Author: de Botton, Alain.
Title: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work.
Description: Melbourne Penguin Group (Australia), 2009. 1st ed. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), illustrated endpapers, black & white text-photos, spine ends & cover corner tips little rubbed, minor edgewear jacket (small closed split spine). 328 pp. Alain de Botton, a philosopher, examines the joys and perils of the modern workplace. Different occupations are discussed, from rocket science to biscuit making, accountancy to art. Explores what makes our jobs either fulfilling or soul-destroying. ISBN: 9780241143537

Keywords: philosophy, society, sociology, business, workplace 9780241143537


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