A Week at the Airport - Paperback

from kidzdoc

The author is employed by the owner of Heathrow Airport, given free reign to its new Terminal 5, and encouraged to freely record his observations. He writes about passengers he meets, and expounds upon their lives, loves and past encounters; the airport workers, from the president of British Airw...

from sriemann

De Botton was asked to be a writer-in-residence for a week at a brand new terminal at Heathrow. He and a photographer showed various facets of the airport experience: the airport hotel stay, the different workers, what happens to your luggage inside the terminal after you give it over, where the ...

from tandah

The magic of this book is that it reminds me of my most wonderful trips, makes me sentimental for more adventure - including the long expanses of time at airports. I've fond memories of the upgraded Heathrow, and can't wait for my next sojourn.

from rightantler

I thoroughly enjoyed De Botton's mix of philosophical observation in the context of something as material/physical in our world. Engaging writing at times very humorous and very relevant.

from heterotopic

This one feels very much like a commissioned book. It isn't at par with the other de Botton books, but it still has some interesting thoughts, sandwiched between ramblings and images of the airport and the people in it. In a way, it feels like an essay that was stretched so it could be published ...