Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living is a book by Krista Tippett (ISBN978-1594206801) which discusses the values and questions raised in the author's primary work, On Being, an award-winning podcast and radio program.[1][2][3] A parallel podcast by the same name was released in tandem with the book. Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living was published by Penguin Press in 2016.[3] As the chapter titles suggest, the book focuses on five main concepts: words, flesh, love, faith, and hope.