The News, 9780241972694
Paperback
News: addictive, affecting, and shaping your reality more than you know.

The News

a user's manual

$28.00

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    25 February 2015

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Summary

Stop Reading the News! (And What to Do Instead)

Our lives are saturated with news. But how does it affect us? And how should we read it?

Today, the news occupies the same dominant position in our lives as religion once did. But rarely do we consider how it touches us. Here, Alain de Botton examines a number of archetypal news stories - a plane crash, a murder, a political scandal, a celebrity interview - from a fresh perspective to ask intriguing questions:

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241972694
ISBN-10:0241972698
Author:Alain de Botton
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:25 February 2015
Weight:238g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 20mm
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Critics Review

One of our most consistently illuminating writers on contemporary culture

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

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.

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