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Preface

I will never forget the day that he came striding into my gothic office in the Duke University Chapel.

That day I encountered one of God’s most curious, surprising, and challenging creations—

Augie Turak. Intense yet warm, disarmingly direct but unthreatening, both reflective and

passionate. I’ve met many people over the years; very few are as unforgettable.

In a few minutes, I heard how Augie, while earning a college degree, had recklessly read

himself into the wisdom of Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Pascal, St. John of the Cross, Huang Po,

and anybody else who might help him get to the bottom of life’s meaning and purpose.

Later, even as a businessman and successful entrepreneur, Augie had never abandoned his

quest for Plato’s life worth living. Now he told me he felt called to pass on what he had

learned to college students so they wouldn’t “get college but miss wisdom.”

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