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Starring Reese Witherspoon (LEGALLY BLONDE), Colin Firth (BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY), and Rupert Everett (MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING), here is the hilarious adventure of two dashing young bachelors and the outrageous deceptions they find themselves in over love! Whenever Worthing (Firth) wants to leave his dull country life behind, he makes visits to the city posing as his fictitious “brother” Ernest. There, he becomes smitten with the ravishing Gwendolen (Frances O’Connor, A.I.). But when Worthing is in town, his playboy pal Algy (Everett) is in the country and falling for Worthing’s young and beautiful ward, Cecily (Witherspoon) — while also impersonating Ernest! Pandemonium ensues when these two would-be Ernests find the… More >>
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance Of Living
- ISBN13: 9780688163525
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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The Importance of Living is a wry, witty antidote to the dizzying pace of the modern world. Lin Yutang’s prescription is the classic Chinese philosophy of life: Revere inaction as much as action, invoke humor to maintain a healthy attitude, and never forget that there will always be plenty of fools around who are willing-indeed, eager-to be busy, to make themselves useful, and to exercise power while you bask in the simple joy of existence.At a time when we’re overwhelmed with wake-up calls, here is a refreshing, playful reminder to savor life’s simple pleasures.Amazon.com Review
Is it really a philosophy book if it has a section entitled “The Importance of Loafing”? Harvard scholar, Taoist, and moder… More >>

