The Situation is Hopeless, But Not Serious: (the Pursuit of Unhappiness)

ISBN-10
0393018210
ISBN-13
9780393018219
Category
Conduct of life
Pages
125
Language
English
Published
1983
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Author
Paul Watzlawick

Description

Calling upon metaphors, vignettes, jokes, innuendos, and certain other "right-hemispheric" language games, Paul Watzlawick shows how we can (and do) make everyday life miserable.

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