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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679779175
ISBN-139780679779179
eBay Product ID (ePID)1775584
Product Key Features
Book TitleConsolations of Philosophy
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicHistory & Surveys / General, Inspiration & Personal Growth, General, Movements / Humanism
IllustratorYes
GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, Philosophy
AuthorAlain De Botton
Book SeriesVintage International Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-052188
Reviews"Thank heavens for Alain de Botton…. [He] breezily, humorously, incisively…puts his readers at ease, without a hint of condescension."Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer, "Thank heavens for Alain de Botton…. [He] breezily, humorously, incisively…puts his readers at ease, without a hint of condescension." Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer, "Wonderfully original, quirky.... De Botton finds inspiration where others might fail to look." Newsday
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal101
SynopsisFrom 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., From the internationally heralded author of How Proust Can Change Your Life comes a remarkable book that presents the wisdom of some of the greatest thinkers of the ages as advice for our day to day struggles. "A fine introduction the world of philosophy." -- Newsweek 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.