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    Item specifics

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    Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
    ISBN
    0316068225
    EAN
    9780316068222
    Manufacturer
    Little Brown and Company
    Brand
    Little Brown and Company
    Binding
    TC

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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Little Brown & Company
    ISBN-10
    0316068225
    ISBN-13
    9780316068222
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    71734938

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    This Is Water : Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
    Number of Pages
    144 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    2009
    Topic
    Social, General, Essays
    Genre
    Philosophy, Self-Help, Education
    Author
    David Foster Wallace
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.8 in
    Item Weight
    6.1 Oz
    Item Length
    6.6 in
    Item Width
    4.6 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    2008-051851
    Reviews
    None of the cloudlessly sane and true things he had to say about life in 2005 are any less sane or true today...[This is Water]reminds us of [Wallace's] strength and goodness and decency--the parts of him the terrible master [the mind] could never defeat, and never will., None of the cloudlessly sane and true things he had to say about life in 2005 are any less sane or true today...[ This is Water] reminds us of [Wallace's] strength and goodness and decency--the parts of him the terrible master [the mind] could never defeat, and never will., We read Wallace because he forces us to think. He makes us consider what's beneath us and around us--like water.
    Dewey Edition
    22
    Dewey Decimal
    370.11/2
    Synopsis
    What is the actual, real-life value of education? In this pointedly observant examination of daily life, David Foster Wallace seeks an answer to this deceptively simple question. In doing so, he notes that, 'the most obvious, ubiquitous, important realities are often the ones that are the hardest to see and talk about.' In other words, to really understand the world, we have to get out of our own thoughts and learn to see what's right in front of us. With this, he touches on the most basic, most important decision we all make every day - how to think about our world.Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of casual humor, exacting intellect, and practical philosophy, David Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading., Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in THIS IS WATER. How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously? How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion? The speech captures Wallace's electric intellect as well as his grace in attention to others. After his death, it became a treasured piece of writing reprinted in The Wall Street Journal and the London Times , commented on endlessly in blogs, and emailed from friend to friend. Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of causal humor, exacting intellect, and practical philosophy, David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading., In this rare peak into the personal life of the author of numerous bestselling novels, gain an understanding of David Foster Wallace and how he became the man that he was. Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in This is Water . How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously? How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion? The speech captures Wallace's electric intellect as well as his grace in attention to others. After his death, it became a treasured piece of writing reprinted in The Wall Street Journal and the London Times , commented on endlessly in blogs, and emailed from friend to friend. Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of causal humor, exacting intellect, and practical philosophy, David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading.
    LC Classification Number
    LC1011.W25 2009

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