I Learned from Watching Star Trek , was done to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the final episode of Star Trek . It sold more than 100,000 hard cover copies.
Some people take guidance from the Bible.
In a generation of couch potatoes, we learn from television, and we learn the most from the best of television. And to many of us, that's Star Trek , of which The Next Generation is the highest expression. Here we have a parade of role-models going through a series of situations guided by principles which are at least as relevant and helpful in the 21st century as in the 24th. He contrasts Picard with Dr. Soran, who is obviously flawed because he sought a challenge-free eternal happiness, where Picard was a better man for turning his back on the paradise of the Nexus in favour of the uncertain but worthwhile life of accomplishment and adventure in the temporal universe. In example after example, the author draws lessons from the series and shows how to apply these in ordinary life.