This wide-ranging study looks at the dilemmas of life today and shows how they need not have arisen. Portraits of living people and historical figures are placed alongside each other. Zeldin discusses how men and women have lost and regained hope, how they have learnt to have interesting conversations, how some have acquired an immunity to loneliness, how new forms of love and desire have been invented, how respect has become more valued than power, how the art of escaping from one's troubles has developed, why even the ...
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This wide-ranging study looks at the dilemmas of life today and shows how they need not have arisen. Portraits of living people and historical figures are placed alongside each other. Zeldin discusses how men and women have lost and regained hope, how they have learnt to have interesting conversations, how some have acquired an immunity to loneliness, how new forms of love and desire have been invented, how respect has become more valued than power, how the art of escaping from one's troubles has developed, why even the privileged are often gloomy, why parents and children are changing their minds about what they want from each other.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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Fair. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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This book is the choicest read for anyone who enjoys reflecting on their experiences in life. It discusses, through real life examples, embedded social dilemmas, choices and ironies that are scripting the melancholic episodes or mundane dullness and stagnancy in everyday life; the almost communally experienced anguish which, however lamentable, are not shared as part of our sociability with one another. Author employed literacy writing of distinct style and elegance.
