Research Catalog
The French art of not trying too hard
- Title
- The French art of not trying too hard / Ollivier Pourriol ; [translated by Helen Stevenson].
- Author
- Pourriol, Ollivier, 1971-
- Publication
- [New York] : Penguin Audio, 2020.
- Supplementary Content
Available Online
Details
- Additional Authors
- Petkoff, Robert
- Description
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (06 hr., 42 min., 57 sec.))
- Uniform Title
- Facile. English. Spoken word
- Alternative Title
- Facile.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Audiobooks
- Audiobooks.
- Electronic audiobooks.
- Language (note)
- Translated from French.
- ISBN
- 9780593291689
- OCLC
- 1193992664
- Author
- Pourriol, Ollivier, 1971- author.
- Title
- The French art of not trying too hard / Ollivier Pourriol ; [translated by Helen Stevenson].
- Publisher
- [New York] : Penguin Audio, 2020.
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Playing Time
- 064257
- Type of Content
- spoken word
- Type of Medium
- computer
- Type of Carrier
- online resource
- Performer
- Read by Robert Petkoff.
- Summary
- Sick of striving? Giving up on grit? Had enough of hustle culture? Daunted by the 10,000-hour rule? Relax: As the French know, it's the best way to be better at everything. In the realm of love, what could be less seductive than someone who's trying to seduce you? Seduction is the art of succeeding without trying, and that's a lesson the French have mastered. We can see it in their laissez-faire parenting, chic style, haute cuisine, and enviable home cooking: They barely seem to be trying, yet the results are world-famous--thanks to a certain je ne sais quoi that is the key to a more creative, fulfilling, and productive life. For fans of both Mark Manson's The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and Alain de Botton's How Proust Can Change Your Life, French philosopher Ollivier Pourriol's The French Art of Not Trying Too Hard draws on the examples of such French legends as Descartes, Stendhal, Rodin, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Françoise Sagan to show how to be efficient à la française, and how to effortlessly reap the rewards. A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE
- Source of description
- Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive, viewed September 18, 2020).
- Language
- Translated from French.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Petkoff, Robert, narrator.
- Branch Call Number
- eNYPL AUDIO