- Category: Books » Philosophy » Mind & Body
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- Publisher: Little Brown and Company
- Number of Pages: 144
- ISBN: 0316068225
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113033492
- Release Date: April 14, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #62487 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #590 in Philosophy (See Top 100 Philosophy Bestsellers)
- #13 in Mind & Body (See Top 100 Mind & Body Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionMore Books by David Foster Wallace (Author)Run a Quick Search on "This Is Water" by David Foster Wallace to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "This Is Water"Browse more products related to "David Foster Wallace"Publisher's noteWhat 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. AnnotationSome may question the prudence of taking life advice from a man who committed suicide, but this posthumous release from David Foster Wallace shows conclusively that his ideas about compassion and purpose offer profound lessons for the rest of us. In 2005, at Kenyon College in Ohio, the novelist provided a commencement address that wandered through a number of topics related to living an enriched life. Laced with his typical searing insight and astounding intellectual observations, that speech was widely circulated after his death in 2008, leading to this print publication. It is unfortunate that Wallace succumbed to his internal mental conflicts, but the wisdom contained in the masterly words and works he left behind will live on. If You Enjoy "This Is Water (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:
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