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Available
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Publication
Simon & Schuster (1987)
Description
Points out how you can have a sense of meaning in your life--feel that you are not wasting your time on earth.
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LibraryThing member fingerpost
With Harold Kushner's patient, folksy, easy to follow style, this is an appealing book, if a little weaker than most of his works. As is pretty evident from the title, the subject is figuring out what is missing from your life when it seems like you should have everything needed for happiness. His
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anchor is the book of Ecclesiastes, which along with Job is one of the to most depressing books in the Bible. That said, they are the two books that show us that the authors of the Bible had some of the same doubts and fears we have today. Ecclesiastes searches for meaning and purpose in life, and doesn't really find it. In the end, Kushner does guide us towards an answer. I suspect that some readers will find his answer very rewarding, and others will be quite disappointed at the conclusion of the book and will think, "Is that the best he could come up with?" I fell somewhere between. The last chapter, which sums things up is the strongest. Show Less
LibraryThing member bongo_x
A simple, yet thought provoking book. I don't agree with his take on everything, but I liked it a lot.
LibraryThing member Anne0729
A quote I kept from this book:
" I don't envy people who come into their forties without ever undergoing a serious illness, bereavement, or failure, because I know that sooner or later one will come their way; and I worry that they won't be able to handle it, never having had to do it before."
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The author takes you on a journey with Ecclesiastes to try to find the meaning of life. I will not spoil the outcome for you, but it is an outcome that many people who are monotheistic, agnostic or atheist eventually discover as did Ecclesiastes. The answer is applicable for any generation.
Although written by a Rabbi, the wisdom in this book is applicable to anyone of any belief. Although I don't believe that this is Kushner's most popular book, it just might be his best. He actually ends up answering several questions rather than just THE ONE - this is exceptional work.
" I don't envy people who come into their forties without ever undergoing a serious illness, bereavement, or failure, because I know that sooner or later one will come their way; and I worry that they won't be able to handle it, never having had to do it before."
By A
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Customer from AmazonThe author takes you on a journey with Ecclesiastes to try to find the meaning of life. I will not spoil the outcome for you, but it is an outcome that many people who are monotheistic, agnostic or atheist eventually discover as did Ecclesiastes. The answer is applicable for any generation.
Although written by a Rabbi, the wisdom in this book is applicable to anyone of any belief. Although I don't believe that this is Kushner's most popular book, it just might be his best. He actually ends up answering several questions rather than just THE ONE - this is exceptional work.
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Original publication date
1987
ISBN
0671551817 / 9780671551810