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Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #480673 in Books
- Published on: 2009-01-20
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 176 pages
Customer Reviews
An ode to the power of negative thinking
In this candid and unconventional book, English professor and humanist Eric G. Wilson positions himself as melancholy's champion. He does everything but wave gloomy pom-poms as he extols its role in creativity and invention. As counterintuitive and loopy as his view may seem, Wilson makes a strong, lucid case for feeling glum. Indeed, reading Wilson's book may inspire you trade in your grin for a wholehearted frown. If you seek a change from the deluge of cheery self-help tomes, or if you want to expand your outlook, then step out of the sunshine and into the shadows with this iconoclastic book. Although Wilson sometimes rambles or digresses in making his argument, getAbstract finds that his book thoughtfully affirms the power of negative thinking.
