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The Age of Absurdity Why Modern Life makes it Hard to be Happy

Paperback • 2011 • English

The Age of Absurdity Why Modern Life makes it Hard to be Happy

By Michael Foley

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Like Alain de Botton crossed with Charlie Brooker, Foley succeeds in educating and enlightening us in this wry take on the existential dilemmas of modern life. ‘Fascinating . . .  the quest for happiness and how we are getting it all wrong' Jeremy Vine, Sunday Telegraph The good news is that the great thinkers from history have proposed the same strategies for happiness and fulfilment. The bad news is that these turn out to be the very things most discouraged by contemporary culture. This kn...Show more

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ISBN

9781847396273

Publisher

Simon & Schuster UK

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

The Age of Absurdity Why Modern Life makes it Hard to be Happy

Format

Paperback

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