Publisher's Synopsis
FOR TEENS AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES AND BELIEFS!
This is a special STUDENT EDITION. It contains a sampling of 5 chapters from the series. To begin reading the FULL SERIES, you will want to start with Book 1, "The Bench." This is a special student edition of the Living A Meaningful Life book series. The entire series has well over 120 stories/episodes included within a large number of installments; and is the largest family saga series written in recent history. This student edition includes five of those stories/chapters, which have been specifically chosen for their engaging content, storylines, and lessons, all of which are ripe for evoking meaningful class discussion. The stories included in the student edition are:The Grumpy Old Man, from Book 1, The Bench
The Mistake, from Book 3, The Lake
The Visitations, from Book 3, The Lake
The Silent Bully, from Book 1, The Bench
The Lunches, from Book 10, The Substitute The Living A Meaningful Life series is neutral on religion and politics, while it promotes the values of integrity, compassion, independent thinking, service to one's community, mentoring, love, and personal empowerment and success. The particular stories/chapters in this Student edition are from very early in the series when the main character is a teenager, except for the story in chapter 5, which is of him as an older adult. However, the overall series synopsis is as follows: The Living A Meaningful Life book series is a "family saga" series, written as an autobiography by the narrator. The journey takes us through childhood, into later adulthood, and spans multiple generations, and includes extended family.
The main premise involves a very unlikely young man's rise to power, and a huge charity organization that becomes a family dynasty. Those who control the charity have proven themselves as having the highest level of integrity, compassion, and deep moral character. The charity is used to change everyone's lives around them, including their entire community. Main themes of the series include mentoring between adults and kids of all ages, father and son, coming of age, ethical behavior, creating your own "soul family," grieving losses, loving each other, supporting those in need, achieving great success, and making incredible dreams come true. This is not just a book series for idle amusement. This is a book series that can change your life in dramatic and profound ways. The series is for everyone of all beliefs, and is not used to push any particular agenda or belief. The values heavily promoted are those previously mentioned, with the phrase, "doing the right thing," being used often. The Living A Meaningful Life series will make you laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time. Mostly, this is a highly humorous series, and the banter between the characters will have you laughing out loud. The father and son relationship which develops is riveting, heartwarming, and inspiring. You will come to love all of these characters, and you will become part of their family. Your life will never be the same again, and you will be grateful for having known them. It is not a story, but rather a lifestyle. Join the family and get started on this epic journey, with additional installments added often which will make this series one of the largest and most life-changing out there.
