Books for Living: Some Thoughts on Reading, Reflecting, and Embracing Life Audiobook (Free)

From the writer of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End you will ever have Book Club, an inspiring and magical exploration of the energy of books to shape our lives in an era of constant connectivity.

Exactly why is it that we browse? Could it be to pass period? To understand something new? To escape from fact? For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, to become better person, and to find the answers towards the big (and small) questions about how to live his about Books for Living: Some Applying for grants Reading, Reflecting, and Embracing Life life. With this delightful special event of reading, Schwalbe invites us along on his search for books that speak to the specific difficulties of surviving in our contemporary world, with all its sound and distractions. In each chapter, he discusses a particular book-what brought him to it (or vice versa), individuals in his lifestyle he affiliates with it, and exactly how it became an integral part of his understanding of himself in the world. These books period centuries and genres (from classic works of adult and children’s literature to modern thrillers and even cookbooks), and each one relates to the questions and concerns we all share. Throughout, Schwalbe targets the way particular books might help us honor those we’ve loved and lost, and also figure out how to live each day even more fully. High with stories and suggestions, Books for Living is definitely a treasure for everybody who loves books and wants to hear the answer to the question: “What are you reading?”