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Alain de Botton
ISBN: 9780141027913
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
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Listen to Alain de Botton as he discusses 'The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work' in our Blackwell Online podcast.
Audio recordings produced by George Miller of podularity.com
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? Work makes us. Without it we are at a loss; in work we hope to have a measure of control over our lives. Criss-crossing the world to visit workplaces and workers, this title explores our love-hate relationship with our jobs.
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? Work makes us. Without it we are at a loss; in work we hope to have a measure of control over our lives. Yet for many of us, work is a straitjacket from which we cannot free ourselves. Criss-crossing the world to visit workplaces and workers both ordinary and extraordinary, and drawing on the wit and wisdom of great artists, writers and thinkers, Alain de Botton here explores our love-hate relationship with our jobs. He poses and answers little and big questions, from what should I do with my life? to what will I have achieved when I retire? "The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" will not only explain why it is we do what we do all day, but through its sympathy, humour and insight will seek to help us make the most of it.
| ISBN | 0141027916 | | Pages | 336 | | ISBN13 | 9780141027913
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 512 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Penguin Books Ltd | | Height (mm) | 196 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 133 | | Publication date | 25 Mar 2010 | | Spine width (mm) | 22 | | DEWEY | 306.301 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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