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Chargement... Can't Be Arsed: 101 Things Not To Do Before You Diepar Richard Wilson
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Books, television shows and websites are forever ordering us around - 100 things to do before you're 30; 50 albums you must own; this year's must-have handbag; change your life in two weeks. Why - is this an increasingly desperate search for happiness?Perhaps you can in fact attain happiness not by going anywhere or doing anything but instead by actually reducing your ambitions. This is the philosophy behind '101 Things Not To Do Before You Die'. Each chapter begins with a diatribe, followed by a detailed look at the alternative side of the 101 most frequently cited must do's, revealing ugly details not mentioned in existing guidebooks and giving off-putting facts and statistics to quote at holier-than-thou thrillseekers. Here, at last, is the timely antidote to the plethora of '101 things' books so beloved by vaunting adventurers. After all, why must we swim with dolphins? Or read Kafka in Prague? Or go paintballing? Wish-fulfillment lists take heed... Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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This list of things not to do includes The Great Wall of China - because you'll never see all of it and China has a poor human rights record, White Water Rafting - because its too dangerous, Say hello to a stranger every day - because everyone will think you are suffering from mental ill health etc. He lists a whole load of classic albums and films that are not all they are cracked up to be - you'll agree with some and not others. He debunks the benefits of rebirthing, dancing in the rain, watching the sunrise on a beach and building a bonfire on a beach - he is right this will always involve someone getting out a guitar and playing 'losing my religion'.
If you like grumpy old men, you'll probably love this. (