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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100375725350
ISBN-139780375725357
eBay Product ID (ePID)43760608
Product Key Features
Book TitleStatus Anxiety
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicHistory & Surveys / General, Personal Growth / Happiness, Movements / Pragmatism, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Social Psychology
IllustratorYes
GenrePhilosophy, Social Science, Self-Help, Psychology
AuthorAlain De Botton
Book SeriesVintage International Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"His richest, funniest, most heartfelt work yet, packed with erudition and brimming with an elegant originality of mind. . . . An informative joy to read."-The Seattle Times "A smart and amusing inquiry. . . . Thick with social history and as funny as [it is] acute."- The Boston Globe "A typically de Bottonesque romp. . . . Full of great. . . literary and philosophical references."-The Christian Science Monitor "His insights float on a kind light irony. . . like pixilated Barthes. . . . The pleasures of his prose come from following the play of his mind, the vast erudition, the succinct paraphrases, and vivid, often lyrical physical descriptions."- Boston Phoenix From the Trade Paperback edition., "His richest, funniest, most heartfelt work yet, packed with erudition and brimming with an elegant originality of mind. . . . An informative joy to read." --The Seattle Times "A smart and amusing inquiry. . . . Thick with social history and as funny as [it is] acute." -- The Boston Globe "A typically de Bottonesque romp. . . . Full of great. . . literary and philosophical references." --The Christian Science Monitor "His insights float on a kind light irony. . . like pixilated Barthes. . . . The pleasures of his prose come from following the play of his mind, the vast erudition, the succinct paraphrases, and vivid, often lyrical physical descriptions." -- Boston Phoenix, "His richest, funniest, most heartfelt work yet, packed with erudition and brimming with an elegant originality of mind. . . . An informative joy to read." -The Seattle Times "A smart and amusing inquiry. . . . Thick with social history and as funny as [it is] acute." - The Boston Globe "A typically de Bottonesque romp. . . . Full of great. . . literary and philosophical references." -The Christian Science Monitor "His insights float on a kind light irony. . . like pixilated Barthes. . . . The pleasures of his prose come from following the play of his mind, the vast erudition, the succinct paraphrases, and vivid, often lyrical physical descriptions." - Boston Phoenix, "His richest, funniest, most heartfelt work yet, packed with erudition and brimming with an elegant originality of mind. . . . An informative joy to read." --The Seattle Times "A smart and amusing inquiry. . . . Thick with social history and as funny as [it is] acute." --The Boston Globe "A typically de Bottonesque romp. . . . Full of great. . . literary and philosophical references." --The Christian Science Monitor "His insights float on a kind light irony. . . like pixilated Barthes. . . . The pleasures of his prose come from following the play of his mind, the vast erudition, the succinct paraphrases, and vivid, often lyrical physical descriptions." --Boston Phoenix
Dewey Decimal305
SynopsisAnyone who's ever lost sleep over an unreturned phone call or the neighbor's Lexus had better read Alain de Botton's irresistibly clear-headed new book, immediately. For in its pages, a master explicator of our civilization and its discontents turns his attention to the insatiable quest for status, a quest that has less to do with material comfort than with love. To demonstrate his thesis, de Botton ranges through Western history and thought from St. Augustine to Andrew Carnegie and Machiavelli to Anthony Robbins. Whether it's assessing the class-consciousness of Christianity or the convulsions of consumer capitalism, dueling or home-furnishing, Status Anxiety is infallibly entertaining. And when it examines the virtues of informed misanthropy, art appreciation, or walking a lobster on a leash, it is not only wise but helpful., "There's no writer alive like de Botton" ( Chicago Tribune ), and now this internationally heralded author turns his attention to the insatiable human quest for status--a quest that has less to do with material comfort than love. Anyone who's ever lost sleep over an unreturned phone call or the neighbor's Lexus had better read Alain de Botton's irresistibly clear-headed new book, immediately. For in its pages, a master explicator of our civilization and its discontents explores the notion that our pursuit of status is actually a pursuit of love, ranging through Western history and thought from St. Augustine to Andrew Carnegie and Machiavelli to Anthony Robbins. Whether it's assessing the class-consciousness of Christianity or the convulsions of consumer capitalism, dueling or home-furnishing, Status Anxiety is infallibly entertaining. And when it examines the virtues of informed misanthropy, art appreciation, or walking a lobster on a leash, it is not only wise but helpful.
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- 15. Feb. 2021
don't be jealous of others because of income differences.
Very interesting concepts; a little hard to read. very dense but definitely worth ill.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
