Status Anxiety

Alain de Botton, Alain de Botton

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English

Penguin
02 May 2005

Philosophy; Social, group or collective psychology

Status Anxiety has spent two and a half months in the Sunday Times top five bestseller list, selling over 50,000 copies.

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.

For the first time, Alain de Botton gives a name to this universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions. He looks at history, philosophy, economics, art and politics - and reveals the many ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their worries. The result is a book that is not only entertaining and thought-provoking - but genuinely wise and helpful as well.

By: Alain de Botton
Read by: Alain de Botton
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780141014869
ISBN 10: 0141014865
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 02 May 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alain de Botton was born in 1969. He is the author of Essays in Love, The Romantic Movement, Kiss and Tell, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy and The Art of Travel. He lives in London.

Reviews for Status Anxiety

Turned me into a fan, for its range, insight, wit and sheer usefulness * Daily Express * A purveyor of serious but playful manuals for living * GQ * Measured, amused, compassionate . . . de Botton is a surefooted discoverer of the pungent but less well-known quote * Daily Telegraph * 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 *