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Laugh : Reflections on Impermanence, Pretense, and the Absurd
Overview
This is not a book that will tell you everything happens for a reason, or that the universe has a plan for you. It starts from a blunter premise: we are decaying biological organisms, briefly conscious of the fact, and most of what passes for wisdom is an elaborate way of not looking at that directly. Across a collection of essays, aphorisms, and one short story, Laugh takes aim at pretense, status, spirituality, and the self-help industry's promise of a fix - not to leave you in despair, but to offer something sturdier than comfort: the kind of laughter that comes from seeing clearly and staying anyway.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798192144879
- ISBN-10: 9798192144879
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: August 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.35 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.51 pounds
- Page Count: 166
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