Carl Honoré est un auteur célèbre dont l'œuvre explore les thèmes du ralentissement et des pressions de la vie moderne. Ses expériences, du travail auprès d'enfants au Brésil à son activité journalistique étendue à travers les continents, lui ont donné une perspective unique sur la condition humaine. L'écriture d'Honoré se caractérise par une profonde contemplation de notre mode de vie, offrant aux lecteurs des pistes pour trouver un sens et une tranquillité accrus. Son travail encourage la réflexion sur notre monde effréné et la recherche de modes d'existence plus durables.
Et si un bon usage de la lenteur pouvait rendre votre vie plus riche et plus productive ? Un mouvement qui intéresse de plus en plus, un vrai phénomène de société. L’enquête de Carl Honoré, menée de pays en pays, montre les différentes formes prises par ce mouvement, en réponse à la culture dominante de la rapidité. Un essai accessible et facile à lire. Un best-seller mondial, traduit dans plus de vingt langues, enfin en poche!
Take time to connect with the world as you embark on 40 slow adventures. Each of these journeys are on foot, bike, boat or train, allowing you to take in the history, absorb the landscape and meet extraordinary people along the way. Whether you roam the 'Rose City' of Petra, feel the magic of the Great Stones Way or sail back in time on the River Nile, these journeys, illustrated step-by-step through each location and accompanied by texts from bestselling author 'Godfather of the Slow Movement' Carl Honoré provide young readers with a feast for the senses and food for the soul.
* BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK * 'A joyously life-enhancing book [that] shatters the myths about ageing' Daily Mail Carl Honoré captured the zeitgeist with his international sensation, In Praise of Slow. In Bolder, he introduces us to another rising movement: a revolution in our approach to ageing. Ageing is inevitable. In this time of longer lifespans, however, we have the potential to age better than ever before. Having travelled the globe to meet the pioneers who are redefining ageing, Carl Honoré explores the cultural, medical and technological trends that will help us make the most of our longer lives. He shows us that the time has come to cast off prejudices and blur the lines of what is possible at every age. We can tear up the old script that locks us into learning in early life, working in the middle years and pursuing leisure with whatever time is left at the end. Instead, we can learn, work, rest, care for others, volunteer, create and have fun all the way through our lives. Bolder is a radical re-think of our approach to everything from education, healthcare and work, to design, relationships and politics. An essential and inspiring read to help all of us make ageing a bonus rather than a burden.
* BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK * 'A joyously life-enhancing book [that] shatters the myths about ageing' Daily Mail Carl Honoré captured the zeitgeist with his international sensation, In Praise of Slow. In Bolder, he introduces us to another rising movement: a revolution in our approach to ageing. Ageing is inevitable. In this time of longer lifespans, however, we have the potential to age better than ever before. Having travelled the globe to meet the pioneers who are redefining ageing, Carl Honoré explores the cultural, medical and technological trends that will help us make the most of our longer lives. He shows us that the time has come to cast off prejudices and blur the lines of what is possible at every age. We can tear up the old script that locks us into learning in early life, working in the middle years and pursuing leisure with whatever time is left at the end. Instead, we can learn, work, rest, care for others, volunteer, create and have fun all the way through our lives. Bolder is a radical re-think of our approach to everything from education, healthcare and work, to design, relationships and politics. An essential and inspiring read to help all of us make ageing a bonus rather than a burden.
These days our culture teaches us that faster is better. But in the race to keep up, everything suffers - our work, diet and health, our relationships and sex lives. We are in such a hurry that anyone or anything that slows us down becomes the enemy. the Slow movement is about living better in the hectic world by striking a balance between fast and slow.
What do we do when things go wrong? A quick fix can hide the problem rather than solve it. To make real progress we need to take time for the slow fix.
"The Slow philosophy can be summed up in a single word - balance. People are discovering energy and efficiency where we may have least expected - in slowing down." "In this engaging and entertaining exploration, award-winning journalist and rehabilitated speedaholic Carl Honore details our perennial love affair with efficiency and speed in a perfect blend of anecdotal reportage, history, and intellectual inquiry. In Praise of Slowness is the first comprehensive look at the worldwide Slow movements making their way into the mainstream - in offices, factories, neighborhoods, kitchens, hospitals, concert halls, bedrooms, gyms, and schools."--Jacket
"In Under Pressure, Carl Honore looks into the changing world of parenting and childhood and asks whether we are going wrong in some fundamental way. With so much anxiety, are we not in danger of losing something precious from family life and the process of growing up?" "Of course, we cannot turn the clock back to a simpler age, so Honore takes us on a journey around the world in search of a new formula that will work in the 21st century. He sifts through the latest research and we hear from a range of experts as well as from those on the frontline - parents, teachers and children to find out precisely what problems they face and what may be the best solutions. In doing so, we discover how a new movement is encouraging us to slow down and trust our instincts, finding a natural balance between doing too much and too little."--BOOK JACKET.
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Chvála pomalosti spochybňuje kult rýchlosti, ktorý sa začal veľmi dôrazne presadzovať od nástupu priemyselnej revolúcie. Kniha sa zameriava na rôzne oblasti života človeka – prácu, rodinný život, vzdelávanie, sex, stolovanie, liečbu chorôb, a vyzýva k zvoľneniu tempa. Rozoberá komplikovanývzťah človeka a času tvoriaceho rámec našej existencie a otvára otázky, ktoré nútia k zamysleniu nad prioritami. Filozofia pomalosti sa dá zhrnúť do jediného slova – rovnováha. Ľudia objavujú energiu a efektivitu tam, kde by ich možno najmenej očakávali, v spomalení. Kniha Chvála pomalosti, ktorá sa už stala klasikou svojho žánru, patrí k prvým komplexným pohľadom na celosvetové hnutie, ktoré si razí cestu do hlavného prúdu. Chvála pomalosti je vyváženou zmeskou anekdot, osobných príbehov a faktov a krátko po svojom vydaní sa stala bestsellerom.
