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The Why Are You Here Café
Original Title：The Why Are You Here Café
Millions of copies soldTranslated into 40+ languages
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你為什麼在這裡？你害怕死亡嗎？你過得充實嗎？這三個問題，問的是你有沒有在過自己真正想要的人生。
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80%
Who is this book for?
- 工作忙碌，卻常在深夜問自己「我到底在做什麼」的人
- 想找一本短短一個晚上就能讀完、卻能想很久的小說的人
- 正在職涯或人生轉折點上的人
- 喜歡寓言式、對話式小說的讀者
Who is the author?
- 約翰・史崔勒基 (John Strelecky)，美國作家與講者；三十多歲時，他在企業擔任顧問，後來辭職背起背包環遊世界九個月，回國後寫下這本書
- 本書英文原名 The Why Are You Here Café（另一版本名為 The Café on the Edge of the World），2003 年出版，最初是自費出版，靠讀者口耳相傳成為國際暢銷書，被譯成四十多種語言，全球銷量數百萬冊
- 他後來寫了多部續作，延續這間咖啡館的故事
- 中文版書名《世界盡頭的咖啡館》
Other BooksReturn to the Why Are You Here Café《重返世界盡頭的咖啡館》；Big Five for Life《人生五大目標》
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