Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life - a lucid exploration of the state in which most of us spend most of our lives 'De Bot...
How Proust Can Change Your Life
With an introduction by comedian and novelist David Baddiel A novel in seven volumes, Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is considered a major literary work of the twentieth century. And even more crucially, one that you should have read by no...
Essays In Love
'De Botton is a national treasure.' - Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black A unique love story and a classic work of philosophy, rooted in the mysterious workings of the human heart and mind. Perhaps it is true that we do not really exist unti...
Architecture of Happiness
THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy and The School of Life, The Architecture of Happiness explores the fascinating hidden links ...
Art of Travel
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'Honest, funny and dripping with witty aphorisms. Extremely entertaining and enlightening [...] all the way to journey's end' Herald One of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love,...
Religion for Atheists
SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The School of Life 'A serious and optimis...
Course of Love
SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER From one of our great thinkers on modern life and the human condition - an unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel Essays in Love as well as The Consolations of Philosophy, Reli...
Consolations of Philosophy
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER One of the most influential voices in modern philosophy - the author of The Course of Love, Religion for Atheists, The Art of Travel and The School of Life Alain de Botton presents a one-stop shop for solving...
How Proust Can Change Your Life
'Dazzling' John Updike
The Art of Travel
A wise and utterly original book of travel essays from an international bestselling author that will "give one an expansive sense of wonder" ( The Baltimore Sun ). Any Baedeker will tell us where we ought to travel, but only Alain ...
The Architecture of Happiness
A thoughtful study of architecture that examines how we both shape and are shaped by our surroundings considers how our private homes and public edifices--from Classical to Gothic to minimalist Modern--reflect how we feel and explains how our stylistic choices can be used to increase our chances of happiness. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
The Course of Love
'An engrossing tale that] provides plenty of food for thought' (People, Best New Books pick), this playful, wise, and profoundly moving second novel from the internationally bestselling author of How Proust Can Change Your Life tracks the beautifully complicated arc of a romantic partnership. We all know the headiness and excitement of the early days of love. But what comes after? In Edinburgh, a couple, Rabih and Kirsten, fall in love. They get married, they have children--but no long-term relationship is as simple as 'happily ever after.' The Course of Love explores what happens after the birth of love, what it takes to maintain, and what happens to our original ideals under the pressures of an average existence. We see, along with Rabih and Kirsten, the first flush of infatuation, the effortlessness of falling into romantic love, and the course of life thereafter. Interwoven with their story and its challenges is an overlay of philosophy--an annotation and a guide to what we are
The Consolations of Philosophy
From the internationally heralded author of How Proust Can Change Your Life comes this remarkable new book that presents the wisdom of some of the greatest thinkers of the ages as advice for our day to day struggles. Solace for the broken heart can be found in the words of Schopenhauer. The ancient Greek Epicurus has the wisest, and most affordable, solution to cash flow problems. A remedy for impotence lies in Montaigne. Seneca offers advice upon losing a job. And Nietzsche has shrewd counsel for everything from loneliness to illness. The Consolations of Philosophy is a book as accessibly erudite as it is useful and entertaining.
Romantic Movement
The Romantic Movement is the story of its beguiling heroine Alice and her quest for love, cataloguing the progress of her affair with Eric in all its thrills and pitfalls. Delightfully funny as well as moving, the novel elaborates on the psycholog...
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life - an accessible and eye-opening exploration of our...
Kärlekens Väg
Vad innebär det att leva lyckliga i alla sina dagar? Alain de Bottons hybridroman om vad som händer med kärleken när förälskelsen lagt sig. Kirsten och Rabihs vänner frågar alltid samma sak: Hur träffades ni? På ytan är det en enkel fråga med ett tydligt svar. Märkligt nog är det aldrig någon som frågar: Vad hände sedan?Vi träffas, blir förälskade, gifter oss. Men det är inte då som berättelsen tar slut, utan det är egentligen då som allt börjar. Kärlekens väg handlar om ett äktenskap, om moderna relationer och om hur man överlever dem. I Kärlekens väg återvänder hyllade Alain de Botton till romanformatet och visar upp en mästerlig fusion mellan fiktion och filosofiska betraktelser. de Botton är författare till en rad bästsäljande böcker, bland annat Låt Proust förändra ditt liv och Filosofins tröst. En finstämd skildring av den relation som börjar efter att passionen har lagt sig. The Guardian I denna roman visar de Botton åter upp sin förmåga att klä våra förhoppningar och osäkerheter i ord. New York Times Alain de Botton är författare och filosof. Hans författarskap har nått en publik i över 30 länder och täcker in ett brett spektrum av ämnen kärlek, resor, arkitektur och litteratur. de Bottons globala bästsäljare Kärlek : en betraktelse utgav han redan vid 23 års ålder.
Filosofins Tröst
Filosofins Tröst [Bok / Flexband]
Status Anxiety
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life - Alain de Botton sets out to understand our unive...
