Alain de Botton

Drawing from the fields of history, psychology, politics, and economics, a close up look at the anxieties we suffer associated with a pursuit of status explains how humans have sought to cope with their fears through philosophy, art, religion, and bohemia and offers thought-provoking suggestions on other ways to deal with the problem. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Status Anxiety

The Consolations of Philosophy

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Alain de Botton combines two unlikely genres--literary biography and self-help manual--in the hilarious and unexpectedly practical How Proust Can Change Your Life. Who would have thought that Marcel Proust, one of the most important writers of our century, could provide us with such a rich source of insight into how best to live life? Proust understood that the essence and value of life was the sum of its everyday parts. As relevant today as they were at the turn of the century, Proust's life and work are transformed here into a no-nonsense guide to, among other things, enjoying your vacation, reviving a relationship, achieving original and uncliched articulation, being a good host, recognizing love, and understanding why you should never sleep with someone on a first date. It took de Botton to find the inspirational in Proust's essays, letters and fiction and, perhaps even more surprising, to draw out a vivid and clarifying portrait of the master from between the lines of his work. Here is Proust as we have never seen or read him before: witty, intelligent, pragmatic. He might well change your life. "From the Trade Paperback edition.

Not a Novel

How Proust Can Change Your Life

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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

What if religions are neither all true nor all nonsense? The long-running and often boring debate between believers and non-believers is finally moved forward by Alain de Botton's inspiring book, which boldly argues that the supernatural claims of religion are entirely false--but that it still has some very important things to teach the secular world. Religion for Atheists suggests that rather than mocking religion, agnostics and atheists should instead steal from it--because the world's religions are packed with good ideas on how we might live and arrange our societies. Blending deep respect with total impiety, de Botton (a non-believer himself) proposes that we look to religion for insights into how to, among other concerns, build a sense of community, make our relationships last, overcome feelings of envy and inadequacy, inspire travel and reconnect with the natural world.--From publisher description.

a non-believer's guide to the uses of religion

Religion for atheists

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Las consolaciones de la filosofía (The Consolations of Philosophy)

Religião para ateus, a obra mais recente do autor, parte da premissa de que, com ou sem fé, é possível encontrar aspectos úteis, interessantes e consoladores nas religiões. E examina as possibilidades de transferir algumas dessas ideias e práticas para a vida secular. Nesse livro provocante e original, Alain de Botton sugere que a sociedade contemporânea tem muito a aprender com as religiões ao tratar de questões como vida em comunidade, moralidade, educação e arte. Ao descartar os dogmas e o sobrenatural, o livro resgata uma sabedoria que pertence a toda a humanidade, inclusive aos mais céticos.

Religião para ateus

Alain de Botton explores our relationship with 'the news' in this book full of his trademark wit and wisdom. Following on from his bestselling Religion for Atheists, Alain de Botton turns now to look at the manic and peculiar positions that 'the news' occupies in our lives. We invest it with an authority and importance which used to be the preserve of religion - but what does it do for us? Mixing current affairs with philosophical reflections, de Botton offers a brilliant illustrated guide to the precautions we should take before venturing anywhere near the news and the 'noise' it generates. Witty and global in reach, The News will ensure you'll never look at reports of a celebrity story or political scandal in quite the same way again.

a user's manual

The news

Qu'est-ce qu'un bel édifice ? Quelle influence peut avoir l'architecture sur notre humeur ? Une maison peut-elle apporter le bien-être ou la sérénité ? Dans la plupart de ses livres, Alain de Botton s'intéresse à notre bonheur et cherche les moyens de nous rendre la vie plus harmonieuse. Il se penche ici sur notre cadre de vie et sur l'architecture des lieux où nous vivons et travaillons. En quoi l'un et l'autre influent sur notre mode de pensée, nos comportements, notre existence au quotidien, tel est le sujet de L'Architecture du bonheur. Avec une éblouissante érudition (et beaucoup d'humour), Alain de Botton nous entraîne à travers le monde, de Paris à Tokyo, de Londres à Brasilia, à la recherche de la maison idéale.

L'architecture du bonheur

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爱情笔记

Andrew George

A catalog to the exhibition at Musea Brugge 1/27/15 - 6/28/15

Photographs and Interviews by Andrew George

Right, Before I Die

On pourrait dire que chaque vie d'adulte est définie par deux grandes histoires d'amour. La première - l'histoire de notre quête d'amour sexuel - est bien connue et documentée, ses variations alimentent toute la littérature et la musique, elle est socialement acceptée et célébrée. La seconde - celle de notre quête de reconnaissance sociale (amour du monde) - est plus secrète et honteuse... Et pourtant, cette seconde histoire d'amour n'est pas moins intense que la première, elle n'est pas moins complexe, importante ou universelle... Comme dans ses livres précédents, Alain de Botton va appeler à la rescousse écrivains, philosophes et artistes pour essayer de comprendre comment est née l'angoisse du statut social et quelles formes très différentes elle a pu prendre selon les époques et les lieux. Avec son érudition et son humour habituels - et l'aide de Tocqueville, Montaigne, Karl Marx, Carlyle, Tolstoï et bien d'autres - il va creuser la plaie, mais nous donner aussi quelques pistes à suivre pour surmonter cette peur-là et quelques idées pour assouvir notre besoin d'être aimés.

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