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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 150 EAN: 9781585442683 ISBN: 1585442682 Label: Texas A&M University Press Manufacturer: Texas A&M University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 135 Publication Date: 2003-02 Publisher: Texas A&M University Press Studio: Texas A&M University Press Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Didn't Come TogetherI've read most everything that Hollis has written. His style is quite difficult, but most always worth while. The point he makes is normally deep and meaningful. Except this book. Either I just don't have the intelligence to find it, or the point is simply not there. This book just didn't come together. Rating:  - What's it all about?We live in a world devoid of transcendent meaning, and in that abyss we desperately seek a purpose for & the foundations of Life. Many embrace a rigid fundamentalist dogma, whether religious or ideological; others seek the illusory comfort of vague New Age nostrums; still others opt for the pursuit of power, or pleasure, or sensation, or mindless consumerism, or outright nihilism. Yet none of these instant answers proves satisfying in the long run. What Hollis convincingly argues is ... Read More Rating: - It's about timeThis book is beautiful. It is nice to read a book where someone is saying something, not saying something someone else said. 
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