Bits of Me are Falling Apart
Dark Thoughts from the Middle Years
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2008
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7475-9172-6 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7475-9172-6 (ISBN)
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Examines the ageing process in humans, and in almost everything else as well, from the universe to the banking system. The author comes to realise that, even if he can't solve the problems of the world, at least he has a thorough understanding of failure.
One morning in August 2007, William Leith wakes up and realises that something is wrong. He is not in a bed, but on an old mattress on the floor. He is not in a house. He is in his office. He is alone. He no longer lives with his little boy and the mother of his little boy. Mentally, he is at the end of his tether. Physically, he is fraying at the edges. Bits of him are falling apart. But then again, so is everything else - the economy, the environment, the very fabric of society.With his trademark darkly humorous mix of personal story and social commentary, Leith attempts to answer the question: is everything really falling apart? Or is it just him? He examines the ageing process in humans, and in everything else as well, from the universe to the banking system. And he comes to realise that, even if he can't solve the problems of the world, at least he has a thorough understanding of failure.
One morning in August 2007, William Leith wakes up and realises that something is wrong. He is not in a bed, but on an old mattress on the floor. He is not in a house. He is in his office. He is alone. He no longer lives with his little boy and the mother of his little boy. Mentally, he is at the end of his tether. Physically, he is fraying at the edges. Bits of him are falling apart. But then again, so is everything else - the economy, the environment, the very fabric of society.With his trademark darkly humorous mix of personal story and social commentary, Leith attempts to answer the question: is everything really falling apart? Or is it just him? He examines the ageing process in humans, and in everything else as well, from the universe to the banking system. And he comes to realise that, even if he can't solve the problems of the world, at least he has a thorough understanding of failure.
William Leith is a journalist who has written about subjects as diverse as cosmetic surgery, Palestine, Hollywood directors, and drugs. He writes regularly for the Guardian, the Observer, and the Daily Telegraph. His first book, The Hungry Years, was published by Bloomsbury in 2005.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.8.2008 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
Einbandart | gebunden |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7475-9172-5 / 0747591725 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7475-9172-6 / 9780747591726 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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