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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work. Alain de Botton
Alain De Botton
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Paperback. Why do so many of us love or hate our work? How has it come to dominate our lives? And what should we do about it? What should I do with my life? What will I have achieved when I retire? This book explains why it is we do what we do all day, but its sympathy, humour and insight seeks to help us make the most of it. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life - a lucid exploration of the state in which most of us spend most of our lives 'De Botton's wit and powers of ironic observation are on display throughout what is a stylish and original book. The workplace brings out the best in his writing' Sunday Times 'Timely, wonderfully readable. De Botton has pretty much got to the bottom of the subject' Spectator ... Read more
From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life - a lucid exploration of the state in which most of us spend most of our lives 'De Botton's wit and powers of ironic observation are on display throughout what is a stylish and original book. The workplace brings out the best in his writing' Sunday Times 'Timely, wonderfully readable. De Botton has pretty much got to the bottom of the subject' Spectator ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141027913
SKU
V9780141027913
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About Alain De Botton
Alain de Botton is the author of Essays in Love, The Romantic Movement, Kiss and Tell, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel, Status Anxiety, The Architecture of Happiness, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, A Week at the Airport, Religion for Atheists, The News: A User's Manual, and The Course of Love ... Read more
Reviews for The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work. Alain de Botton
Brilliant, enormously engaging
Guardian
Terribly funny, touches us all
Mail on Sunday
Timely, wonderfully readable. De Botton has pretty much got to the bottom of the subject
Spectator
De Botton's wit and powers of ironic observation are on display throughout what is a stylish and original book. The workplace brings out the best in ... Read more
Guardian
Terribly funny, touches us all
Mail on Sunday
Timely, wonderfully readable. De Botton has pretty much got to the bottom of the subject
Spectator
De Botton's wit and powers of ironic observation are on display throughout what is a stylish and original book. The workplace brings out the best in ... Read more