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product_id: 6311676
title: "A Week at the Airport"
brand: "alain de botton"
price: "KD 9.90"
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# A Week at the Airport

**Brand:** alain de botton
**Price:** KD 9.90
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- **What is this?** A Week at the Airport by alain de botton
- **How much does it cost?** KD 9.90 with free shipping
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A Week at the Airport

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## Customer Reviews

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    More of an extended essay than a full book
  

*by X***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2019*

I enjoyed it for what it was: the reflective musings of a compassionate philosopher writer situated in the glass and steel trappings of modern life. Alain de Botton excels in digging deep into the psyche and waxing poetic about the most mundane of moments. This is not meant to be derogatory at all; he manages to bring a soulful mood into the contemplation of otherwise soulless subjects. It’s an enjoyable and at times even moving essay - and that’s how I treat this book as, an essay. In retrospect I’m glad the book is as short as it is, because any longer than that and it may have exposed the inherent weakness in structure or risked seeming too self indulgent. Fans of Alain de Botton Of course shouldn’t miss this one. Also recommended for people who are waiting at airports or spending a couple hours at a cafe on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I just wish the price echoed the length as well.

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    terrific behind-the-scenes look at an airport's inner workings
  

*by L***O on Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2013*

When I was a kid (in those simpler, less security conscious days), I used to pester any adult I could find to take me to visit the airport. I loved to hang out at the observation deck at O'Hare and watch the planes take off and land and also wander around and watch the people at the airport. I rarely fly now (more car and Amtrak trips) but I would have LOVED the chance to experience what the author of this book did: spend a week at the airport.In this wonderful little book, the author spent a week wandering around the new terminal at London's Heathrow Airport, talking to passengers and employees alike and observing everything going on. He talks to everyone, from the head of British Airways to someone who cleans the restrooms.This is a terrific behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of an airport. You might think it sounds dull but it's not that at all.

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    This book is like a "fresh shower" to a tired brain.
  

*by M***I on Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2020*

Like Fred Astaire's famous decision to dance with a broom Alain de Botton demonstrates how a skilled wordsmith can produce a work of beauty out of even the most mundane subject - an airport.I got the book as my son's curriculum for this semester and was very skeptical when he gave it to me saying "I think you will enjoy it".If you appreciate literature, you will absolutely enjoy this work of art.It is short and from every angle it looks like a cheap read and a waste of time.Nothing could be further from the truth. This book quickly became a "wow" at every turn of the page.With all the information overload we are subjected to by "real content" providers this one allows you to "come up for a gasp of air" by providing you with zero important content, yet it is full of literary delight leaving you with a different appreciation of the "travel factories" we call airports.I see some people left one-star reviews ... why!

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