This Is Water : Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life by David Foster Wallace (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316068225
ISBN-139780316068222
eBay Product ID (ePID)71734938
Product Key Features
Book TitleThis Is Water : Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicSocial, General, Essays
GenrePhilosophy, Self-Help, Education
AuthorDavid Foster Wallace
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight6.1 Oz
Item Length6.6 in
Item Width4.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-051851
ReviewsNone 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 Edition22
Dewey Decimal370.11/2
SynopsisWhat 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 NumberLC1011.W25 2009
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- 31 May, 2021
Good book with thought-provoking content
This is perfect for my friend's daughter who just graduated from college. It gives a new perspective on how to think.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Jan, 2025
I bought 2 of these books one is very go...
I bought 2 of these books one is very good the other had lots of stickers that wouldn't peel offVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
