Where to encounter the real meaning of life:

▪ Amazon.com (see what readers have to say!)

▪ Your local Borders® bookstore

▪ Virgin Megastore and Chapters/Indigo locations

▪ Real Meaning of Life Newsletter (monthly, awesome, free)

Story behind the book:

What is the meaning of life?

On October 10, 2004, David Seaman was sitting with his laptop at a café in New York City trying to avoid writing a paper for his first-year humanities course at NYU. In a moment of despair, he typed, “What is the meaning of life?” into an online forum and hit enter.

Much to his surprise, within fifteen minutes he had received forty responses. Within an hour the number grew to sixty and almost all of them were deeply insightful commentary on the human condition.

Inspired by the incredible response to his question in the online forum, David created a website with the hope of gathering more insight from everyday Internet folks. People were inspired by the sincerity of his quest for meaning and started submitting answers — advice for making his life more meaningful — and encouraged their friends to do the same. It was only a matter of time before publications like USA Today wrote about his efforts and drove even more visitors to his website.

Now, some fifty thousand hits and two thousand answers later, David Seaman is the author of a new book called The Real Meaning of Life (New World Library) that includes the very best entries he received. While most of the entries are positive and uplifting, David was also sure to include more pessimistic perspectives since he is the first to admit that he personally does not know what the meaning of life is. The result is an inspiring and thought-provoking exploration of life’s most difficult-to-answer question, written by everyday people from all walks of life.

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