Daniel KleinEvery Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live

A kaleidoscope of personal yet universal interpretations of philosophical quotes/stand points brilliantly yet simply expressed. This book is light and deep, deftly weaving humour with wisdom and questions about wisdom. A treat.

Entertaining. Not to be confused with meaningful literature. Sort of like good TV is not to be confused with great cinema. But, an entertaining read.

I love this book. I have bought 4 books to gift to people because I love it that much. I love that it’s structured quote first and then history/explanation/application of said quote. I read it at least once every year and I always learn something new about myself and the quotes. It never fails that I look back and see the quote differently in different stages of my life. A GREAT read would be an understatement.

My brother says I stay too much in my head and over think things. Bah! - no matter. I bought this book anyway. If you are like me and love to read about searching for meaning in this life, even if just added reinforcement when life gets you down, well this book is where it's at. It's light and funny and just deep enough for you to wade all the way through without feeling like you are in the deep end. The chapters start off with an excellent quote from a philosopher and then a few pages about how the author agrees, applies or wrangles with it. Highly enjoyable, relatable, and applicable. Highly Recommended for anyone above the age of 15.

What Richard Fortey's book Earth was to geology, this is to philosophy: no expertise required for enjoyment, of which there is plenty. One can imagine Miss Marple gently tittering with appreciation.

This is my third Daniel Klein book and probably the meatiest in terms of discussion.of philosophy and its application to a meaningful life. Kudos to a gentlemen who is at or near the 80 year point and still writing witty, thoughtful and original material. I only took one Philosophy course in college rather than majoring in it as Klein did. It was difficult and delightful. I would say the same about Klein's books-deceptively short and humorous, but worthy of reflection. Food for thought and ammunition for multiple interesting conversations.

life", which I believe are subtly different. It would have also been nice to explore a related concept of "what it is like to be me" and the possible influence this would have on the meaning and purpose of life. My personal opinion, as a layman, is that the ultimate meaning/purpose of life is an accumulation of the many interactions each of us has as life progresses. Most are short and evernescent, many are ongoing and deep, some are negative, most hopefully positive and who we are is influenced by the multitude of these inter-personal interactions; similar to the many ongoing interactions between subatomic particles permitting our Universe.

This book is essentially a philosophic evolution of Daniel Klein. He recites quotes from his notebook, explains what made him attach to them, and how he views them now. The whole book comes across in a very honest and genuine way. I found this book to be very sweet and thought provoking.