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When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough (A Pan Self-discovery Title)
 
 

When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough (A Pan Self-discovery Title) [Kindle Edition]

Harold S. Kushner
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"The Baltimore Sun" Rabbi Harold S. Kushner has written a...book to give disillusioned Americans something to feel good about.

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'There is no Answer but there are answers...' Rabbi Kushner's previous bestseller brought comfort to millions by helping them cope with life's shattering tragedies. Now he applies his compassionate mind to another kind of problem, one more delicate that that of sudden tradgedy, but just as dangerous - the felling that life is utterly meaningless. 'Again, I came away impressed and consoled...This book affectingly teaches what Ecclesiastes learned: happiness derives not from wealth, power, learning, indulgence even religiosity, but from living fully in the moment, becoming a good human being, risking the pain of giving yourself to what matters' Los Angeles Times. 'Sensible and helpful...At a time when most self-help manuals are topical consumer reading, it is refreshing to find one that attempts to deal with the timeless' New York Times 'A thoughtful, well-reasoned meditation and a useful spiritual manual' Washington Post 'Wise, compassionate, and sure to be in demand' New York Library Journal

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 324 KB
  • Print Length: 194 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0743234731
  • Publisher: Pan Books; 9 edition (1 Jun 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0053PHBZY
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #174,674 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
Kushner suggests that sooner or later we will come face to face with the question "What am I supposed to do with my life?" This book is to help you to know that you have lived as a human being was meant to live and that you have not wasted your time. It's written in a way to help explain how to give your life meaning. It's written using the backdrop of the book of Ecclesiastes, a man who asked these questions of God many years ago. But please don't think that this is a book solely for Christians, it certainly isn't. It's message carries value for everyone and everyone reading it will take away something to help them in their quest of "What am I supposed to be doing with my life"
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful
The Author Gets a 5, The Publisher Gets a 1 1 Nov 1999
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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.

As well written as the book was, the quality of the printed book was awful. It looked like the printer was short on ink and many pages (not just 2 or 3) were tough to read primarily at the edges. Since I generally rate a book based upon the author's work, I will give it five stars and hope that the poor quality print of the book I had is an isolated incident.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
This is the voice we need... 25 Jun 2002
By M. Nichols - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I have read and enjoyed all of Rabbi Kushner's books, and everytime I read a new one I'm sorry that voices like Kushner aren't the ones we hear blared through tv and radio. Why do the Jerry Falwells and Laura Schlessingers get a bigger audience than Kushner, who has a gentle and humanistic approach to spiritual matters? Is it because, as he says in this book, a life of value has nothing to do with fame or money, and knowing this, he doesn't have the desire to be a celebrity pundit? I wonder.

As with all of his books, "When All You're Ever" is gracefully written and brief, and thus hard to put down (I read it over a Sunday afternoon and evening.) Despite its brevity, it touches on many relevant themes, from ennui to materialism to biblical relevance in modern lives. He frames these discussions around the story of Ecclesiastes, which has always been one of my favorite books of the bible. Until I read Kushner's perspective, I didn't realize why. Unlike so many books of the bible, Ecclesiastes is written by someone who lacks purpose in life, and comes to appreciate the small pleasures. It lacks much of the fire and brimstone of other parts of the OT, and therefore has more to say to the modern reader than the more archaic (and spiritually immature) sections.

All of Kushner's books are wonderful. Read them!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Beyond any self-help book 23 July 2000
By Kerri Eads - Published on Amazon.com
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I wish everyone would read this book and the world would be a much better place! This book is so inspiring for the person with a negative outlook on life. I read this book and wanted to invest more time in bettering my relations with people who are important in my life, and it gave me a different outlook on the importance and the impact I can make on other peoples lives. To give more of myself in relations with everyone. It is so well written, I think Harold Kushner has a gift from God that he is sharing all his insight with us. Everything he says, is beneficial to anyones belief. Very, very inspiring I am buying it for all my friends and family to read.
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