How Far Will You Go?: Questions to Test Your Limits [Hardcover]

Evelyn McFarlane (Author), James Saywell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 14, 1999

What is the strongest opinion you hold? What is the biggest lie you've ever told? What is the one thing you'd most like to change about the world? Who have you most feared in your life? What is the strongest craving you get? What have you lost that you would most like to retrieve? Where and when have you felt most uncomfortable being nude?
        
In , the bestselling authors of the If . . .  series  launch their signature format in a new direction: What and where are the limits that make each of us the personalities we are?
        
Five hundred thought-provoking questions, illustrated with compelling black-and-white photo-graphs, help you explore the world around you and relive your funniest, scariest, weirdest, greatest, and most indelible moments. Our answers to these queries reflect our priorities, define our limits, and probe the boundaries of who we truly are. Running the gamut from the worst boss to the most euphoric moment, these questions can help us discover more about ourselves, our friends, and our family members.

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What is the strongest opinion you hold? What is the biggest lie you've ever told? What is the one thing you'd most like to change about the world? Who have you most feared in your life? What is the strongest craving you get? What have you lost that you would most like to retrieve? Where and when have you felt most uncomfortable being nude?
        
In , the bestselling authors of the If . . .  series  launch their signature format in a new direction: What and where are the limits that make each of us the personalities we are?
        
Five hundred thought-provoking questions, illustrated with compelling black-and-white photo-graphs, help you explore the world around you and relive your funniest, scariest, weirdest, greatest, and most indelible moments. Our answers to these queries reflect our priorities, define our limits, and probe the boundaries of who we truly are. Running the gamut from the worst boss to the most euphoric moment, these questions can help us discover more about ourselves, our friends, and our family members.

About the Author

Evelyn McFarlane was born in Brooklyn and grew up in San Diego. She received a degree in architecture from Cornell University and has worked in New York and Boston as an architect. She now lives in Florence, Italy. In addition to writing, she lectures on architecture for the Elderhostel programs and paints.

James Saywell was born in Canada and lived in Asia as a child. Besides questions, he designs buildings and furniture. He divides his time between the United States, Italy, and Hong Kong.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Villard; 1 edition (October 14, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375502424
• ISBN-13: 978-0375502422
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.6 x 6.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,305 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ice Breaker HEAVEN!, April 10, 2000

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"elle26" - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Far Will You Go?: Questions to Test Your Limits (Hardcover)

I brought this book w/ me on a trip to Florida a few weeks ago...My friend and I made a brand new friend on the plane w/ this book...went out to dinner w/ some 'new' friends when we got down there..I brought the book and it provided hours (about 4) of entertainment for all of us...We all got to know each other UNBELIEVABLY! (my friend's grandparents who we were staying w/ loved it SO MUCH we bought them a copy) In addition...I started dating someone when I got back home (to Phila) and I brought the book on our 1st official date and we had a BLAST with it - I now know things that I might have never, ever asked or had the guts to delve into...GREAT WAY TO GET TO KNOW SOMEONE or PEOPLE in a group....

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for company., August 18, 2004

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C. K. Ogi (NW MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How Far Will You Go?: Questions to Test Your Limits (Hardcover)

I really enjoy this book for it's ability to start group conversations around more than the latest movie you saw or plans for next week.

This book has tons of very different, thought provoking questions varying in depth, but really can stimulate good conversations, or simply getting to know people better. Generally testing the limits of morality, and personal views of what boudries can and can't be crossed, it makes for interesting discussion, and you will often find yourself getting way off track as your conversations take surprising turns from the original questions.

A terrific end table book, because it's impossible for guests not to pick it up and start asking away.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Define your boundaries, November 7, 2001

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Ildi J. Dihen "Max's mom" (Campbell, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How Far Will You Go?: Questions to Test Your Limits (Hardcover)

Use this book as entertainment, as a conversation piece, or as a tool to take a look into the depths of your soul. One can learn surprising amounts by answering the seemingly easy questions; they are indeed hard questions, the more honest you are, the tougher they get! I loved this book, shared it with friends.