What Really Matters

Name: What Really Matters
ISBN: 9798897472529

by Robert A Saul MD

Publisher

Koehler Books

Publication

Aug 18, 2026

Format

Paperback/Softback

Illustrated

Price

15.95

Dimensions

6 x 9 in

ISBN

9798897472529

Pages

114

Age

Adult 18+

Rights Sold

🌍 World Wide Rights Available

Description

Deciphering what really matters has been the perpetual quest of humankind. Dr. Robert Saul, a pediatrician engaged in teaching children and families how to enhance their childhood and parenting journeys, and Michael Cogdill, a journalist covering the news that impacts the lives of our citizens, contend that truth, trust, science, civility, diversity, and faith are what matter. And unless we embrace what matters, we will lose sight of our common humanity. What Really Matters explains why and how we are meant to engage with others and improve their lives. With this improvement, we enhance our own existence, becoming better citizens and better stewards of the miracle of life.

Awards & Endorsements

James Ryan, JD, president emeritus, University of Virginia, author of Wait, What? And Life's Other Essential Questions

"Years ago, I wrote a book that posed a series of 'essential' questions, including the question 'What really matters?' In this book, the authors suggest a thoughtful and persuasive answer: truth, trust, science, civility, diversity and faith. For anyone interested in contemplating perhaps the most important question facing all of us, I highly recommend reading this book."

Martin Rutte, coauthor of The New York Times business bestseller Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work; founder, Project Heaven on Earth

"There is a certain stillness in this book-a stillness out of which wisdom and truth and insights easily emerge. My soul was nourished. My mind was challenged into new possibilities for life. Buy this book. Your soul and you mind will thank you."

Kirkus Reviews

"A book that, at its best, may help readers get to the heart of what it means to be a good citizen."

Author(s)

Richard A. Saul, MD

Dr. Robert Saul is a pediatrician whose advocacy for children in his over fortyfiveyear career has led him to write four books: My Children's Children: Raising Young Citizens in the Age of Columbine, All About Children (illustrated by Jan Yalich Betts), Thinking Developmentally: Nurturing Wellness in Childhood to Promote Lifelong Health (coauthored with Dr. Andy Garner and published by the American Academy of Pediatrics), and Conscious Parenting: Using the Parental Awareness Threshold.Robert Saul completed pediatric training at Duke University Medical Center and genetic training at the Greenwood Genetic Center. Currently professor of pediatrics (emeritus), he has received numerous awards for pediatrics and genetics. He has over 100 publications in scientific literature.