You were told to live a meaningful life. But no one ever told you how. Our lives are shaped by contradictions. Competing voices tell us who to be, what to want, and how to live. The result? A fragmented moral imagination. We're handed a thousand broken messages and left to cobble together something resembling a life. But instead of clarity, we get exhaustion. Instead of wisdom, we get anxiety. This leaves you asking yourself How can I get through when I feel alone and confused? How can I live well in this broken and chaotic world? In To Live Well, Alan Noble shows you how you can not only endure but flourish in life. Through exploring the seven virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance, faith, hope, and love, you'll learn how to choose gracefully, Markup Note: How do the classic Virtues help us find meaning? Award-winning author and scholar Alan Noble brings the virtues to a fresh audience in an accessible, engaging way. There is a growing interest in classical themes, from Christian authors to authors like Ryan Holiday and the stoicism revival, and this book is perfectly suited for that trend. In addition to this growing interest in classical wisdom, Alan Noble has used language that also invites readers who are turned off by 'virtues'. Here are the chapter titles, and I've added the corresponding virtue: Choosing Decisively - Prudence Acting Justly - Justice Suffering Steadfastly - Fortitude Living Moderately - Temperance Believing Soundly - Faith Hoping Resolutely - Hope Loving Rightly - Love Sales figures for Noble's previous titles: On Getting Out of Bed (2023) has sold over 12,000 copies You Are Not Your Own (2021) has sold over 22,000 copies Disruptive Witness (2018) has sold over 22,000 copies Marketing plans include paid social media, a Behind the Books interview in Publisher's Weekly, inclusion in a mailing to Christian private schools, publicity through IVP's own networks, and work with other key media partners. Fuller plans forthcoming, but we expect efforts to generate over 1.8 million impressions. Primary audience are readers ages 18 and up who are looking for deeper meaning in life or a way to ground their purpose in something that lasts. It will instill not only why virtues are important, but also inspire readers to a life well lived. Spring 2026 IVP Rights Catalog (Academic First) act justly, suffer steadfastly, live moderately, believe soundly, hope resolutely, and love rightly. This book won't give you a ten-step plan to fix everything. It doesn't promise clarity overnight. But it will invite you into something deeper: an ancient, time-tested path of habits of heart and mind that shape who we are and how we live. With honesty, theological depth, and a mentor's heart, Noble names your confusion and offers an antidotenot by escaping the mess but by learning how to live faithfully within it. If you've ever longed for something solid in a world that just wants to sell you more temporary stuff, To Live Well is a good place to begin
You were told to live a meaningful life. But no one ever told you how. Our lives are shaped by contradictions. Competing voices tell us who to be, what to want, and how to live. The result? A fragmented moral imagination. We're handed a thousand broken messages and left to cobble together something resembling a life. But instead of clarity, we get exhaustion. Instead of wisdom, we get anxiety. This leaves you asking yourself How can I get through when I feel alone and confused? How can I live well in this broken and chaotic world? In To Live Well, Alan Noble shows you how you can not only endure but flourish in life. Through exploring the seven virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance, faith, hope, and love, you'll learn how to choose gracefully, Markup Note: How do the classic Virtues help us find meaning? Award-winning author and scholar Alan Noble brings the virtues to a fresh audience in an accessible, engaging way. There is a growing interest in classical themes, from Christian authors to authors like Ryan Holiday and the stoicism revival, and this book is perfectly suited for that trend. In addition to this growing interest in classical wisdom, Alan Noble has used language that also invites readers who are turned off by 'virtues'. Here are the chapter titles, and I've added the corresponding virtue: Choosing Decisively - Prudence Acting Justly - Justice Suffering Steadfastly - Fortitude Living Moderately - Temperance Believing Soundly - Faith Hoping Resolutely - Hope Loving Rightly - Love Sales figures for Noble's previous titles: On Getting Out of Bed (2023) has sold over 12,000 copies You Are Not Your Own (2021) has sold over 22,000 copies Disruptive Witness (2018) has sold over 22,000 copies Marketing plans include paid social media, a Behind the Books interview in Publisher's Weekly, inclusion in a mailing to Christian private schools, publicity through IVP's own networks, and work with other key media partners. Fuller plans forthcoming, but we expect efforts to generate over 1.8 million impressions. Primary audience are readers ages 18 and up who are looking for deeper meaning in life or a way to ground their purpose in something that lasts. It will instill not only why virtues are important, but also inspire readers to a life well lived. Spring 2026 IVP Rights Catalog (Academic First) act justly, suffer steadfastly, live moderately, believe soundly, hope resolutely, and love rightly. This book won't give you a ten-step plan to fix everything. It doesn't promise clarity overnight. But it will invite you into something deeper: an ancient, time-tested path of habits of heart and mind that shape who we are and how we live. With honesty, theological depth, and a mentor's heart, Noble names your confusion and offers an antidotenot by escaping the mess but by learning how to live faithfully within it. If you've ever longed for something solid in a world that just wants to sell you more temporary stuff, To Live Well is a good place to begin
You were told to live a meaningful life. But no one ever told you how. Our lives are shaped by contradictions. Competing voices tell us who to be, what to want, and how to live. The result? A fragmented moral imagination. We're handed a thousand broken messages and left to cobble together something resembling a life. But instead of clarity, we get exhaustion. Instead of wisdom, we get anxiety. This leaves you asking yourself How can I get through when I feel alone and confused? How can I live well in this broken and chaotic world? In To Live Well, Alan Noble shows you how you can not only endure but flourish in life. Through exploring the seven virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance, faith, hope, and love, you'll learn how to choose gracefully, Markup Note: How do the classic Virtues help us find meaning? Award-winning author and scholar Alan Noble brings the virtues to a fresh audience in an accessible, engaging way. There is a growing interest in classical themes, from Christian authors to authors like Ryan Holiday and the stoicism revival, and this book is perfectly suited for that trend. In addition to this growing interest in classical wisdom, Alan Noble has used language that also invites readers who are turned off by 'virtues'. Here are the chapter titles, and I've added the corresponding virtue: Choosing Decisively - Prudence Acting Justly - Justice Suffering Steadfastly - Fortitude Living Moderately - Temperance Believing Soundly - Faith Hoping Resolutely - Hope Loving Rightly - Love Sales figures for Noble's previous titles: On Getting Out of Bed (2023) has sold over 12,000 copies You Are Not Your Own (2021) has sold over 22,000 copies Disruptive Witness (2018) has sold over 22,000 copies Marketing plans include paid social media, a Behind the Books interview in Publisher's Weekly, inclusion in a mailing to Christian private schools, publicity through IVP's own networks, and work with other key media partners. Fuller plans forthcoming, but we expect efforts to generate over 1.8 million impressions. Primary audience are readers ages 18 and up who are looking for deeper meaning in life or a way to ground their purpose in something that lasts. It will instill not only why virtues are important, but also inspire readers to a life well lived. Spring 2026 IVP Rights Catalog (Academic First) act justly, suffer steadfastly, live moderately, believe soundly, hope resolutely, and love rightly. This book won't give you a ten-step plan to fix everything. It doesn't promise clarity overnight. But it will invite you into something deeper: an ancient, time-tested path of habits of heart and mind that shape who we are and how we live. With honesty, theological depth, and a mentor's heart, Noble names your confusion and offers an antidotenot by escaping the mess but by learning how to live faithfully within it. If you've ever longed for something solid in a world that just wants to sell you more temporary stuff, To Live Well is a good place to begin