{"product_id":"9780717164905","title":"The Meaning of Life 2 - More Lives, More Meaning with Gay Byrne: 20 Famous People Reflect on Life's Big Questions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore big questions – and more interesting answers – from Gay Byrne’s hugely popular RTÉ TV show\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe all look for meaning in our lives and here twenty well-known public figures share what gives their lives meaning, prompting us to ponder the question ourselves and perhaps even find some answers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing last year’s bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Gay Byrne is back with more insightful discussions on the big themes that bind us all: childhood, love, faith, disbelief, morality, religion, grief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on his popular and long-running RTÉ TV show, \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Life 2\u003c\/i\u003e explores life’s big questions with an array of fascinating public figures, among them Ronan Keating, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Ian Paisley and Imelda May.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Peter McVerry he ponders whether life is shaped by accidents or by the way people respond to accidents. Mary Robinson reveals the beliefs and values that fuel her formidable moral engine. Eamon Dunphy’s early experiences led him to believe that ‘everyone is magnificent in their own way’, and Edna O’Brien discusses her struggles with the Catholic Church after the infamous banning of \u003ci\u003eThe Country Girls\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e’There are many pearls of wisdom to be harvested from the human oysters featured here who share with me the beliefs, values, thoughts and experiences that have shaped, or been shaped by, their lives.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGay Byrne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Life 2\u003c\/i\u003e: Table of Contents\u003col\u003ePreface by Gay Byrne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eImelda May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeter McVerry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Robinson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrian Cody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIan Paisley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJ. P. Donleavy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmily O’Reilly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Lonergan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRonan Keating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaureen Gaffney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSean O’Sullivan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristina Noble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicheál Ó Muircheartaigh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFionnula Flanagan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColm Tóibín\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Byrne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColm Wilkinson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCeline Byrne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdna O’Brien\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEamon Dunphy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor each book sold, a donation will be made to The Peter McVerry Trust and The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125674885360,"sku":"9780717164905","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780717164905_p0.jpg?v=1763630909","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780717164905","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}