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Importance of Living: The Noble Art of Leaving Things Undone

Importance of Living: The Noble Art of Leaving Things Undone

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The Importance of Living, written by Lin Yutang in 1937, is a classic that offers ancient Chinese wisdom for a hectic modern world. It emphasizes the importance of inaction, humor, and enjoying the simple pleasures of existence. With our lives accelerated to unprecedented levels, this book is more relevant than ever before.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 09 August 2018
Publisher: Prelude


The Importance of Living, a timeless classic first published in 1937, has stood the test of time for over six decades. Written by Lin Yutang, the book offers a prescription for living in a fast-paced modern world. Its central message is to embrace inaction as much as action, find humor in life, and never forget that there will always be fools around who are eager to be busy and exercise power. With our lives accelerated to unprecedented levels, this wise and timeless book is more pertinent than ever before. In an era of wake-up calls, it is an entertaining innovation to savour life's beauty, fascination, and simple pleasures.

Weight: 440g
Dimension: 192 x 111 x 36 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788420679

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