The hidden pleasures of life : a new way of remembering the past and imagining the future / Theodore Zeldin

Preface -- What is the great adventure of our time? -- What is a wasted life? -- How can people lose their illusions about themselves? -- What alternatives are there to being a rebel? -- What can the poor tell the rich? -- What could the rich tell the poor? -- How many ways of committing suicide are there? -- How can an unbeliever understand a believer? -- How can a religion change? -- How can prejudices be overcome? -- How can one think about the future, without trying to predict it or worrying about it? -- Is ridicule the most effective form of non-violent protest? -- How does one acquire a sense of humour? -- What stops people feeling completely at home in their own country? -- How many nations can one love at the same time? -- Why do so many people feel unappreciated, unloved and not fully alive? -- How else might women and men treat one another? -- What can replace the shortage of soul-mates? -- Is another kind of sexual revolution achievable? -- What can artists aim for beyond self-expression? -- What is more interesting than becoming a leader? -- What is the point of working so hard? -- Are there more amusing ways of earning a living? -- What else can one do in a hotel? -- What more can the young ask of their elders? -- Is remaining young at heart enough to avoid becoming old? -- What is worth knowing? -- What does it mean to be alive? -- Where can one find nourishment for the mind?