The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die

Based on a highly acclaimed public television series, this book takes the reader on a heartwarming and profound journey to find lasting happiness.

John Izzo interviewed over 200 people, ages 60-106, who were identified by friends and acquaintances as “the one person they knew who had found happiness and meaning.” From town barbers to Holocaust survivors, from aboriginal chiefs to CEOs, these people had over 18,000 years of life experience between them. He asked them questions like, What brought you the greatest joy? What do you wish you had learned sooner? What ultimately mattered and what didn't?

Here Izzo shares their stories—funny, moving, and thought-provoking—and the Five Secrets he learned from listening to them. This book will make you laugh, bring you to tears, and inspire you to discover what matters long before you die.

© 2007 Berrett-Koehler Publishers (Audiobook): 9781523088799

Release date

Audiobook: 22 November 2007