Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living

by Roger Housden

Book Overview

"Conventional wisdom," says Roger Housden, "tells us that nobody goes to heaven for having a good time." Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living , then, is a refreshing, liberating, and decidedly welcome dose of unconventional wisdom that awakens us to the simple delights and transformative joys of the world around us. With elegance, gentle humor, and remarkable openness, Housden takes us along as he recalls his personal journey toward an appreciation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307336719
• ISBN13: 9780307336712
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Harmony
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Incredible Perspective

I would highly recommend that you sit down with your partner and read this book to each other. Roger Housden is an extraordinary writer and this book is a joy to read. Especially for those of us that feel we need to have things tightly under control. He makes it clear that it is ok "not to know it all", it is ok to spend time doing absolutely nothing, and other very useful insights.

A Great Read

I wound up purchasing this book as a gift and reading it from cover to cover in the span of two hours myself. Amazing read.

Loving it!

I am in the middle of the book at the moment and happened to stumble upon it in a bookstore weeks ago. I myself am 25 and can appreciate the idea of excepting all the pleasures that life has to offer. If we can all learn to follow the simple ideas of this book. Life would be a lot more pleasurable!

Seven Sins has changed my life!

SEVEN SINS confirms what I already knew...that a life worth living is also a life of pleasure and enjoyment..not just productivity. And, as a psychotherapist, I recommend it to friends and clients! It is clear, well-written, personal and, in the spirit of lightening up, doesn't take itself too seriously. Enjoy! Robert Levithan

Very Pleasurable Reading

If like many of us lately you are a slave to your email, cell phone, schedule and frantic life, this delightful book will help you unwind. It chronicles in a deeply personal and accessible way, Housden's search for ways to accept life on its own terms, rather than constantly striving for more and more. Housden is the author of the best-selling Ten Poems series. His latest work is a journey through his Seven Pleasures: the pleasure of all five senses, being foolish, not being perfect, and so on. "Why not celebrate our blemishes, our imperfections, as the very qualities that make us human?" His book offers a refreshing way to celebrate life in all its imperfect richness, and encourages you to accept your own ordinariness and humanity. He says each of us, in our own extraordinary, imperfect way are wonderful in our own right, just as we are. Highly recommended for those Type A personalities who find themselves constantly on the go, if you can just schedule enough time in your day to read it.