The good life : truths that last in times of need / Peter J. Gomes.

Gomes, Peter J.
San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, c2002.
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Notes:

  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-364) and index.
  • A more excellent way — The smart and the good — Living for goodness’ sake — Failure : what’s good about it? — Success : how do I know when I’ve made it? — Discipline : the practice of perfection — Freedom : from what and for what? — Virtues : ways, means, and ends — Faith : substance and evidence — Hope : unreasonable and indispensable — Love : being and doing.
  • Urges readers to adopt deeper truths and more significant values, and challenges the allure of wealth and power, blind faith in science, and the desire for success, freedom, immortality, and personal happiness.

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Requested by Clarke, L.

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