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The Importance of Living

Lin Yutang

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#2498 of 3,809 books · #144 in General

Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1937).

The Importance of Living was a bestseller when it was first published in 1937. Intended as an antidote to the dizzying pace of the modern world, Lin Yutang's prescription is the classic distillation of ancient Chinese wisdom: revere inaction as much as action, invoke humour to maintain a healthy attitude, and never forget that there will always be plenty of fools around who are willing - indeed eager - to be busy, to make themselves useful, and to exercise power while you bask in the simple joy of existence. Now, more than six decades later, with our lives accelerated to unbelievable levels, this wise and timeless book is more pertinent than ever before. In an era when we're overwhelmed with wake-up calls, it's an entertaining innovation to savour life's beauty, its endless fascination and its slow, sure, simple pleasures.

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Publisher
Prelude Books
ISBN-13
9781788420693
Topics
Philosophy of livingChinese wisdomArt of leisure

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