Book of Questions: Revised and Updated

I am a firm believer that this book should be on every coffee table in the country. Too many times you see a family with everyone glued to devices. Open up some moral dialogue people.

The Book of Questions: Revised and Updated by Gregory Stock is exactly what I expected and meets my needs perfectly! As a women's Ministry Director, I often create icebreaker questions for small groups. This book has some awesome ideas for building relationships, sharing and connecting hearts. It would also be useful for blogging topics, or dinner conversations with family and friends. Here are some sample questions: #073 Would you have one of your fingers surgically removed if it somehow guaranteed you immunity from all major diseases? #088 How often do you step back and reflect on where you are headed? Would less or more self-reflection be good for you? #120 Would you accept 2 million dollars to leave the country and never set foot in it again? What would be the minimum amount to seriously tempt you to take this step? You can't go wrong with this book...select from 290 different questions!

When I was young, my parents had this book and used to (gently) demand that we "play" this book from time to time. It was always thought provoking and always an ice breaker. Fast forward to when I moved into my own apartment in college: they were delighted to dump many of their well-worn possessions--including this book--into my lap. I used this book many a time with new and old friends to get to know them better, both in college, in my 20s and beyond. It's a great after dinner activity at a dinner party when the conversation has lulled, because everybody gets to know a lot about everybody else and everybody seems to like it. The questions, a mix of "what would you do in this situation" and "what's more important to you: x or y?" and other psychological questions, are thought provoking and entertaining. Of course, there's no right or wrong answer and every time I've used the book, people have seemed to enjoy it quite a bit. I recently ordered this revised version and was really happy with the changes. First, there are more questions: 291, up from 217. Next, and perhaps more importantly, the "follow up" questions that some of the questions had have been moved from the back of the book to a light blue font below the relevant questions. This way, you don't have to clumsily flip back and forth and find the question number. It's a small change but a definite improvement. Finally, and most importantly, the questions are fresher, updated for today. In sum, if you already have The Book of Questions, I highly recommend buying the revised and updated version, and if you don't already haven't the Book of Questions, I highly recommend buying this revised and updated version and trying it out with your spouse, your family, your friends--it's a great way to get to know people and quite fun!

The book of questions is an interesting little book with plenty of thought provoking questions; some, questions that you may not think about otherwise. The book has 291 questions (some have sub-questions, so to speak) covering a range of topics. The most interesting aspect of this book is, since your answer to a given question can change even from one day to the next, this book is sure to keep you engaged for a long time. I am enjoying working my way through the questions little by little; learning things about myself and my thoughts/beliefs in the process.

I thought this would be a book full of silly questions but was the exact opposite. Some are absurd but most will cause you to consider your current position in life and encourage change.