Only a Peanuts completist needs Peanuts Guide to Life (128 6x6-inch pages, b/w; Running Press hardcover; a Gift Book from Hallmark, $12.95). Instead of reprinting whole strips, the unnamed editors have compiled an assortment of “wise sayings” culled from the strip: “Life is like an ice cream cone: you have to learn to lick it.” —Charlie Brown; “Keep looking up: that’s the secret of life.” —Snoopy; “When you go someplace nice, you should always shine your feet.” —Snoopy again; “I’ve got to stop this business of talking without thinking.” —Linus; “I guess babysitters are like used cars: you never really know what you’re getting.” —Schroeder. Each saying appears alone on a page in Schulz’s distinctive lettering style, and facing that page is a picture of the person being quoted. Altogether, about 59 wise sayings — enough, surely, for a lifetime.
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