The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton Paperback Book

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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.

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Alain de Botton brings his trademark powers of insight to what most of us do all day- workWork 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, it is a straitjacket from which we cannot free ourselves.Criss-crossing the world to visit workplaces both ordinary and extraordinary, and drawing on the wit and wisdom of great artists, writers and thinkers, Alain de Botton explores our love-hate relationship with our jobs, to explain why it is we do what we do all day, and through sympathy, humour and insight, to seek to help us make the most of it.

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Reissued with a new design to match reissues of Alain de Botton's other backlist titles. Work is what makes us; it helps us control our lives. But for many, it also constrains them. Criss-crossing the world to visit work places and workers, de Botton explores our love-hate relationship with work. 'Brilliant, enormously engaging' Guardian

Author Biography

Alain de Botton is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including The School of Life- An Emotional Education, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love. He is the founder of The School of Life (theschooloflife.com).

Review

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 *Terribly funny, touches us all * Mail on Sunday *Brilliant, enormously engaging * Guardian *

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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

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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

Details ISBN0141027916 Author Alain de Botton Year 2010 ISBN-10 0141027916 ISBN-13 9780141027913 Media Book Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1969 Pages 336 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Short Title PLEASURES & SORROWS OF WORK AL Residence Washington, DC, US DEWEY 331.01 Publication Date 2010-03-25 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2010-03-25 Alternative 9780141932750 Audience General NZ Release Date 2010-05-24 AU Release Date 2010-05-24 We've got this

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