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Title:
On seeing and noticing
Author:
De Botton, Alain.
ISBN:
9780141023076
Personal Author:
De Botton, Alain.
Publication Information:
London : Penguin, 2005.
Physical Description:
55 pages ; 18 cm.
Series:
Pocket Penguin ; 70

Pocket Penguin ; 70.
Contents:
On the pleasures of sadness -- On going to the airport -- On authenticity -- On work and happiness -- On going to the zoo -- On single men -- On the charm of boring places -- On writing (and trouts) -- On comedy.
Subject Term:
Emotions (Philosophy)

Emotions in literature.

Emotions in art.

Lebenskunst -- Aufsatzsammlung.

Emotions in art. (OCoLC)fst00908862

Emotions in literature. (OCoLC)fst00908874

Emotions (Philosophy) (OCoLC)fst00908855

Känslor i litteraturen.

Känslor i konsten.

Psykologi.

Summary

In On Seeing and Noticing, Alain de Botton takes everyday concerns such as expressing sadness or being romantic and dispenses advice and observations based on the works of some of history's greatest writers, artists and thinkers.