We all want happiness in life, but what exactly is happiness? Is it love, money, respect, health, or something completely different? In The Delphi Café, Bob Rich teams up with friends and fellow authors Scott Friedman and Mike Pehanich to explore the nature of happiness and the quest to attain it.
But The Delphi Café is also the engaging tale of “Socrates” Smith, an ordinary person who is dealing with the everyday challenges of life when he meets a mysterious waitress named Sophie. In the days that follow, Sophie serves up not only good coffee, but also profound wisdom and insight, and leads “Socrates” to discover more about happiness, himself, and his family than he ever thought possible.
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What Readers Are Saying
”The Delphi Café is one of those rare books that makes you pause and take stock of your own life. It’s thoughtful, hopeful, and filled with the kind of wisdom that sneaks up on you through memorable characters and simple moments. Long after I finished reading, I was still thinking about its message: happiness isn’t something we’re constantly chasing, it’s something we learn to recognize. That’s a story worth telling.
Elissa RosenContributor and Editor for Haute Living, People Magazine, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, and Us Weekly
”The Delphi Café is a primer on how to live a wise, kind, resilient and, ultimately, fulfilling life. It functions as a timely update to Michael Murphy’s classic, Golf in the Kingdom.
Monte BurkeAuthor of Men of Troy, Lords of the Fly and Saban
”As an author and someone who believes that happiness is found in the small rituals of daily life, The Delphi Café spoke to me in a way few novels do. Its quiet wisdom unfolds through simple moments and unforgettable characters, reminding us that joy isn’t something we chase down but something that finds us if we're paying attention.
Jennifer Hill BookerAcclaimed Chef, James Beard Foundation Impact Fellow, and Bestselling Author
”In The Delphi Café, the authors’ values come to life through the journey of Socrates Smith, and the mentors who helped shape his life, creating an engaging and deeply personal allegory, whose lessons feel timeless and particularly relevant.
Samantha MarshallPulitzer-nominated Journalist and Former Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
”The Delphi Café takes readers on a journey to happiness. Through deeply personal stories of perseverance and resilience, the authors remind us how to find happiness in tough times. Among the many enduring lessons revealed in the elegant words of The Delphi Café is that life is a gift!
Jeff MartinFormerly of The Associated Press and USA Today