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Really liked this. For anyone who has read Alain de Botton: Could you recommend some of his books? I'm really interested in checking out his work after watchin

Really liked this. For anyone who has read Alain de Botton: Could you recommend some of his books? I'm really interested in checking out his work after watching this.

wyw 17y ago
This talk is derived from his book "Status Anxiety" as is the documentary of the same name which is available on Youtube in low quality: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=336D8AE0334C5C91 http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=336D8AE0334C5C91
- tome 17y ago
  I learned a huge amount from reading this book. I bought it second hand for perhaps 3 pounds. If it had cost 100 pounds it would still have been worth it for the gems I got out of it!
riklomas 17y ago
I really enjoyed reading The Consolations of Philosophy by him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Consolations_of_Philosophy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Consolations_of_Philosophy
donalm 17y ago
Try The Art of Travel.
- agbell 17y ago
  Art of Travel is an excellent book. It contains a great story of a man who decided that planning for traveling is superior to actually traveling and many other great little gems.
jgrahamc 17y ago
I have just finished reading "The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" which I thought was fantastic. Particularly the chapter where he follows a high voltage electricity line across southern England until it disappears underground in London. He walks with a man who's a 'pylon geek' essentially and it's wonderful.
- davidw 17y ago
  I read that one recently too. I liked it... something pleasantly British about it (I don't know how else to describe it).
Erwin 17y ago
Looks like everyone has a different AdB favourite. I think I enjoyed "On Love" most.
stepherm 17y ago
I've only read "The Architecture of Happiness", but I really enjoyed it.
gojomo 17y ago
I once picked up de Botton's "How Proust can change your Life" in an airport impulse purchase; found it disappointing. But based on others' positive reviews of his other works, I might check those out.

Really liked this. For anyone who has read Alain de Botton: Could you recommend some of his books? I'm really interested in checking out his work after watching this.

wyw 17y ago

This talk is derived from his book "Status Anxiety" as is the documentary of the same name which is available on Youtube in low quality: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=336D8AE0334C5C91 http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=336D8AE0334C5C91

tome 17y ago
I learned a huge amount from reading this book. I bought it second hand for perhaps 3 pounds. If it had cost 100 pounds it would still have been worth it for the gems I got out of it!

riklomas 17y ago

I really enjoyed reading The Consolations of Philosophy by him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Consolations_of_Philosophy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Consolations_of_Philosophy

donalm 17y ago

Try The Art of Travel.

agbell 17y ago
Art of Travel is an excellent book. It contains a great story of a man who decided that planning for traveling is superior to actually traveling and many other great little gems.

jgrahamc 17y ago

I have just finished reading "The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" which I thought was fantastic. Particularly the chapter where he follows a high voltage electricity line across southern England until it disappears underground in London. He walks with a man who's a 'pylon geek' essentially and it's wonderful.

davidw 17y ago
I read that one recently too. I liked it... something pleasantly British about it (I don't know how else to describe it).

Erwin 17y ago

Looks like everyone has a different AdB favourite. I think I enjoyed "On Love" most.

stepherm 17y ago

I've only read "The Architecture of Happiness", but I really enjoyed it.

gojomo 17y ago

I once picked up de Botton's "How Proust can change your Life" in an airport impulse purchase; found it disappointing. But based on others' positive reviews of his other works, I might check those out.