I read Bishop's last book and found it somewhat helpful so I was interested in this one. One of Bishop's strengths is his straightforward, dead-pan honesty with giving advice and "wisdom." And I did agree with many of his points on love, for example. But, as with any self-help book and author, he ignores the fact that this is HIS advice and HIS wisdom, gathered from the experiences of just one person. I think it's important to take books like this with a grain of salt and while I think most readers will enjoy this book, they are probably people who cannot relate to his lessons or have had very different life experiences. Advice from a single person's viewpoint isn't wisdom per se, it's just advice, which is kind of the opposite of what Bishop claims to be giving in this book.