The Meaning of Your Life: Writing a Book About What Matters Most To You

The "World's Most Experienced Ghostwriter" and the "Michael Jordan of Ghostwriting", New York Times bestselling author, Michael Levin, details his process for creating books that capture what's most meaningful in the lives, careers, philanthropic endeavors, and other outside interests of his elite clientele. The Meaning of Your Life tells the stories of more than 40 books that Levin has created for his clients, ranging from business leaders to sports leaders, memoirs to novels and fables ... including books by celebrities, and books by highly successful private individuals.

Michael Levin has been called the "Michael Jordan of private biography. Over a 30-year career, Michael has written, co-written, edited, ghosted, or published more than a thousand books. Two are New York Times best sellers, more than two dozen are legitimate national best sellers, and three are Amazon number one bestselling business books. His websites are www.MichaelLevinWrites.com and, for business fiction/business fables, www.TheFableFactory.com. Michael appeared on the first episode of Season Three of ABC's Shark Tank, has appeared on BBC worldwide TV and radio and Good Morning, America, and has been quoted in Inc. Magazine, and in BloombergBusiness. He is most proud of having edited Zig Ziglar's final book, Born to Win. He is also one of the most frequently published commentators on culture and the arts in the United States, with more than 400 pieces published on outlets including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Politico.com, FoxNews.com, HuffPost, Forbes.com, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, Robb Report, Worth.com, Writers Digest, ESPN, and the New York Daily News. Many of his pieces have attracted more than one million readers. Michael is married and has four children. In the past 20 years, Michael has completed more than 40 long-distance races—20 marathons, including 11 Boston Marathons, for which he has raised more than $200,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He has served in 10 marathons as a guide runner for runners with disabilities for Achilles International. Michael won his black belt in tae kwan do at age 54, alongside his twin sons. In 2021, Michael became a Certified Yoga Instructor. A trained tenor, he performed for years with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Boston's Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Tanglewood. He has sung Beethoven's 9th Symphony with choruses on three continents – in Boston, London, and Jerusalem.