Goodlife: Mastering the Art of Everyday Living [Paperback]

Jay (ed) Cordes Helen and Walljasper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1997

Discover hundreds of fresh ideas and insights that can enrich your life in ways both large and small. The best of the best advice and analysis, wisdom and whimsy from the pages of Utne Reader. Goodlife reveals surprising answers to today's most pressing personal questions: How do I find more time in my life? Make work more meaningful? How can I deepen my sex life? Strengthen family ties? Simplify? Laugh more? Goodlife helps you shape a more enjoyable life and a brighter future for yourself, your family, and the world around you.

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Hundreds of fresh ideals and insights from some of the leading thinkers and writers of our era: Dave Barry on "What You Need to Know About S-E-X," Calvin Trillin on "Havin' Fun, Texas-Style," Barbara Ehrenreich on "Our Overemphasis on Exercise," Jeremy Rifkin on "Slowing Down the Pace of Life," Thich Nhat Hanh on "Making Housework Enjoyable," Wendell Berry on "The Social Significance of Your Supper," and many many more.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Lens Pub Co Inc (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965381617
• ISBN-13: 978-0965381611
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,333,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Need a mini pep-talk? Need a quick insight?, April 18, 2002

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Nelson (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goodlife: Mastering the Art of Everyday Living (Paperback)

I read this book as part of a college course on philosophy. I found it to be very insightful and provides a good overview of multiple ways to look at a topic. It talks about sex, love, children... all the important "meaningful" life subjects. Sometimes serious, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, the articles are short bites of wisdom from those who have traveled the proverbial road of life. I have re-read sections of this book over and over - I find it a great comfort book when trying to redirect my thinking in life toward appreciating all the good things.

For those who are familiar with the "chicken soup for the soul" series, you will find this collection more introspective, more thought provoking, and more applicable to your daily life. It addresses issues like "finding time", "deepening love & sex", "celebrating food", "changing the world", and "exploring spirituality". While this book sticks to quick insights rather than exploratory essays, it features today's writers and thinkers talking about age old questions in palatable ways. Featuring such writers as Dave Barry, Molly Ivins, and Barbara Kingsolver, it guarentees to have something for everyone's contemplative side.