Something to Live For
Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life

Savoring and Saving Leider and Shapiro weave together personal stories and deep perspective about how to build a second half life that is filled with savoring the world and saving it at the same time. A very readable book filled with wisdom for those of us trying to figure out what’s next.......more

This book seems to be geared towards men - revolving around a safari in Africa with a group of men, talking to "elders" who are all male. It also assumes you will have plenty of money and security when you retire. Aside from that, it is the same advice repeated in multiple sources elsewhere - find a......more

It provides food for thought. It is intended for people in the last “half” of life , but I wonder if it was read in the first have of life and used as enlightenment of where you are headed if it would also be found helpful.......more

Interesting ideas. Not very practical. Seemed like it was only about the authors, not for anyone else.......more

I got this book from the library to gain knowledge about dealing with my mother-in-law, and not myself. I liked that the authors used trips to Africa as illustrations of finding purpose in their lives as they aged. It all tied in neatly with the John Ortberg Bible study I just completed. I don't kno......more