Is That All There Is?: Thoughts on the meaning of life and leaving a legacy

by Julia Neuberger

'If we focus on the meaning and purpose of our lives, we might acquire a better way of living.' In this insightful book, Julia Neuberger considers what it is that makes life worthwhile. Drawing upon her considerable experience as a religious leader and social reformer, passionately concerned with the issues that affect society's wellbeing, she offers practical ways to give our own lives a renewed sense of significance and direction. From celebrating friends and family, to surviving hardship and loss, to assessing the relative value of possessions, and the benefits of being as tough as we are kind to ourselves, Julia Neuberger shows how to reconnect with the things in life that really matter to us. It is, she explains, possible to live a life with few regrets, in which we get our priorities right and create a legacy which will live on long after we are gone - yet which will make life all the more rewarding here and now.

Genres: Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 2011

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boring and simplistic. Not intellectually rigorous, and yet, not personal enough either. Too broad of scope. Gave up in the end--it really seemed like that was all there was.

[Daija · Rating 1 out of 5]

The subtitle and the publishers blurb is so promising. However, the book gives you an analysis of all that's wrong with society (we're too materialistic, engange too little with our community and don't do a great job dealing with stress and adversity). Evidence is mainly anecdotal, and Neuberger gives very little inspiration on how we could discover how we would like to live instead. I skimmed over the middle part of the book. There are two, three chapters in the end that are Ok, but overall it doesn't live up to expectations.

[Mike Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and thought provoking essay

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