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Synopsis
Alain de Botton explores our relationship with 'the news' in this book full of his trademark wit and wisdom.
Following on from his bestselling Religion for Atheists, Alain de Botton turns now to look at the manic and peculiar positions that 'the news' occupies in our lives. We invest it with an authority and importance which used to be the preserve of religion - but what does it do for us?
Mixing current affairs with philosophical reflections, de Botton offers a brilliant illustrated guide to the precautions we should take before venturing anywhere near the news and the 'noise' it generates. Witty and global in reach, The News will ensure you'll never look at reports of a celebrity story or political scandal in quite the same way again.
Praise for Religion for Atheists:
'Smart and stimulating . . . a sensitive analysis of the deeply human needs that faith meets' Financial Times
'A serious and optimistic set of practical ideas that could improve and alter the way we live . . . energetic and on the side of the angels' Jeanette Winterson, The Times
'Packed with tantalising goads to thought and playful prompts to action' Independent
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Review
One of our most consistently illuminating writers on contemporary culture (John Gray New Statesman)
De Botton's gift is to prompt us to think about how we live and how we might change things (The Times)
About the Author
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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- PublisherHamish Hamilton
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 024114647X
- ISBN 13 9780241146477
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages272
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