The Purpose of the Book The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren SHAPE: Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, Experience.Life is a Test, Trust, & Temporary Assignment.

Busyness, Slowing Down, & Simple Living.

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Publishers Weekly claims it is the “bestselling nonfiction hardback in history.” You can watch a good TED Talk by Rick Warren in this The Purpose Driven Life teaser post.īefore we dive in, some quick housekeeping: Regardless of the actual number, it’s a lot-so many that it’s been translated into over 85 languages.Īnd, not only is it a top book on life purpose, but it’s consistently in the top 50 books of all-time. The updated book cover now says over 34 million copies have sold, but Wikipedia claims the number is actually over 60 million. The Purpose Driven Life had apparently sold over 30 million copies by 2007. The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren ( Amazon) is in the top 3-and quite possibly #1 in terms of sales.

I’m currently on a mission to read the best books on meaning and life purpose.

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