The Good Life: What Makes a Life Worth Living?
by Mackay, Hugh
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 174261213X
- ISBN 13
- 9781742612133
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MacMillan, Sydney, 2014. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Condition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 264 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. "No one can promise you that a life lived for others will bring you a deep sense of satisfaction, but it's certain that nothing else will." Hugh Mackay has spent his entire working life asking Australians about their values, motivations, ambitions, hopes and fears. Now, in The Good Life, he addresses the ultimate question: What makes a life worth living?His conclusion is provocative. The good life is not the sum of our security, wealth, status, postcode, career success and levels of happiness. The good life is one defined by our capacity for selflessness, the quality of our relationships and our willingness to connect with others in a useful way.Mackay examines what is known as the Golden Rule through the prisms of religion, philosophy, politics, business and family life. And he explores the numerous and often painful ways we distract ourselves from this central principle: our pursuit of pleasure, our attempts to perfect ourselves and our children, and our conviction that we can have our lives under control.Argued with all the passion and intelligence we have come to expect from one of Australia's most prolific and insightful authors, The Good Life is a book that will start conversations, ignite arguments and possibly even change the way we live our lives. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sociology & Culture; Australia; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781742612133. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 7994. . 9781742612133
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7994
- Title
- The Good Life: What Makes a Life Worth Living?
- Author
- Mackay, Hugh
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 174261213X
- ISBN 13
- 9781742612133
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- BZDB137 Society & Culture: General, Cultural Studies, Social Issues & Processes, hugh mackay, australia, Sociology & Culture; Australia; EAN: 9781742612133 Mackay, Hugh The Good Life: What Makes a Life Worth Living?
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