The Chairs Are Where the People Go: How to Live, Work, and Play in the City - Misha Glouberman

Descriere The Chairs Are Where the People Go: How to Live, Work, and Play in the City - Misha Glouberman

Funny, offbeat, and thought-provoking, The Chairs Are Where the People Go is a guide to working and playing in cities that offers unexpected insights. In short, pithy chapters, Glouberman tackles the most trivial of questions alongside more important ones. \n \nShould neighborhoods change? Is wearing a suit a good way to quit smoking? Why do people think that if you do one thing, you're against something else? Is monogamy a trick? Why isn't making the city more fun for you and your friends a super-noble political goal? Why does a computer last only three years? How often should you see your parents? How should we behave at parties? Is marriage getting easier? What can spam tell us about the world? \n \nMisha Glouberman's friend and collaborator, Sheila Heti, wanted her next book to be a compilation of everything Misha knew. Together, they made a list of subjects. As Misha talked, Sheila typed. He talked about games, relationships, cities, negotiation, improvisation, Casablanca, conferences, and making friends. His subjects ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. But sometimes what had seemed trivial began to seem important--and what had seemed important began to seem less so. \n \n \nThe Chairs Are Where the People Go is refreshing, appealing, and kind of profound. It's a self-help book for people who don't feel they need help, and a how-to book that urges you to do things you don't really need to do.\n

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Brand

Farrar, Straus And Giroux

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ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9780865479456

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1

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