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• The Purpose Driven Life is a 2002 Christian self-help book written by Rick Warren.

• Fast Facts

  1. Author: Rick Warren
  2. Genre: Self-Help
  3. Publication Date: October 1, 2002
  4. Publisher: Zondervan
  5. Pages: 336
  6. ISBN 0310276993
  7. Over 170 weeks on the The New York Times Best Seller List

• Plot Synopsis

  In The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren writes up a 40-day spiritual journey in pursuit of answering the question, "Why are we here?"

  Each chapter contains a verse and question for the reader to ponder throughout the day. Warren makes it a point to emphasize that life is ultimately not about the readers themselves, but about God and that they are here for God.

• Ashley Smith

  Interest in The Purpose Driven Life resurged in 2005 when it was reported that hostage Ashley Smith read from it to calm her captor, Brian Nichols.

  Using passages from book and The Bible, Smith claimed she was able to win Nichols's trust. She also admitted to using crystal meth to pacify him.

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