What Should I Do With My Life? is used by far more than professionals at a mid-career reckoning point.

It’s widely read by those facing college graduation, and it’s been assigned to incoming freshman at some big universities like UMKC, Rutgers, Tenn State, and West Texas A&M.

One New York State Supreme Court Justice used it to counsel his son upon graduation. But it’s also picked up by those recently diagnosed with cancer who have been given a short time to live.

Many National Guardsmen have read the book after they return from their year tour, and one doctor contacted me from an Air Force base in Germany – he was giving the book to soldiers who had lost a limb (to help them accept the inevitable changes in their life).

Two famous actresses have read the book to help them understand the lives of regular people (Hah!!!), and one 17-year-old homeless youth in Denver was inspired by the book during the time he was getting off the streets.

Housewives read it as they contemplated reentering the workforce after years caring for their children at home.

A surprising number of retirees pass the book around, as a call to find a meaningful purpose in their retirement years.

Ghilani, Mary; 10 Strategies for Reentering the Workforce, Praeger Publishers, 2008

Cohen, Carol Fishman and Sabin, Vivian Steir; Back on the Career Track, Business Plus Publisher, 2007

Johnson, Tory and Spizmen, Robyn Freedman; Will Work From Home, Berkley Trade Paperback Edition, 2008

Whitwer, Glynnis; Work@Home: A Practical Guide for Women Who Want to Work from Home, Arise, 2007

Quigley, Mary W. and Kaufman, Loretta E.; Going Back to Work: A Survival Guide For Comeback Moms, St. Martin’s Griffin Publishing, 2004

Mason, Mary Ann, Ekman, Eve Mason; Mothers on the Fast Track: How a New Generation Can Balance Family and Career, Oxford University Press, 2007

Zichy, Shoya and Bidou, Ann; Career Match: Connecting Who You Are With What You’ll Love to Do, AMACOM, 2007

Quast, Lisa; Your Career, Your Way, WingSpan Press, 2007