpose and happiness.
This ancient Finnish word describes an attitude of courage, resilience, grit, tenacity and perseverance. This key psychological competence enables extraordinary action in times of adversity. To have sisu confers a further dimension of doing so with honesty, integrity and humility.
By cultivating sisu you can:
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781856753807 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1856753808 |
| Author: | Joanna Nylund |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Gaia Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 376g |
| Dimensions: | 182mm x 140mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Joanna Nylund
Joanna Nylund was born and raised in Finland, where she started her writing career doing music reviews for a local magazine at age 15. After studying English literature at university and living in the UK for a few years, she has been working as a translator, journalist, copywriter and photographer. She resides in Helsinki with her husband.
Aside from writing for Finnish newspapers and magazines on topics of culture, literature and history, Joanna is a regular contributor to ThisIsFinland, the Finnish Foreign Ministry’s portal on all things Finnish, and SCAN Magazine. She has to rustle up a bit more sisu whenever cold autumn winds begin beating the Helsinki shoreline where she goes running, but secretly enjoys the challenge.
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