具体描述
The news is everywhere. We can’t stop constantly checking it on our computer screens, but what is this doing to our minds?
We are never really taught how to make sense of the torrent of news we face every day, writes Alain de Botton (author of the best-selling The Architecture of Happiness), but this has a huge impact on our sense of what matters and of how we should lead our lives. In his dazzling new book, de Botton takes twenty-five archetypal news stories—including an airplane crash, a murder, a celebrity interview and a political scandal—and submits them to unusually intense analysis with a view to helping us navigate our news-soaked age. He raises such questions as Why are disaster stories often so uplifting? What makes the love lives of celebrities so interesting? Why do we enjoy watching politicians being brought down? Why are upheavals in far-off lands often so boring?
In The News: A User’s Manual, de Botton has written the ultimate guide for our frenzied era, certain to bring calm, understanding and a measure of sanity to our daily (perhaps even hourly) interactions with the news machine.
作者简介
Alain de Botton is the author of nonfiction works on subjects ranging from love and travel to architecture and philosophy. His best-selling books include How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Art of Travel and The Architecture of Happiness. He lives in London, where he founded The School of Life (www.theschooloflife.com) and Living Architecture (www.living-architecture.co.uk).
目录信息
I. Preface
II. Politics
III. World News
IV. Economics
V. Celebrity
VI. Disaster
VII. Consumption
VIII. Conclusion
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读后感
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评分用户评价
虽然只看最后一章就可以，但还是五分。。。
评分I can see why some readers don't like him, but Alain de Botton's advice is invaluable.
评分感觉看个新闻好累
评分虽然只看最后一章就可以，但还是五分。。。
评分I had a really hard time getting into the book. 真的读不进去，放飞自己吧。读不完只能算没缘分
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