We spend most of our waking lives at work.in occupations often chosen
by our unthinking younger selves. And yet we rarely ask ourselves how we got
there or what our occupations mean to us. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
is an exploration of the joys and perils of the modern workplace, beautifully
evoking what other people wake up to do each day.and night.to make the frenzied
contemporary world function. With a philosophical eye and his signature
combination of wit and wisdom, Alain de Botton leads us on a journey around
a deliberately eclectic range of occupations, from rocket science to biscuit
manufacture, accountancy to art.in search of what make jobs either fulfilling
or soul-destroying.

Along the way he tries to answer some of the most urgent questions we can ask
about work: Why do we do it? What makes it pleasurable? What is its meaning?
And why do we daily exhaust not only ourselves but also the planet?
Characteristically lucid, witty and inventive, Alain de Botton.s .song for
occupations. is a celebration and exploration of an aspect of life which is all
too often ignored and a book that shines a revealing light on the essential
meaning of work in our lives.

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