Status Anxiety

ISBN-13: 9780141014869 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 314 str.

Alain de Botton

Opis

We all worry about what others think of us. We all long to succeed and fear failure. We all suffer - to a greater or lesser degree, usually privately and with embarrassment - from status anxiety. This title gives a name to this universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions.

Recenzje

De Botton analyses modern society with great charm, learning and humour. His remedies come as a welcome relief when most books offering solutions to the stresses of life recommend the lotus position Daily Mail

O autorze

Alain de Botton is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including The School of Life: An Emotional Education, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love. He is the founder of The School of Life (theschooloflife.com).