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Florence Scovel Shinn, in her own words.

All four of her books, free to read in full. Each chapter has a short summary and a set of common questions — and members can read alongside a companion that answers anything you ask.

HOW TO PLAY IT The Game ofLife FLORENCE SCOVEL SHINN 1925 · THE FLORENCE GAME ARCHIVE
1925

The Game of Life and How to Play It

Her first and most influential book. Florence reframes life not as a battle to be fought but as a game with knowable rules — and shows how the words you speak and the inner pictures you hold quietly set those rules in motion.

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A BOOK OF AFFIRMATIONS Your WordIs YourWand FLORENCE SCOVEL SHINN 1928 · THE FLORENCE GAME ARCHIVE
1928

Your Word Is Your Wand

A working handbook of affirmations for money, love, health, work, and the ordinary emergencies of a life. For each one she gives the exact words to speak, on the conviction that the right word, said with faith, is a wand that changes conditions.

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THE SECRET DOOR The SecretDoorto Success FLORENCE SCOVEL SHINN 1940 · THE FLORENCE GAME ARCHIVE
1940

The Secret Door to Success

Written near the end of her life, this is Florence at her most assured. Each chapter takes a single obstacle — a debt, a fear, a road that seems closed — and shows the secret door that opens once you stop forcing and start trusting.

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HER LATER TEACHING The Power ofthe SpokenWord FLORENCE SCOVEL SHINN 1945 · THE FLORENCE GAME ARCHIVE
1945

The Power of the Spoken Word

Gathered from her later teaching, these chapters circle one idea: that a fearless, faith-filled word is the most powerful instrument a person owns. Her most direct book on speech as a force that shapes events.

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