How Did I Get Here?

Making Peace with the Road Not Taken

Fiction & Literature, Anthologies, Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Self Help, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book How Did I Get Here? by Jesse Browner, Harper Wave
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jesse Browner ISBN: 9780062275721
Publisher: Harper Wave Publication: June 30, 2015
Imprint: Harper Wave Language: English
Author: Jesse Browner
ISBN: 9780062275721
Publisher: Harper Wave
Publication: June 30, 2015
Imprint: Harper Wave
Language: English

A literary exploration that asks seeks to answer the question: Have I lived the life I intended?

Jesse Browner, a novelist with a full-time job at the United Nations, has written a book reminiscent of the Talking Heads classic song "Once in a Lifetime." Based on an essay he wrote for Poets and Writers Magazine, Browner asks hard questions about life choices, about the tendency to believe there is a parallel life that might have been more fulfilling or more free. He wonders: Is the true artist made by single-minded devotion to his craft? Do we compromise our dreams in service to responsibilities to family and jobs?

These questions prompted Browner to take a hard look at himself and the evolution that brought him to this moment of existential doubt. In How Did I Get Here? he divides his adult life into five distinct phases—ambition, love, work, fulfillment, and serenity. Sketching portraits of himself at every stage, he looks for idiosyncrasies, commonalities, and clues—signposts that lead him to today. He also draws on the lives of others, from Franz Kafka to his sister to indie rocker Elliott Smith, in search of understanding. What he finds in his courageous quest is bravely honest and inspiring, touching on what it means to live a life with intention and meaning.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A literary exploration that asks seeks to answer the question: Have I lived the life I intended?

Jesse Browner, a novelist with a full-time job at the United Nations, has written a book reminiscent of the Talking Heads classic song "Once in a Lifetime." Based on an essay he wrote for Poets and Writers Magazine, Browner asks hard questions about life choices, about the tendency to believe there is a parallel life that might have been more fulfilling or more free. He wonders: Is the true artist made by single-minded devotion to his craft? Do we compromise our dreams in service to responsibilities to family and jobs?

These questions prompted Browner to take a hard look at himself and the evolution that brought him to this moment of existential doubt. In How Did I Get Here? he divides his adult life into five distinct phases—ambition, love, work, fulfillment, and serenity. Sketching portraits of himself at every stage, he looks for idiosyncrasies, commonalities, and clues—signposts that lead him to today. He also draws on the lives of others, from Franz Kafka to his sister to indie rocker Elliott Smith, in search of understanding. What he finds in his courageous quest is bravely honest and inspiring, touching on what it means to live a life with intention and meaning.

More books from Harper Wave

Cover of the book The 20-Minute Body by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book Marrow by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book Strange Contagion by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book It's Messy by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book Capture by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book Just the Essentials by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book Secrets From the Eating Lab by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book Metabolism Revolution by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book Do Your Om Thing by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book Comedy Sex God by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book Carry On by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book Aging Backwards: Updated and Revised Edition by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book Eat Complete by Jesse Browner
Cover of the book The Body Book by Jesse Browner
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy