- Philosophy, French Authors, Biography, Montaigne, michel de, 1533-1592
How to get on well with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love--such questions arise in most people's lives. They are all versions of a bigger question: how do you live?
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Earnest, contemplative, character-led and prestige.
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Sarah Bakewell
- First published
- 2010
- Pages
- 387
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780701178925
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