tS=The book is an <b>hortatory</b> approach to a new life philosophy, written for people who race around every day only to discover that they are tired but don't know where they're running.<br><br>Her voice lacks Ripley's clipped, <b>hortatory</b> quality; instead, the broad vowels and plummy tones put one in mind of The Great Gatsby.&tQ=<b>Hortatory</b> means:&tC=Simplified|Characterized by urging|Practical|Traditional|Common-sense&cC=2&fB=<b>Hortatory</b> means serving or tending to exhort, urge or encourage. <b>Hortatory</b> is pronounced HOHRT-uh-tohr-ee.
