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- 267 stron
- 10 godzin czytania
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The news is everywhere and we check it constantly - but what is it doing to our minds? The news occupies the same dominant position in modern society as religion once did, but we rarely consider its impact on us. In this dazzling new book, Alain de Botton, the bestselling author of Religion for Atheists, takes twenty-five archetypal news stories - from an aircrash to a murder, a celebrity interview to a political scandal - and submits them to unusually intense analysis. He raises questions like: How come disaster stories are often so uplifting? What makes the love lives of celebrities so interesting? Why do we enjoy politicians being brought down? Why are upheavals in far off lands often so . . . boring? De Botton has written the ultimate manual for our news-addicted age, one sure to bring calm, understanding and a measure of sanity to our daily (and sometimes even hourly) interactions with the news machine. 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 tantalizing goads to thought and playful prompts to action.' Independent
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The News, Alain de Botton
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2014
- Oprawa
- (twarda),
- Stan książki
- Uszkodzony
- Cena
- 12,51 zł
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- Tytuł
- The News
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Alain de Botton
- Rok wydania
- 2014
- Oprawa
- twarda
- Liczba stron
- 267
- ISBN10
- 024114647X
- ISBN13
- 9780241146477
- Seria
- Kategorie
- Tagi
- Tematyka psychologiczna, Tematyka filozoficzna, Polityka, Kultura & Społeczeństwo, Dziennikarstwo & Publicystyka
- Ocena
- 3,55 z 5
- Opis
- The news is everywhere and we check it constantly - but what is it doing to our minds? The news occupies the same dominant position in modern society as religion once did, but we rarely consider its impact on us. In this dazzling new book, Alain de Botton, the bestselling author of Religion for Atheists, takes twenty-five archetypal news stories - from an aircrash to a murder, a celebrity interview to a political scandal - and submits them to unusually intense analysis. He raises questions like: How come disaster stories are often so uplifting? What makes the love lives of celebrities so interesting? Why do we enjoy politicians being brought down? Why are upheavals in far off lands often so . . . boring? De Botton has written the ultimate manual for our news-addicted age, one sure to bring calm, understanding and a measure of sanity to our daily (and sometimes even hourly) interactions with the news machine. 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 tantalizing goads to thought and playful prompts to action.' Independent