This is a lovely book full of good advice. It generally isn't something I would read straight through -- rather a book I would/will pick up when I am in a quandry or 'down in the dumps'. I chose to read the entire book in 'one sitting' because I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Rosenow when he was activley practicing medicine at the Mayo Clinic and took care of my mother. He truly epitomizes the best qualities of the art of living and the art of medicine.