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product_id: 99511547
title: "On Seeing and Noticing: Pocket Penguins"
brand: "alain de botton"
price: "€ 47.89"
currency: EUR
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reviews_count: 6
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# On Seeing and Noticing: Pocket Penguins

**Brand:** alain de botton
**Price:** € 47.89
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

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- **What is this?** On Seeing and Noticing: Pocket Penguins by alain de botton
- **How much does it cost?** € 47.89 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Five Stars
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 February 2017*

Very good condition

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    Okay
  

*by P***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2012*

The summary as written on line prepared one for this book. No great surprises. Enjoyable to read if this is your taste in literature

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    A thin volume full of wisdon
  

*by H***K on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2006*

The author starts by reflecting on sadness and states that sad works of art do not always make us sad and that sad books actually tend to console readers who are in a sad mood. He gives the example of Edward Hopper who took an interest in cars and trains since travelling tends to put us in a melancholy and introspective mood conducive to internal conversation.The author's next topic is authenticity and he examines how this notion fluctuates in our daily social intercourse. He then reflects on the relationship between work and the feeling of happiness with the help of authors like St Augustine, B. Franklin, Diderot or Rousseau, reminding us that workers are mere tools in a process in which their own happiness is incidental at best. Thus we shouldn't rely on work to deliver happiness which should make it more bearable.The pleasure of visiting a zoo may be marred by the fact that animals seem more human and humans more animal in such a place.Or the fact that certain boring places like Zurich still feature a certain degree of charm. The final part is devoted to comedy. The author shows that humour is a way of anchoring criticism and is an attempt to name anxiety about status.An interesting little publication full of wisdom which shows how knowledgeable Mr De Botton is.

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