The Runner and the Path: An Athlete’s Quest for Meaning in Postmodern Corporate America

Dean Ottati works for a large corporation and seeks real meaning in his life, beyond the hardball negotiations that make up his long workday. He feels that capitalism has made us all poorer--slaves of the clock, pursuing the illusory. To find real substance, he runs--on trails and roads and beaches, alone or with friends, constantly challenging himself physically and intellectually. He peels back layers of hardness from his heart. He finds a new balance in the forces of family, work, love, solitude, money, happiness, and time. Ottati's quest takes him on a fascinating path toward a common-sense enlightenment.

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