Books like How to Live Without Fear and Worry

I originally heard about this book in a talk given by the Buddhist monk Ajahn Brahm on fear. The bottom line in that talk was that fear is generated from considering that you may lose something you are attached to. In his talk Ajahn Brahm mentioned having read this book. Brahm also mentioned that Venerable Dhammananda after a lifetime of being a Buddhist monk, merely laughed when his doctors told him he had cancer.The book didn't have too much directly to say about fear. From Ajahn Brahm's talks I learned that the way to inoculate against fear is to cultivate kindness in the context of a good life. That is what this book describes how to do, how to set up a good life.The author tried, and succeeded in making a Buddhist rendition of Dale Carnagie's classic "How To Live Without Fear And Worry". Instead of folksy, mostly secular stories with some bits of Christianity to flesh out the message, this book uses folksy, mostly secular stories with chunks of Buddhism to flesh out the message.This book doesn't have step by step anti-worry techniques as Carnegi's book does, but it is a much slimmer volume and beautifully written. It was a pleasure to read it. I wish I would have come across it earlier in life.I was surprised to learn that it was a massive hit when it came out.Many Buddhist books in Asia are published by means of charitable donations to cover costs and usually have something printed on the cover that the books are not for sale, asking the reader to pass the book on for free when they are done.Such is the case with this book, which I got from a third party seller working through Amazon. I can't say I am pleased with that as I know that in Asia the poorest of the poor will often make contributions they really can't afford to make in order to support Buddhism. I'm not thrilled with the idea of some bookseller making money off of something other people made donations for in order make a message available to people who might not otherwise be able to afford a book.People interested in reading this book can find it as a freely available PDF via Google.Back to the book. Beautifully written. Comfortable for a wide range of audiences. Perfect for young people, suitable for all.