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Book SynopsisA brilliant new book by Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most original and influential social thinkers writing today. Bauman examines how, in our liquid modern society, individuals are required to choose their own lives and give meaning and purpose to them.
Trade Review"Brilliant ... To be read while listening to the Manic Street Preachers."
Steven Poole, The Guardian
"An insightful reflection on the pursuit of happiness - that state to which we are all conditioned to aspite - as well as what's wrong with the 'designs for life' we pursue in order to attain it ... Reading this definitely made me reconsider my own priorities."
FriezeTable of ContentsIntroduction: What is wrong with happiness?.
1. Miseries of Happiness.
2. We, the Artists of Life.
3. The Choice.
Afterword: On Organizing and Being Organized.
