From her silver Mercedes to her designer kitchen, Molly's life is gleaming and beautiful--at least on the surface. Married to Tanner, a top cosmetic dentist, she has a wonderful daughter finishing high school and twin stepsons from Tanner's first marriage. No one in her exclusive neighborhood in Goldenhills, Massachusetts, knows what living with the demanding Tanner is really like. They know even less about the life she left behind in Florida almost...

Identifies a loss of common-sense wisdom that has coincided with a collapsing economy, failing schools, and other setbacks, and offers recommendations to identify and cultivate wisdom by combining experience with empathy and intellect.

The A-list choreographer and pop-culture influencer behind such superstars as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Diddy draws on her celebrity expertise to encourage creative readers to embrace their distinct qualities and carve a personal path to success.

Twelve-year-old Johnny endures tensions between his parents, watches television coverage of the Gulf War, and plays a computer game called Only You Can Save Mankind, in which he is increasingly drawn into the reality of the alien ScreeWee.

Argues that readers can use grudge-holding to be their happiest, most optimistic, and most forgiving selves.

"What's the best way to find the meaning of life? Ask the people who know. and listen to what they say. Brad Montague spent time with the very young and the very old to discover how he might become a better grownup both for other grownups and for the kids in his life. Their timeless, sometimes surprising advice touches on success, fear, regret, gratitude, love, and dreams to reveal the true reason we are here."--book cover