If..., Volume 2: (500 New Questions for the Game of Life) [Hardcover]

Evelyn McFarlane (Author), James Saywell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 8, 1996

If you found out for certain there is a Heaven and a Hell, how would you change your life? If you had to name the one thing that most frightens you about growing old, what would it be? If you could have only one part of your body massaged every day, what part would you choose? If you could have any view in the world visible from your bed, what would it be? If you could suddenly find out that one work of fiction was actually true, what book would you select? If you could name the sexiest words anyone could say to you, what would they be? If you could put anyone you know on Prozac, who would you choose? If you could be the house cat or lap dog of any person on earth, whose would you choose to be?

If...(Questions for the Game of Life) was a bestselling sensation with readers around the world. If 2 is a collection of 500 completely new and tantalizing, provocative questions that really make you think. It's an excellent source for party games, office water-cooler conversation, family dinners, and nights out at the local tavern. Crack open the secret dreams, the hidden desires, and the real personalities of your friends, your family, your lovers--and even yourself--with If 2...

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If you found out for certain there is a Heaven and a Hell, how would you change your life? If you had to name the one thing that most frightens you about growing old, what would it be? If you could have only one part of your body massaged every day, what part would you choose? If you could have any view in the world visible from your bed, what would it be? If you could suddenly find out that one work of fiction was actually true, what book would you select? If you could name the sexiest words anyone could say to you, what would they be? If you could put anyone you know on Prozac, who would you choose? If you could be the house cat or lap dog of any person on earth, whose would you choose to be?

If...(Questions for the Game of Life) was a bestselling sensation with readers around the world. If 2 is a collection of 500 completely new and tantalizing, provocative questions that really make you think. It's an excellent source for party games, office water-cooler conversation, family dinners, and nights out at the local tavern. Crack open the secret dreams, the hidden desires, and the real personalities of your friends, your family, your lovers--and even yourself--with If 2...

About the Author

Evelyn McFarlane was born in Brooklyn and grew up in San Diego. She received a degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1985, and has lived and worked in Boston, New York City, and Syracuse. She is currently living and working in Florence, Italy, teaching  design for Syracuse University. She has an architectural practice with her partner, Adam Drisin. When she is not working, she spends time traveling in Italy, painting and renovating a small house in a medieval hill town in Umbria.

James Saywell was born in 1959 in Toronto. He lived in Hong Kong and China as a child. Travels through Asia at a young age instilled in him a passion for architecture, which he eventually studied in Toronto and Princeton. He lived and worked in the United States for eight years until moving to Florence, Italy, in 1993 to teach architecture. He divides his time among designing furniture for his company, Stillworks, Inc., practicing architecture, teaching, and learning to paint. He lives in a farmhouse in Tuscany.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Villard; 1st edition (October 8, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679452869
• ISBN-13: 978-0679452867
• Product Dimensions: 6 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 (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Road Trips, January 6, 2009

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Anna Z (Indianapolis) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: If..., Volume 2: (500 New Questions for the Game of Life) (Kindle Edition)

I recently downloaded this book to my Kindle during a road trip. Asking and answering these questions made the time fly! The questions cover a variety of topics, encourage revealing answers, and help spark other conversations. I suppose you could come up with your own questions with some forethought, creativity, and no inhibition, but having this list gives you a quick selection and some off the wall questions. It's especially fun for a road trip or traveling with friends or your significant other.

I rated it at 4-stars because the Kindle edition is expensive- $9.99 is a lot for an electronic list of questions, and there were some minor formatting errors (Example: many questions started with "It" instead of "If" or weren't spaced evenly). There are about 10 questions on the free sample download, but after we went through those I sucked it up and paid for the book for the instantaneous download and entertainment value.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Self-analysis, October 10, 1998

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This review is from: If..., Volume 2: (500 New Questions for the Game of Life) (Hardcover)

This book was so thought provoking. I just bought it today, and I have already read throught all of it. It makes you think so deeply. I sometimes doubted my own beliefes. You end up analizing yourself so much, you find out who you are. It is a sort of self-help book. Not only did I ask my family some questions while I was reading it, but I called my best friend and asked her a few. I will be taking this to school with me on Monday. I am really interested to know the reactions people will have to this. I recommend it to anyone who is even slightly interested.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More Questions.....Better Answers, June 23, 2004

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This review is from: If..., Volume 2: (500 New Questions for the Game of Life) (Hardcover)

This is the second book in the "If" series of questions. By now the answers should be easier but "If 2" provokes 500 more questions to contemplate each one a little deeper in theory than those contained in book one. Another great conversation piece and get-to-know-you type book.