Inside the Outsider. The Search for Meaning in an Absurd World ( signed )

Vincent, John

ISBN 10: 0993573800 / ISBN 13: 9780993573804

Published by Freshwater Publishing, Prestatyn, N Wales, 2016

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Dustwrapper, pp.241. Inscribed on front endpaper " Signed by the author John Vincent " A discussion about life as an outsider and how to realise their true, instinctive self. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 010449

Bibliographic Details

Title: Inside the Outsider. The Search for Meaning ...

Publisher: Freshwater Publishing, Prestatyn, N Wales

Publication Date: 2016

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

This is an inspiring work which explains the outsider and argues how they must apply themselves within life to gain anything substantive from it. The reader is given a stark appreciation of the outsider's world and how fickle, meaningless and absurd it appears to them. The book destroys many of the illusions which underpin people's assertions today. It argues that in many instances there is no real rationale behind what people do or aspire to in modern life as the way their lives transpire is usually dependent on the things they are conditioned to value or accept as authentic. Many readers will be able to identify with the essentially human traits outsiders possess. Their conception of freedom and truth must be something that is capable of being applied to have any value to them. They do not believe they are limited in any way for doing what they set their mind to, but unfortunately modern society is designed in such a way which scuppers their ability to express or be themselves. This book is a testament to the human spirit in overcoming the impediments within society which stifle the outsiders' freedom. It argues that outsiders must preserve their uniqueness as individuals to derive any value from life. They need to grasp the opportunity to project themselves, often through a more creative medium, to discover a quantifiable purpose and meaning within their lives.

Review:

A polemic on the shallowness of modern life and a journey to find meaning in a world that seems intent upon pursuing the banal and which rewards mediocrity. A deeply personal book that seeks to update the existential canon, Vincent writes with intelligence and humour and tries to show that there is a little of the outsider in all of us, and thankfully so. --Mike Garratt