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The Importance of Living

by Lin Yutang
The Importance of Living - Thryft
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The Importance of Living

by Lin Yutang
Condition guide

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Authors: Lin Yutang
Publisher: The John Day Company
Related Collections: Philosophy

Description

Gaily serious, profoundly naive, cynically kind, shot through with a sense of comedy and backed by science, as well as by the thoughts of the Chinese sages of many centuries, “The Importance of Living” brings forth the salt and flavor and tang of life… Vivid passages deal with the arts of loafing, of conversation, of smoking, of travel, of enjoying food, of reading, of appreciating nature, with the creative impulse, and above all, the importance of all our daily habits. The book distills for the Western world the Chinese philosophy of three thousand years, in the hope that it may bring help to men and women who have not yet learned, as the Chinese have, that the meaning of life lies just in living itself.

Published 1940.

Binding of book is intact. Signs of age on covers, in particular around edges, now protected by a plastic jacket. Heavy tanning of edges of book. Also some foxing and shelf wear on bottom edge. Slight to some foxing on pages. Most clean and in good condition.
 
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.