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The Art of Being Human: What It Means to Be
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 26 2020
Pages: 270
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This is the kind of book that stays with you for a while.-Stefanie Nici, Author of The Smoke Tree
Let's face it. We're sparks of consciousness inside intricate suits of meat in a world rife with paradoxes and mysteries, riding a living rock as it rotates about through infinite space.
So like, that's pretty weird, right?
Take a trip with philosophizing late-bloomer Andrew L. Hicks, in this memoir and explorative celebration of our human odyssey through warmth, blood, and breath.
The Art of Being Human is both deeply personal and broadly cosmic. Through bite-sized reflections on his growth throughout life and mind-expanding essays about the nature of existence, Andrew invites you to explore questions such as:
Can humans get along? Is it possible to create a world without war? Can we heal and grow from our deepest losses? What is art, and why is it important? What is God, and why does it matter? Does any of this matter at all? What if we all have more in common than we think? What if we are all more different than we think? Was Queen Elizabeth a shape-shifting reptilian?
You know. The usual...
This existential funhouse of a book runs the gamut of everything from extracting life lessons from video games, to unifying human perspectives across seemingly-different worldviews, to the devastating perils of love triangles, to the author's lifetime of bad hair days, and more.
Are you ready to step up and embrace your truest potential? Come then. Let's do this. Let's master the art of being human before it's too late and we all explode.
Best book of 2020...
-Fabienne Egger
There is something here for everyone...
- Jack Jesse
...feels like staying up late with a beloved friend...
-Amanda Stone
In turn thought provoking, entertaining and poignant...
-Haydee Milner
Insightful and inspiring, Hicks has really won me over with this piece of art.
-Diana G.
Perfect for fans of David Eagleman, Alan Watts, or Jenny Lawson, The Art of Being Human speaks to seekers, misfits, overthinkers, and late bloomers alike.
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