The News: A User's Manual

De Botton, Alain

ISBN 10: 0771027680 / ISBN 13: 9780771027680

Published by Signal, 2014

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Synopsis:

From the author of The Architecture of Happiness, a thought-provoking look at the position that news has achieved in our lives.
     The news is everywhere. We can't stop constantly checking it on our computer screens, but what is this doing to our minds?
     We are never really taught how to make sense of the torrent of news we face every day, writes Alain de Botton, but this has a huge impact on our sense of what matters and of how we should lead our lives. In his dazzling new book, de Botton takes twenty-five archetypal news stories--including an airplane crash, a murder, a celebrity interview and a political scandal--and submits them to unusually intense analysis with a view to helping us navigate our news-soaked age. He raises such questions as: Why are disaster stories often so uplifting? What makes the love lives of celebrities so interesting? Why do we enjoy watching politicians being brought down? Why are upheavals in far-off lands often so boring?
     In The News: A User's Manual, de Botton has written the ultimate guide for our frenzied era, certain to bring calm, understanding and a measure of sanity to our daily (perhaps even hourly) interactions with the news machine.

About the Author: ALAIN DE BOTTON is the author of nonfiction works on subjects ranging from love and travel to architecture and philosophy. His best-selling books include How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Art of Travel and The Architecture of Happiness. He lives in London, where he founded The School of Life (www.theschooloflife.com) and Living Architecture (www.living-architecture.co.uk).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The News: A User's Manual
Publisher: Signal
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good