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Title: Living a Life That Matters: Resolving the Conflict Between Conscience and Success by Harold S. Kushner ISBN: 0-375-41063-5 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 04 September, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An engaging conversation.
Comment: If you could spend some time with an elder who is passionate
about the topic of how to find meaning in one's life, it would be
Harold S. Kushner. In his book, "LIVING A LIFE THAT MATTERS,"
Kushner, a rabbi, draws extensively from the Old Testament to
examine the course of one's lifetime as a series of ever-changing
challenges. He explores greed and generosity, dishonesty and
truthfulness, all the while striving to find the lesson, the kernel of
truth that he can share with his readers to re-affirm that life has a
purpose.
In the end, the "Life that Matters" is one in which we
make a positive difference to others, a life guided by care,
compassion, courage, and faith. We all think about what we want
to do with our lives at one point or another, and good authors can
help us see possibilities we may have overlooked. For those who
want to strengthen their ability to live fully and make a difference
in the quality of living in their world, I wholeheartedly recommend
Ariel and Shya Kane's "WORKING ON YOURSELF DOESN'T WORK" -
another booked which truly moved me.
Rating: 5
Summary: Doing Well by Doing Good.
Comment: Rabbi Kushner's latest book offers wonderful reflections on living a life with purpose and meaning. Having had the opportunity to read this book amidst the news of terror and destruction emanating from NYC, his words become even more poignant as many of us seek to reconcile the basic human drive to achieve and succeed in a material world with the desire to craft lives devoted to spiritual and emotional enrichment.
The author articulately conveys the "need to matter" so important in our daily lives whether it be in our chosen career, our relationships with family, or in society in general. The theme of this book reminds me of Victor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" in that Rabbi Kushner reminds us that a life worth living is a life filled with love friendship and devotion.
Rating: 5
Summary: A book that truly matters
Comment: In my years of ministry, I have held the hand of many dying persons. And you know what? Never has one said "I wish I had spent more time at work", or "My life would have been complete if I had got that promotion." Nope. They talk about words of love unsaid, words of anger they wish they could unsay, time that should have been spent with their kids and family that they wasted on chasing an ephemeral ideal of 'success'.
In Living a Life that Matters, Kushner has given us a timely examination of why it is that so many in our culture spend their valuable time striving for a culturally defined success that doesn't really matter, and how to reevaluate and reorient for a meaningful life. Kushner's wonderful stories and examples, as well as clear entertaining writing make this a gem. It's easy to read, and as deep as the night sky.
If you are a person with an unsettled feeling in your soul, wondering what your life really means after all, Kushner's book is a great place to start looking for answers.
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Title: When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner ISBN: 0380603926 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 February, 1983 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: How Good Do We Have to Be? A New Understanding of Guilt and Forgiveness by Harold S. Kushner ISBN: 0316519332 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Lord Is My Shepherd: The Healing Wisdom of the Twenty-Third Psalm by Harold S. Kushner ISBN: 1400040566 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: When All You'Ve Ever Wanted Isn't Enough by Harold Kushner ISBN: 0743234731 Publisher: Fireside Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Who Needs God by Harold Kushner ISBN: 0743234774 Publisher: Fireside Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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