The author makes the case for a life of proportion measured by the human body (DeVinci’s Vetruvian Man) whose dimensions yield symmetry and self-fulfillment.  In a world where the ‘gods’ have been replaced by a global economy and plague has been replaced by ennui, Malouf argues for happiness within human limits—what is human is what we can keep track of and grasp, if not control.  Thought provoking little book.