The Wish List

is a quirky little gift book that sounds an irresistible call to get out there and start living. In the same chunky format as the authorfs bestselling , presents a compulsively readable list of unexpected goals. There are wishes large—retrace Odysseus' route around the Mediterranean—and wishes small—find a genuine arrowhead. There are artistic wishes—write a sonnet. Athletic wishes—learn to box. Practical wishes—master the rudiments of plumbing. Whimsical wishes—become a taster at Ben & Jerry's. And fantasy wishes—live in a Venetian palazzo. is meant to plant seeds, jog us out of complacency, and articulate unspoken desires. 63,000 copies in print.