- Title:
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Status Anxiety (MP3)
- Written by:
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Alain de Botton
- Read by:
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Nicholas Bell
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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6 hours 35 minutes
- MP3 size:
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287 MB
- Published:
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September 01 2012
- Available Date:
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September 01 2012
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781743119365
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Lifestyle - Wellbeing; Psychology
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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“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
Do you worry about how well you're doing? Are you envious of your friends' success? Are you suffering from status anxiety?
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 his 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.
“A smart and amusing inquiry ... Thick with social history and as funny as [it is] acute.”
The Boston Globe