The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, Alain de Botton architecture human folly surfaces in every

human folly surfaces in every imaginable way: a wealthy mother searches for sweets in a town without food

Yet no one precisely knew where the truth lay amid the whirling sand

These Are the Rules

But there is danger

The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, Alain de Botton architecture human folly surfaces in everyWe spend most of our waking lives at work in occupations most often chosen by our inexperienced younger selves. And yet we rarely ask ourselves how we got there or what our jobs mean to us. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work is an exploration of the joys and perils of the modern workplace, beautifully exploring what other people wake up to do each day and night to make our frenzied world function. With a philosophical eye and his signature combination