{"product_id":"humanly-possible-sarah-bakewell","title":"Humanly Possible (Sarah Bakewell)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling, prizewinning author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Live\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAt the Existentialist Café \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the great tradition of humanist writers, thinkers, scientists and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER  ***   A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I can't imagine a better history' \u003cb\u003ePHILIP PULLMAN * \u003c\/b\u003e'Fascinating, moving, funny' \u003cb\u003eOLIVER BURKEMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you are reading this, you may already be a humanist. Even if you don't know it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo you love literature and the arts? Do you have a strong moral compass despite not being formally religious? Do you simply believe that individual lives are more important than grand political visions? If any of these apply, you are part of a long tradition of humanist thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHumanly Possible \u003c\/i\u003eSarah Bakewell asks what humanism is and why it has flourished for so long. By introducing us to the adventurous lives and ideas of famous humanists through 700 years of history, she shows how the humanist values that helped steer us through dark times in the past are just as urgently needed in our world today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An epic, spine-tingling and persuasive work of history' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As she romps through the centuries, readers will feel assured that they are in the company of a gifted guide' \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Bakewell had a wandering childhood, growing up on the \"hippie trail\" through Asia and in Australia.  She studied philosophy at the University of Essex, and worked for many years as a curator of early printed books at the Wellcome Library, London, before becoming a full-time writer.  Her books include \u003ci\u003eHow to Live: a life of Montaigne\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Duff Cooper Prize and the US National Book Critics Circle Prize, and \u003ci\u003eAt the Existentialist Café\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Ten Best Books of 2016. She was also among the winners of the 2018 Windham-Campbell Literature Prize.  She still has a tendency to wander, but is mostly to be found either in London or in Italy with her wife and their family of dogs and chickens.\u003cbr\u003ewww.sarahbakewell.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 464 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65851815133533,"sku":"K097110426","price":13.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9711042600001A.jpg?v=1788810610","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/humanly-possible-sarah-bakewell","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}