A Week at the Airport by Alain De Botton
Takes readers on a journey through the days and nights of the UK's largest airport.
You'll read this book with a wry smileI love the way he sees the airport's security staff as 'like thriller writers ... paid to imagine life as a little more eventful than it customarily manages to be'. For his part, he gives meaning to things most people would see as meaningless - a very useful talent -- William Leith * Evening Standard *
Funny, charming and slender enough to pack in your carry-on... * Daily Mail *
Simultaneously poignant and terribly funny ... de Botton's most imaginative work yet * Spectator *
He makes a fine fist of pondering transient life in Terminal 5. * The Times *
Shrewd, perceptive and gently ironic ... At de Botton's T5, banality and sublimity circle in a perpetual holding pattern -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *
This is best read sitting in the afternoon sunlight with a glass of wine to add to the cumulative appreciation of this interesting and insightful book. * Canberra Times, Australia *
Alain de Botton's amusing, small book should not be missed by people of the Third Age ... it's jolly, perceptive and human * Adelaide Review, Australia *
I read Alain de Botton's A Week at the Airport with smiles of recognition, nods of approval and sighs of admiration. Most people can't wait to get away from airports. I'm very glad he stayed. -- Michael Palin * Guardian *
Funny, charming and slender enough to pack in your carry-on... * Daily Mail *
Simultaneously poignant and terribly funny ... de Botton's most imaginative work yet * Spectator *
He makes a fine fist of pondering transient life in Terminal 5. * The Times *
Shrewd, perceptive and gently ironic ... At de Botton's T5, banality and sublimity circle in a perpetual holding pattern -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *
This is best read sitting in the afternoon sunlight with a glass of wine to add to the cumulative appreciation of this interesting and insightful book. * Canberra Times, Australia *
Alain de Botton's amusing, small book should not be missed by people of the Third Age ... it's jolly, perceptive and human * Adelaide Review, Australia *
I read Alain de Botton's A Week at the Airport with smiles of recognition, nods of approval and sighs of admiration. Most people can't wait to get away from airports. I'm very glad he stayed. -- Michael Palin * Guardian *
Alain de Botton is the bestselling author of books on the philosophy of subjects including love, travel and status. He is the founder of The School of Life, an organisation in London for whom he has conducted a guided weekend tour of Heathrow airport.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846683596 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846683599 |
| Title | A Week at the Airport |
| Author | Alain De Botton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-09-24 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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