On Seeing and Noticing (Pocket Penguins S.) (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 5 stars “Alain de Botton always makes my day with his brilliant essays which provide a witty prospective to the phenomena of the every day life. This book is a real treat, and not just because it's so small in size. My fav must be "On the Charm Of Boring Places".” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Alain de Botton always makes my day with his brilliant essays which provide a witty prospective to the phenomena of the every day life. This book is a real treat, and not just because it's so small in size. My fav must be "On the Charm Of Boring Places".”

  Mirko B wrote this review Friday, November 16 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 3 stars

  “"A paradox of other people's books is that they often tell us more about our own life than we have been able to grasp alone. It is in the words on someone else's page that return us to a more vivid sense of who we are, and what our world is like." (Alain de Botton, "On Writing (and Trouts) in "On Seeing and Noticing").
  
  It's a very short book, good for reading when the concentration is scant. I like Alain de Botton's poignant observations about life. :)”

  arete wrote this review Sunday, September 16 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No