Thank you for the list of books that encourage alternative ways of finding meaning in a capitalist, workaholic society. And if I can be so bold, I'd like to recommend, Biblioracle-style, another such book for this list: LEISURE: THE BASIS OF CULTURE by Josef Pieper.
Great rec list! And thanks especially for the review of Thinking Like an Economist. I was drawn to this book too but even as an academic I found it inaccessible. I found the writing quite dense and academic that I put it down, unfortunately. Academic Presses come out regularly with accessible books, but this one missed the mark, especially coming from Princeton, which is one of my top read publishers.
Thank you for the list of books that encourage alternative ways of finding meaning in a capitalist, workaholic society. And if I can be so bold, I'd like to recommend, Biblioracle-style, another such book for this list: LEISURE: THE BASIS OF CULTURE by Josef Pieper.
From the description, I'm really looking forward to reading this. I wasn't aware of it before. Thanks very much for bringing it to my attention.
Great rec list! And thanks especially for the review of Thinking Like an Economist. I was drawn to this book too but even as an academic I found it inaccessible. I found the writing quite dense and academic that I put it down, unfortunately. Academic Presses come out regularly with accessible books, but this one missed the mark, especially coming from Princeton, which is one of my top read publishers.