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Alain De Botton and
David Colacci (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Publication date
August 11, 2015
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Mp3 una
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781501284717
ISBN-10
1501284711
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.50 by 7 in.
Weight
0.16 lbs.
Original list price
$9.99
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: We spend most of our waking lives at work â in occupations often chosen by our unthinking younger selves. And yet we rarely ask ourselves how we got there or what our occupations mean to us. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work is an exploration of the joys and perils of the modern workplace, beautifully evoking what other people wake up to do each day â and night â to make the frenzied contemporary world function. With a philosophical eye and his signature combination of wit and wisdom, Alain de Botton leads us on a journey around a deliberately eclectic range of occupations, from rocket science to biscuit manufacture, accountancy to art â in search of what makes jobs either fulfilling or soul-destroying. Along the way he tries to answer some of the most urgent questions we can ask about work: Why do we do it? What makes it pleasurable? What is its meaning? And why do we daily exhaust not only ourselves but also the planet? Characteristically lucid, clever and inventive, de Bottonâs âsong for occupationsâ is a celebration and exploration of an aspect of life that is all too often ignored and a book that shines a revealing light on the essential meaning of work in our lives.
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from Pantheon Books (June 2, 2009)
9780307378309 | details & prices | List price $26.00
CD/Spoken Word
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With David Colacci (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Brilliance Audio (August 11, 2015)
9781501284717 | details & prices | 5.50 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.16 lbs | List price $9.99
About: We spend most of our waking lives at work â in occupations often chosen by our unthinking younger selves.
About: We spend most of our waking lives at work â in occupations often chosen by our unthinking younger selves.
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