Meet Tom and discuss his book, "Life's Operating Manual", at Bank of Books.
Life’s Operating Manual: with the Fear and Truth Dialogues
Modern society is replete with electronics—iPads, computers,
cell phones, cars, and so on—and all of these come with one important
accessory: a manual that teaches you how to use and care for your
device. In Life’s Operating Manual, Tom Shadyac answers a simple yet
provocative question: is it possible that life comes with a similar set
of guidelines?
Once reserved for exploration by poets, prophets, and philosophers,
Shadyac, the man behind such comic hits as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,
brings a new voice to the mix. Inviting us into a conversation that is
both challenging and empowering, he looks at the workings of nature and
the ideals of the longest lasting civilization on earth in a series of
essays and dialogues between the voices of truth and fear. And through
this examination, he opens our eyes to one underlying principle that
should guide the human race: love. This single principle is, in essence,
our operating manual . . . and its instructions are very simple.
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The question he then sets out to answer is, do we have the courage to
live in accordance with this precept—to step away from how society
currently works and the ills we experience because of it? Do we have the
fortitude to change and cast aside the ideas that have led to war,
poverty, genocide, and environmental destruction?
With Shadyac’s inspiring vision of what the world can be and his
straightforward advice on how to move toward it, your answer to these
questions will be a resounding yes.
