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  The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (Paperback) By (author) Alain de Botton

  

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  Short Description for The Pleasures and Sorrows of WorkWhy 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? Work makes us. Without it we are at a loss; in work we hope to have a measure of control over our lives. Criss-crossing the world to visit workplaces and workers, this title explores our love-hate relationship with our jobs.
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  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Published: 25 March 2010
  • Format: Paperback 336 pages
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  • Categories: Philosophy | Western Philosophy, From C 1900 - | Popular Philosophy
  • ISBN 13: 9780141027913 ISBN 10: 0141027916
  • Sales rank: 2,670

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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? Work 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, work is a straitjacket from which we cannot free ourselves. Criss-crossing the world to visit workplaces and workers both ordinary and extraordinary, and drawing on the wit and wisdom of great artists, writers and thinkers, Alain de Botton here explores our love-hate relationship with our jobs. He poses and answers little and big questions, from what should I do with my life? to what will I have achieved when I retire? "The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" will not only explain why it is we do what we do all day, but through its sympathy, humour and insight will seek to help us make the most of it.