If You Should really need a book to save your life, look elsewhere. After an interesting start, this book will only bore your life, if you continue reading it at all. The story of a wealthy stockbroker (or whatever this guy does) who suddenly, after a panic attack, Recognizes how shallow and futile His Life style is, and then finds, of all things, a "donut broker" who is a self-proclaimed philosopher Actually, to help him out. Before You Buy this book, you should ask yourself 2 questions: 1. Are you really interested in the problems of the rich upper class of LA and do you want to read a book where a representative of this class complains about discontentment? 2. Do you like philosophers who have nothing interesting or witty to say? If You Should answer "no" in One of Those cases, better try another type of edifying literature.