The Thing Itself
On the Search for Authenticity
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Social Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Richard Todd | ISBN: | 9781440638381 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | August 14, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Riverhead Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Todd |
| ISBN: | 9781440638381 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | August 14, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Riverhead Books |
| Language: | English |
The celebrated literary memoir and chronicle of one man's search for the elusive gift of authenticity.
Troubled by the lack of substance in contemporary life, Richard Todd suspects that much of what we experience is false. In this unique pursuit of the "genuine," Todd examines his search for authenticity in places and objects, in politics and ideas, and in ourselves, and recounts his efforts to understand the desire to be a real person in a real world.
The celebrated literary memoir and chronicle of one man's search for the elusive gift of authenticity.
Troubled by the lack of substance in contemporary life, Richard Todd suspects that much of what we experience is false. In this unique pursuit of the "genuine," Todd examines his search for authenticity in places and objects, in politics and ideas, and in ourselves, and recounts his efforts to understand the desire to be a real person in a real world.
