Full disclosure - I love Alan Alda. I found this book to be superior to his previous book, although it's difficult for me to pinpoint why. I found it insightful for both Alda and myself. Despite his insistence in not searching for meaning in life, I found his words quite meaingful for me in my life. Even though I'm in early middle adulthood, I'm becoming more guarded with my reading time. I'm becoming aware that I'm not going to be able to re-read all my books three times over before I kick it. So I'm more particular about the books I'm going to take the time to re-read, and this will definitely be one of them. Way to go, Mr. Alda. This will be one I'll hand down to my children.