The Book of Questions: Revised and Updated
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Summary
The phenomenon returns！ Originally published in 1987， The Book of Questions， a New York Times bestseller， has been completely revised and updated to incorporate the myriad cultural shifts and hot-button issues of the past twenty-five years， making it current and even more appealing。
This is a book for personal growth， a tool for deepening relationships， a lively conversation starter for the family dinner table， a fun way to pass the time in the car。 It poses over 300 questions that invite people to explore the most fascinating of subjects: themselves and how they really feel about the world。
The revised edition includes more than 100 all-new questions that delve into such topics as the disappearing border between man and machine—How would you react if you learned that a sad and beautiful poem that touched you deeply had been written by a computer？ The challenges of being a parent—Would you completely rewrite your child’s college-application essays if it would help him get into a better school？ The never-endingly interesting topic of sex—Would you be willing to give up sex for a year if you knew it would give you a much deeper sense of peace than you now have？ And of course the meaning of it all—If you were handed an envelope with the date of your death inside， and you knew you could do nothing to alter your fate， would you look？
The Book of Questions may be the only publication that challenges—and even changes—the way you view the world， without offering a single opinion of its own。
This is a book for personal growth， a tool for deepening relationships， a lively conversation starter for the family dinner table， a fun way to pass the time in the car。 It poses over 300 questions that invite people to explore the most fascinating of subjects: themselves and how they really feel about the world。
The revised edition includes more than 100 all-new questions that delve into such topics as the disappearing border between man and machine—How would you react if you learned that a sad and beautiful poem that touched you deeply had been written by a computer？ The challenges of being a parent—Would you completely rewrite your child’s college-application essays if it would help him get into a better school？ The never-endingly interesting topic of sex—Would you be willing to give up sex for a year if you knew it would give you a much deeper sense of peace than you now have？ And of course the meaning of it all—If you were handed an envelope with the date of your death inside， and you knew you could do nothing to alter your fate， would you look？
The Book of Questions may be the only publication that challenges—and even changes—the way you view the world， without offering a single opinion of its own。
Reviews
Minervas Owl
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A quick read。 The book is the source for almost a half of the famous "36 questions to fall in love"， but only a small portion of the questions are of this self-revealing type。 There are also many boring questions that ask you to pin down the dollar value of internet usage or a whole body。 Some of the questions will make people uncomfortable because they involve taboo tradeoff （e。g。， vaporize all visitors in the Louvre or all of its art？） or heretical counterfactual （e。g。， would you switch kids w A quick read。 The book is the source for almost a half of the famous "36 questions to fall in love"， but only a small portion of the questions are of this self-revealing type。 There are also many boring questions that ask you to pin down the dollar value of internet usage or a whole body。 Some of the questions will make people uncomfortable because they involve taboo tradeoff （e。g。， vaporize all visitors in the Louvre or all of its art？） or heretical counterfactual （e。g。， would you switch kids with another family to correct a mix-up at the hospital）。 Hence， I don't think the book can serve as a conversation starter with non-close friends。 。。。more
Marissa
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I don't think we read every single question， but we came pretty close！ I read this with my fiance at an off grid cabin on our anniversary。 It was fun to discuss all of them， but surprising that some of the questions are considered difficult。 I think they're only difficult if you don't know what you believe or don't know what you want out of life。 It was fun and definitely something I'd get for my children！ I don't think we read every single question， but we came pretty close！ I read this with my fiance at an off grid cabin on our anniversary。 It was fun to discuss all of them， but surprising that some of the questions are considered difficult。 I think they're only difficult if you don't know what you believe or don't know what you want out of life。 It was fun and definitely something I'd get for my children！ 。。。more
Christian Jespersen
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A fun gimmick， but not anything life changing。There are 290 questions， and it openend my eyes for potentiel questions with my business。 SO I used it more for inspiration to learn to ask better questions。
ندى
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One of the books that filled with questions you will never think about it before！ I have read it with my family/ friends and every time we enjoyed different answers and perspectives sometimes it opens a new path of topics that we have not talked about it before。 I love it❤️
Marlene
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Ah， I am so fond of this little treasure of a book！You can either question yourself and take your time to ponder and self-reflect。OR you can bring this book when meeting up with friends or acquaintances you'd like to get to know better。 GOODBYE small talk， HELLO meaningful conversations！ Ah， I am so fond of this little treasure of a book！You can either question yourself and take your time to ponder and self-reflect。OR you can bring this book when meeting up with friends or acquaintances you'd like to get to know better。 GOODBYE small talk， HELLO meaningful conversations！ 。。。more
Emma
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This book is full of so much bigotry I honestly can’t believe it’s still in print。 Homophobia， racism， ableism， you name it。 Disgusting。
Lea Markowski
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I recalled this book today - and I think it was pivotal in my understanding of life。 That most choose your own adventures of life have multiple outcomes and that we have constant decision points。 That our choices are what define us。 That some choices are impossible。 This book was in my bathroom as a teen。 Imagine how your bathroom could be so influential。
Mark Jewell
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If there ever was a way to get to know yourself （let alone others）， this might be the ticket。 It will not only prompt you to stop and take the time to think something over， but to stop and think， instead of just doing。
April Cabello
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A good way to start the New Year for an easy read。 At the same time， it compels the reader to reflect on important questions， may they be practical， philosophical， moral or spiritual。
S。 Antoni-Sparks
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I was introduced to this book years ago at a Hookah Cafe in Cincinnati Ohio。 It is a phenomenal conversation starter。 The questions range from things that you would talk about with family the things that will make you uncomfortable with just about any audience。 I recently bought his other two books that are variations on this one。 I keep them all around just in case we need something good to get a conversation going when friends visit。 I would definitely recommend this to anybody。 Have it at you I was introduced to this book years ago at a Hookah Cafe in Cincinnati Ohio。 It is a phenomenal conversation starter。 The questions range from things that you would talk about with family the things that will make you uncomfortable with just about any audience。 I recently bought his other two books that are variations on this one。 I keep them all around just in case we need something good to get a conversation going when friends visit。 I would definitely recommend this to anybody。 Have it at your house， have it out at your cafes and coffe shops， just ask yourself some of these questions even。 。。。more
Nathan Albright
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This is not nearly as good a book as it should be。 Indeed， this book is a book full of questions， some of which have follow-up questions， but there are a lot of assumptions that are at the base of the questions that are asked。 These assumptions， as is often the case， did not match the experience or state of my own life， and so the questions were disappointing and revealed a certain shallowness in thinking on the part of the author。 It is remarkable that someone who has claimed a high degree of f This is not nearly as good a book as it should be。 Indeed， this book is a book full of questions， some of which have follow-up questions， but there are a lot of assumptions that are at the base of the questions that are asked。 These assumptions， as is often the case， did not match the experience or state of my own life， and so the questions were disappointing and revealed a certain shallowness in thinking on the part of the author。 It is remarkable that someone who has claimed a high degree of fame for asking good questions cannot even bother to reflect upon the assumptions that he brings to conversations when those questions are asked。 To be sure， a lot of this was probably statistical nature， and those whose lives are far more unusual than what the author is used to are going to find themselves missed by the author's queries。 Even beyond that， though， there are whole suites of worthwhile questions that are entirely missing and that demonstrate the author's shallowness of thinking， in that he cannot bother to question or examine his own approach to life and his understanding that his questions may strike many who respond as being trivial and inessential and containing assumptions about the importance of his own thinking and feeling and not objective aspects of life and morality and worldview that exist beyond his understanding。This book is almost 300 pages long and consists of about a question a page， some of them short and some of them lengthy to the point of about a paragraph in length。 The questions involve what， to the author， is a wide-ranging set of topics relating to fantasy and the author's view of moral dilemmas。 In the author's mind， there are no right and wrong answers， only honest or dishonest answers。 And it is the lack of moral sense that really marks these questions。 Still， even if the author has limited moral sense， the questions that are asked are at least sometimes questions that we should ask ourselves。 We should ask ourselves how important it is for us to know things， even unpleasant things， about others， or how easy it is for us to feel envious of others， or what qualities matter the most in our children， those whom we fall in love with， or those we befriend。 Admittedly this book does not wrestle with the deepest of questions， but they are the deepest of questions our corrupt contemporary elites are able to handle， and so it is worthwhile as well to consider what ground the author does not consider worth wrestling with as a means of moral improvement。Some readers may find this book more enjoyable than I did。 Some of the questions are certainly worth answering， but a great many of them must be answered in many cases with further questions to help refine them and to bring out the author's presuppositions and to critique them。 It is probably for the best if this book and its questions are viewed as the start to more complex and nuanced conversation than the author tends to think， and it would certainly be worthwhile for the reader to ponder areas where the questions are a bit thin and to think of more questions that would fill in the gaps in the curiosity and interests of the writer that exist in the eye of the reader。 A book like this is not so much an ending as a mediocre attempt at a beginning of using questions as a means of bridging the gap between people。 Our questions express how it is we see the world， and what we see as natural and for the author it is natural to express queries about one's partners and matters of fidelity and sexuality in a way that may not be natural or appropriate to everyone reading these books。 Indeed， this book is reflective of the somewhat decadent and corrupt state of our world， and rather than elevating the tone of our conversation merely reflects the level of thinking that people tend to have， which is disappointing if ultimately not very surprising。 。。。more
Blanche
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My book- What a thought provoking little book！ Maybe put it in the car for our next long road trip！
Parmiii
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خیلی سوال های قشنگی داره که ذهن و به چالش میکشونه
Christopher Manske
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What a fun book for road trips！ This is a great way to learn new things about yourself and your friends。 Question after question， the reader will have to supply the answers and that's a lot more interesting than being told， "Here's the approved solution。" What a fun book for road trips！ This is a great way to learn new things about yourself and your friends。 Question after question， the reader will have to supply the answers and that's a lot more interesting than being told， "Here's the approved solution。" 。。。more
Jeremy
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I’ve read this book with different people many times。 A nice book to have on a long journey to spark thought-provoking discussions。
Sammi
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Fun to have for car rides and guests rooms。
Farzad
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Questions to get to know yourself betterI've enjoyed reading this book。 The profound questions take you deeper on a journey inside。 There are questions that amuses me for days。 Questions to get to know yourself betterI've enjoyed reading this book。 The profound questions take you deeper on a journey inside。 There are questions that amuses me for days。 。。。more
Ordo
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This book is great for passionate conversations with friends or to cause some stir at gatherings。 It's also fun to ask yourself or your partner。 This book is great for passionate conversations with friends or to cause some stir at gatherings。 It's also fun to ask yourself or your partner。 。。。more
Alex
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If you're disabled or care about disabled people， I'd avoid this book。 It has some horrible questions about disabled people and even uses a slur （or two， depending upon where you live）。Aside from that， it's a very standard set of questions， the kind you can find in loads of lists online nowadays。 It's nothing special。 If you're disabled or care about disabled people， I'd avoid this book。 It has some horrible questions about disabled people and even uses a slur （or two， depending upon where you live）。Aside from that， it's a very standard set of questions， the kind you can find in loads of lists online nowadays。 It's nothing special。 。。。more
Brittney Malone
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It’s a large pile of conversation starting questions。 Some questions of character， curiosity， life choices， some more risqué。 Pick and choose your questions carefully。
William Schram
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The Book of Questions does what it says on the cover。 The author， Dr。 Gregory Stock， asks a number of questions that don’t have universal answers。 It is meant to aid you in soul searching or self-examination。 A great number of the questions are akin to Ring of Gyges situations， where someone is given a dilemma or problem and has to suss it out。Some of the problems aren’t all that bad， but they reveal a lot about you I would think。 Take Question 001 for example。 It goes like this: “Technology has The Book of Questions does what it says on the cover。 The author， Dr。 Gregory Stock， asks a number of questions that don’t have universal answers。 It is meant to aid you in soul searching or self-examination。 A great number of the questions are akin to Ring of Gyges situations， where someone is given a dilemma or problem and has to suss it out。Some of the problems aren’t all that bad， but they reveal a lot about you I would think。 Take Question 001 for example。 It goes like this: “Technology has become a part of us。 Would you rather lose the use of all motorized vehicles， all telecommunications devices and computers， or one of your hands？”My kneejerk reaction is to lose the use of one of my hands。 However， if I can’t drive， I could bicycle to a lot of places。 The question needs to be more clear though。 Would this scenario eliminate ALL motorized vehicles or would I only be unable to operate one？ Other questions are disturbing and encroach on our basic liberties as consumers。 Take Question 002 to illustrate this point。 The gist of that one is that your 6-year-old daughter’s favorite toy starts telling her that she needs to buy a new toy from the same company’s line。 There are over two hundred questions contained within this book。 Sometimes the question has an offshoot that is meant to make the question more probing。 。。。more
Travel Writing
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I carry the little book with me when my co-workers and I go out for dinners。 We are all ex-pats from all over the world: Christians， Buddhist， Muslims， vegetarians， people who hunt， conservatives， socialists， and all the range in between。 Often our dinner conversations stay muddled around work， because our jobs are constantly in flux， so there is a lot there to bang our drums of discontent against， but I get bored of talking about work。So， I just open the book and ask any random question。 Then w I carry the little book with me when my co-workers and I go out for dinners。 We are all ex-pats from all over the world: Christians， Buddhist， Muslims， vegetarians， people who hunt， conservatives， socialists， and all the range in between。 Often our dinner conversations stay muddled around work， because our jobs are constantly in flux， so there is a lot there to bang our drums of discontent against， but I get bored of talking about work。So， I just open the book and ask any random question。 Then we pass the book around- you can't cherry pick the question。 Whatever you open the book to is your question。 I gotta tell you， our dinners are rollicking fun and we have some deep conversations around religion， politics， children， dating， life and culture。 。。。more
Daniel Stern
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Some of the questions are interesting and thought provoking， but there a quite a few （just from the pages I've read） that are just disturbing to sit with。 One in particular asks how you'd feel murdering or torturing a child for the survival of humanity， and even expands it to ask how you'd feel if that child was yours。 Some people out there might find these questions mind and consciousness expanding， but for us， it totally missed the mark。 If you get this book， expect questions like that。 And if Some of the questions are interesting and thought provoking， but there a quite a few （just from the pages I've read） that are just disturbing to sit with。 One in particular asks how you'd feel murdering or torturing a child for the survival of humanity， and even expands it to ask how you'd feel if that child was yours。 Some people out there might find these questions mind and consciousness expanding， but for us， it totally missed the mark。 If you get this book， expect questions like that。 And if those bother you， expect to flip through the book repeatedly to find questions that feel more "fun"I'll be exploring other books。 。。。more
L3nda
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Some great questions and some crazy questions！ Some good conversations with my husband and children！
Hugh Mcdonald
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Want to get to know someone better？ For the most part this book is filled with questions that are pertinent and insightful that can provoke discussion or thoughts。
Marc
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Kept this on the dinner table to throw out and discuss with the fam a few times， but the questions are kind of lame and we soon lost interest。 Let it sit for a month or so and thought maybe I'd post a few questions from it here in this review and let folks answer in the comments。。。 Then I skimmed and read some more and thought better of it。But then you've read this far so I can't exactly deprive you， right？ I just opened this book （for the last time） to pgs 162 an 163:Q#163: Would you get a tatt Kept this on the dinner table to throw out and discuss with the fam a few times， but the questions are kind of lame and we soon lost interest。 Let it sit for a month or so and thought maybe I'd post a few questions from it here in this review and let folks answer in the comments。。。 Then I skimmed and read some more and thought better of it。But then you've read this far so I can't exactly deprive you， right？ I just opened this book （for the last time） to pgs 162 an 163:Q#163: Would you get a tattoo the size of a dinner plate if you knew it would somehow save the lives of a busload of innocent tourists who'd otherwise die？ If so， what tattoo design and location would you select？My answer: Of course， it goes without saying （which is why it needs writing）， you save the unworthy tourists and you get a dinner-plate-size tattoo on your face that consists of inked freckles （one for each tourist you save）。 Then you go on all the talk shows to brag about your selflessnish and show off your tat。Q#164: How many different sexual partners have you had in your life？ Do you wish you'd had more or fewer？ Why？My answer: 3。 Don't wish for more or fewer。 If I had wanted more， I wouldn't have gotten married。 If I wanted fewer， I'd just erase those memories。 Duh。 。。。more
Sarah
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So， I love doing those Q and A's online with the tags。 I haven't done any with people on my blog and I more like to answer them for myself。 So when I found out there was a book of questions， I got it more for a self-analysis。 I answered the questions and put them in my journal。 I am hoping that later in the year I can come back and answer them again and see what has changed。On a formal letter， I don't know why this really is a book for other than why I'm using it。 Do people not know what to ask So， I love doing those Q and A's online with the tags。 I haven't done any with people on my blog and I more like to answer them for myself。 So when I found out there was a book of questions， I got it more for a self-analysis。 I answered the questions and put them in my journal。 I am hoping that later in the year I can come back and answer them again and see what has changed。On a formal letter， I don't know why this really is a book for other than why I'm using it。 Do people not know what to ask other people？ I guess some people are just hard at communicating。 It's okay。 It was interesting to see questions in there。 I didn't learn anything really why reading and answering the questions。 I think there may be others out there who might get some help by using this book。 Otherwise， the book is simply novelty and serves no REAL purpose but to be to a facet of conversation。 Bring it for a family meal and hit them with the hard questions。。 。。。more
Claire
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This little book is interesting as well as intriguing。 The questions deal with personal beliefs， attitudes and morals。 They cover love， technology， time travel， health issues， money and sex。 Each and every one of them challenges the way we think and the way we view life in general。 There are no right or wrong answers， but this book will definitely spark great conversation in a group setting。
Ange
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This is a great & fun book for parties or getting to know you activities for adults and young adults。
Abhimanyu
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