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Living a life that matters : resolving the conflict between conscience and success / by Harold Kushner.

Kushner, Harold S. (Author).

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Explores the nature of true accomplishment while examining the troubling impact of compromising one's integrity to achieve success, and argues that the path to leading a significant life lies in family, friendship, generosity, and self-sacrifice.

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  • ISBN: 0375410635
  • ISBN: 9780375410635
  • Physical Description: 158 pages
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : A.A. Knopf, 2001.

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Formatted Contents Note:
1 Two Voices of God 3 -- 2 How to Win by Losing 17 -- 3 What Kind of Person Do You Want to Be? 35 -- 4 Wild Justice: The Seductive Pleasure of Getting Even 60 -- 5 Shalom: The Quest for Integrity 86 -- 6 Family and Friends: We Are Who We Love 108 -- 7 Best Actor in a Supporting Role 126 -- 8 Why We Matter to the World 146.

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Good works (Theology)
Meaning (Philosophy) > Religious aspects.
Self-esteem > Religious aspects.

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