What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America - Softcover

Schwartz, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553374923 ISBN 13: 9780553374926

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 1996

Synopsis

At the height of his career as a journalist, Tony Schwartz hit an unexpected wall. Why did success suddenly feel so empty? How could he add richer meaning to his everyday life? What guides could he trust on the road to wisdom?

During the next five years his search for answers took him from a meditation retreat in the mountains of Utah to a biofeedback laboratory in Kansas, from a peak-performance workshop at a tennis academy in Florida to a right-brain drawing course in Boston. Blending the hunger of a seeker with a journalist's hard-headed inquiry, he discovered the best teachers and techniques for inner development--and identified the potential pitfalls and false gurus he met along the way. What he found dramatically changed his life. It may change yours as well.

About this title

About the Author

Tony Schwartz is the president and CEO of The Energy Project, which helps individuals and organizations perform at their best. Tony's book The Power of Full Engagement, co-authored with Jim Loehr, was a Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller and has been translated into twenty-eight languages. His article "Manage Energy, Not Time: The Science of Stamina," co-authored with Catherine McCarthy, was published in the Harvard Business Review. Tony also co-authored the #1 worldwide bestseller The Art of the Deal with Donald J. Trump.

From the Back Cover

At the height of his career as a journalist, Tony Schwartz hit an unexpected wall. Why did success suddenly feel so empty? How could he add richer meaning to his everyday life? What guides could he trust on the road to wisdom?
During the next five years his search for answers took him from a meditation retreat in the mountains of Utah to a biofeedback laboratory in Kansas, from a peak-performance workshop at a tennis academy in Florida to a right-brain drawing course in Boston. Blending the hunger of a seeker with a journalist's hard-headed inquiry, he discovered the best teachers and techniques for inner development--and identified the potential pitfalls and false gurus he met along the way. What he found dramatically changed his life. It may change yours as well.

From the Inside Flap

t of his career as a journalist, Tony Schwartz hit an unexpected wall. Why did success suddenly feel so empty? How could he add richer meaning to his everyday life? What guides could he trust on the road to wisdom?

During the next five years his search for answers took him from a meditation retreat in the mountains of Utah to a biofeedback laboratory in Kansas, from a peak-performance workshop at a tennis academy in Florida to a right-brain drawing course in Boston. Blending the hunger of a seeker with a journalist's hard-headed inquiry, he discovered the best teachers and techniques for inner development--and identified the potential pitfalls and false gurus he met along the way. What he found dramatically changed his life. It may change yours as well.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0553374923
• ISBN 13: 9780553374926
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 480