Guide for the Perplexed

<p><strong>A condensation of a vast and refreshingly unorthodox system of ideas. -- Arthur Koestler Observer</strong></p><p><strong>From one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century and the author of the international bestseller <em>Small Is Beautiful</em> the reissue of a timeless treatise on the meaning of living.</strong></p><p>In <em>A Guide for the Perplexed</em> bestselling author E. F. Schumacher explores our relation to the world: our obligations--to other people to the earth to progress and technology but most importantly to ourselves. If man can fulfill these obligations then and only then can he enjoy a truly authentic relationship with the world--and truly know the meaning of living.</p><p>Schumacher argues that we need maps: a map of knowledge and a map of living. The concern of the mapmaker is to find for everything its proper place. For things out of place tend to get lost; they become invisible and their proper places are filled by other things that should not be there at all and therefore serve to mislead.</p><p><em>A Guide for the Perplexed</em> teaches us to be our own map makers in following our destined path in life's journey.</p>