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Leo F. Buscaglia


Born
in The United States
March 31, 1924

Died
June 11, 1998

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known as "Dr. Love"

Dr. Felice Leonardo Buscaglia Ph.D. was a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California. He was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School (Los Angeles).

Leo Buscaglia authored a number of New York Times bestselling inspirational books on love and human reticences on the subject, including The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, Bus 9 to Paradise, Living Loving and Learning, Love and My Father. In lectures he often protested, in outrage at the comparative absence of writings on the subject, "I got the copyright for love!!!" ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 17,349 ratings · 1,181 reviews · 79 distinct works • Similar authors
Living, Loving & Learning
4.24 avg rating — 6,819 ratings — published 1982 — 48 editions
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Love
4.24 avg rating — 3,607 ratings — published 1972 — 57 editions
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The Fall of Freddie the Lea...
4.30 avg rating — 1,767 ratings — published 1982 — 26 editions
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Loving Each Other: The Chal...
4.09 avg rating — 1,495 ratings — published 1984 — 39 editions
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Personhood: The Art of Bein...
4.21 avg rating — 775 ratings — published 1957 — 27 editions
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Bus 9 to Paradise
4.01 avg rating — 659 ratings — published 1986 — 24 editions
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Born for Love: Reflections ...
4.10 avg rating — 614 ratings — published 1987 — 22 editions
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4.06 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 1987 — 23 editions
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Way of the Bull
3.85 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 1957 — 32 editions
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Papa, My Father: A Celebrat...
4.13 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 1989 — 13 editions
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“Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”
― Leo F. Buscaglia
tags: inspiration, wisdom
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“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
― Leo Buscaglia
tags: compassion, empathy, inspirational, listening
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“The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.”
― Leo Buscaglia
tags: be-yourself, inspirational, self-determination
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Leo F. Buscaglia. What is your favorite color in autumn leaves?


The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages

Scarlet sugar maples
 
  6 votes, 33.3%

Can't decide. I like them all.
 
  4 votes, 22.2%

Glowing aspens
 
  3 votes, 16.7%

Golden oaks
 
  1 vote, 5.6%

Orange primroses
 
  1 vote, 5.6%

Dazzling yellow milkweeds
 
  1 vote, 5.6%

Scarlet Virginia Creeper
 
  1 vote, 5.6%

I don't know (write-in)
 
  1 vote, 5.6%

Cinnamon
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Persimmon scrub oaks
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Brown cottonwoods
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Apricot aspens (seen today for the first time)
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

18 total votes
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