Status Anxiety

Alain De Botton

RRP: £9.99

Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP

Publication Date : 13/01/2005

Paperback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Turning to philosophers, historians, politicians and artists, De Botton examines where our anxieties about success and status originate. The hardback edition has spent two and a half months in the "Sunday Times" top five bestseller list, selling over 50,000 copies. This paperback edition will have huge publicity, including nationwide events and features. "De Botton has taken philosophy back to its simplest and most important purpose: helping us live our lives" "Independent"

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Publisher's description:

For the first time, Alain de Botton gives a name to this universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions. He looks at history, philosophy, economics, art and politics and reveals the many ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their worries.

ISBN: 9780141014869