{"product_id":"9780241972694-the-news","title":"The News","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA User's Manual\u003cbr\u003eWith an exploration of our obsession with media, this book examines a number of archetypal news stories - a plane crash, a murder, a political scandal, a celebrity interview - from a perspective to ask intriguing questions: why do disaster stories titillate? why obsess over love lives of the famous?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The School of Life\u003c\/i\u003e - an accessible and eye-opening exploration of our relationship with 'the news'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His gift is to prompt us to think about how we live and how we might change things'  \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'De Botton analyses modern society with great charm, learning and humour. His remedies come as a welcome relief'  \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Like all classic de Botton, there are plenty of insightful observations here, peppered with some psychology, a dash of philosophy, a big dollop of commonsense'  \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The news' occupies a range of manic and peculiar positions  in our lives. We invest it with an authority and importance which used to be the preserve of religion - but what does it do for us?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMixing current affairs with philosophical reflections, de Botton offers a brilliant illustrated guide to the precautions we should take before venturing anywhere near the news and the 'noise' it generates. Witty and global in reach, \u003ci\u003eThe News\u003c\/i\u003e will ensure you'll never look at reports of a celebrity story or political scandal in quite the same way again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450643689846,"sku":"9780241972694","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32398265.jpg?v=1760453689","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241972694-the-news","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}