In Praise of Wasting Time
Published on 15. May 2018
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-5011-5436-2 (ISBN)
Description
In today's frenzied and wired world, we are obsessed with the idea of not "wasting time." But have we lost the silences and solitude so essential to our inner lives? In this investigation, Lightman explores the technological and cultural origins of our time-driven lives. More importantly, he reveals the many values of "wasting time," for replenishing the mind, for creative thought, and for finding and solidifying the inner self.
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Language
English
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5011-5436-2 (9781501154362)
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Alan Lightman
In Praise of Wasting Time
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05/2018
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Simon & Schuster/ TED
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Person
Alan Lightman is a physicist, novelist, and essayist. He was educated at Princeton University and at the California Institute of Technology, where he received a PhD in theoretical physics. Lightman is the author of five novels, including the international bestseller Einstein’s Dreams, two collections of essays, a book-length narrative poem, and several books on science. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Granta, The New Yorker, and The New York Review of Books, among other publications.