Is life just a wisp, a puff of wind, a mere breath - nothing you can get your hands on - the nearest thing to zero? So says the Preacher in the book of Ecclesistes. But is this the whole message? With imagination and clairty Derek Kidner introduces this old Testament book which speaks so powerfully to our generation. His love of hebrew poetry and his understanding of the biblical mind shine through in his careful passage-by-passage exposition.