The Meaning of Life

by Bradley Trevor Greive

Book Overview

This is the first paperback edition of the classic gift book. It's an age-old question that has stumped the great minds of history: What is the meaning of life? In his hilarious and uplifting style,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740723367
• ISBN13: 9780740723360
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant! Entertaining!!!!!!

I read this over and over to cheer me up and never tire of it' Now I want to share it with others

I LOVED IT!!!

I thought(and think) that Bradly Trevor Greive is the best author. I've read all of the other reviews and most of them were either good or horrible. I think that the people who say its the most meaningless thing they've ever read and could've been written by a ten year old are missing the point. Yes, it could have been written by a 10 year old but that's what makes it so fantastic! It's simple and funny. When I saw the reviews that said the pictures were degrading animals I laughed out loud. I guess they want everyone to think that if somthing is funny then it is degrading. I thought they were extremely uplifting. After I read this book I spent my break asking the questions it asks. All in all I would recomend this book to everyone who loves to have a good laugh and enjoys some of the most siple things in life

Don't let the cute pictures distract you :)

I'm pretty versed when it comes to motivational and self-help books. There seems to be a trend these days that you must use at least 300+ pages to get your message across, when in reality 95% of that is just "stuffing"."The Meaning Of Life" is a brilliant book because of it's to-the-point simplicity. Don't let the cute pictures distract you or flip through the pages so quickly; give some thought to the text. I was amazed at what this book did for me!

Finding the meaning in life

I bought this book some time ago as an impulse purchase. After showing it to friends the author wound up with another half dozen sales. This book simply resonates for anyone willing to find messages in the natural occurences around us.While the pictures themselves could stand on their own, Greive's arrangement and text additions provide the perfect flow. In a few cases they add a touch of fun humor that would have otherwise been absent: one, for example, showing an arangutang with a distraught blank look with a caption about what it feels to go all the way to the mall just to forget what you went there for is priceless.Points should also be given to Grieve for finding the pictures in the first place. With libraries worth of pictures to choose from, Grieve managed to find ones that show exactly the expressions from animals that we can recognize in ourselves: joy, sadness, confusions, excitement, activity, relaxation, meditation and satisfaction are all represented.If you're the kind of person who looks at the stars and says, "Feh. I've seen them before," then this book isn't for you. But if you can appreciate a picture of a parent and child cheetah, with the parent looking board, and the child looking at the white dots flying arond his head, with a caption asking why children believe in fairies but "grown-ups" don't, then I cannot recommend this book enough. Highest rating.

So much better than a card!

I have a somewhat challenging family to buy for when it comes to presents - what with the differing religious viewpoints and all - but the sweetness of this book cuts through potential differences and gently brings some typically touchy areas together.It's a lighthearted, frothy thing that actually carries a little weight. I don't think it's meant to replace any Big Books on the subject, but is a nice encapsulation. Buy it and give it - but first read it yourself. That's what I did.

Can I rate more than 5 stars?

This book is for anyone and everyone. The author sets the readers expectations in the intro, that this book does NOT provide answers - it is a book about questions. When I picked this book up at [local store], I found myself so overjoyed I read the entire book in the store. With useful wisdom applying to all areas of life, the book does not stress an answer or religeon or method, though it agrees with the loving happiness you will find stressed in any society or religion. Nothing metaphysical - this book is simple and may have a different meaning for each reader. The most brilliant author since Aesop.