The Answer: Making Sense of Life, One Question at a Time

By Jennifer Krause

A topical and timely exploration of the seven questions that shape readers' lives. The Answeris not the last self-help book we'll ever need, but it is the first book to turn to when life inevitably asks a question and waits for the answer that we-and only we-can provide. Living in a fear-saturated culture and feeling overwhelmed has us constantly looking for answers of all kinds-sprinting after anything and anyone to make us feel safe. The Answerliberates us from that constant fear and endless scurrying. By examining seven thought-provoking questions, The Answeroffers an unexpected approach to discovering the truths, wisdom, and insights that will transform our lives in sustainable ways. By trusting questions as a driving, natural, and nourishing force in life, we can begin to trust ourselves to find the answers that are right for us.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399533702
• ISBN13: 9780399533709
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Perigee Trade
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.9" x 5.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Krause puts the "Self" back into "Self-Help"

The Answer is a beautiful gem of a book. Full of ancient and modern wisdom, from The Dalai Lama to Burt Bacharach, Jennifer Krause shows us there is inspiration in all things. The Answer taps into our modern anxiety that we want to be all things at all times and feel like failures most of the time. Ms. Krause infuses The Answer with humor and fascinating facts and quotes, making this "self-help" book just plain fun to read. However, it gets under your skin, makes you realise that one life-pattern does not fit all, that each of us has a special and unique place in this world, that sometimes it's okay to just be you. Unlike other self-help titles, this one does not give advice as to "how to get everything one wants in 30 days or less" format. It says to us all, you are the wisest person you know, listen to your inner self and you will know what to do. I felt very empowered by "The Answer".

Wisdom literature in the finest sense

We need more books and more citizens like Rabbi Krause. Every day we watch our leaders, friends and selves stumble because the tough questions haven't been asked. Krause is aware that any answer is determined by the question. Oddly this has often been overlooked by those claiming to offer guidance. The Answer is thus not self-help, but wisdom literature, an ancient genre deserving of space on every bookshelf.