The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain De Botton

The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain De Botton

Intends 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?

Clever, provocative and fresh as a daisy * Literary Review on The Architecture of Happiness *
Full of splendid ideas, often happily and beautifully expressed. . an engaging and intelligent book * Independent on The Architecture of Happiness *

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 latest novel The Course of Love, among many others. Alain is a bestselling author in 30 countries. He lives in London, where he runs The School of Life and Living Architecture.

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ISBN 13	9780241143537
ISBN 10	0241143535
Title	The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Author	Alain De Botton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2009-04-02
Number of pages	336
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