Description
Granted unusual access as writer-in-residence, Alain de Botton spends a week observing the people, systems, and hidden rhythms of one of the world’s busiest airports. From departure lounges and control rooms to runways and restricted areas, he transforms the airport’s seemingly ordinary routines into a rich meditation on travel, technology, work, nature, and human connection. Blending cultural observation with philosophical reflection, the book reveals how this modern crossroads mirrors the hopes, anxieties, and complicated relationships of contemporary life.
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Published Jan 1, 2009
107 pages
ISBN: 9781846683596
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First Published
2009
Language
eng
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