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A 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.

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"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."
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Table of Contents
Introduction: What is wrong with happiness?.

1. Miseries of Happiness.

2. We, the Artists of Life.

3. The Choice.

Afterword: On Organizing and Being Organized.

Art of Life

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 25/07/2008
      ISBN13: 9780745643250, 978-0745643250
      ISBN10: 0745643256
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A 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."
      Frieze

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: What is wrong with happiness?.

      1. Miseries of Happiness.

      2. We, the Artists of Life.

      3. The Choice.

      Afterword: On Organizing and Being Organized.

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