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Book Description

Give Your Life to Live Your Life


In this book, Seth Adam Smith expands on the philosophy behind his extraordinarily popular blog post “Marriage Isn't for You”—which received over 30 million hits and has been translated into over twenty languages—and shares how living for others can enrich every aspect of your life, just as it has his. With a mix of humor, candor, and compassion, he reveals how, years before his marriage, his self-obsession led to a downward spiral of addiction and depression, culminating in a suicide attempt at the age of twenty. Reflecting on the love and support he experienced in the aftermath, as well as on the lessons he learned from a difficult missionary stint in Russia, his time as a youth leader in the Arizona desert, his marriage, and even a story his father read to him as a child, he shares his deep conviction that the only way you can find your life is to give it away to others. Your Life Isn't For You was recently named the Gold Medalist for Inspirational Memoir in the 2015 Living Now Book Awards!

Table of Contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Disclaimer
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 The Selfish Giant
  9. 2 Winter within the Wall
  10. 3 A Melted Heart
  11. 4 Look Out the Window
  12. 5 Lift Another
  13. 6 Knock Down the Wall
  14. 7 The Heart of Russia
  15. 8 A Light in the Wilderness
  16. 9 The Resurrected Russian
  17. 10 The Legend of the Northern Lights
  18. Epilogue
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. About the Author
  21. Footnotes
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