Botton, Alain de
Status Anxiety
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141014869
- author:
- Botton, Alain de
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2005
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 2.4 x 19.8 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Social, group or collective psychology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
This thought-provoking book explores the universal fear of failure and how we might change it. De Botton examines the origins and possible solutions to status anxiety, drawing on history, philosophy, economics, art and politics.
With charm, learning and humour, de Botton reveals the ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their worries, offering a welcome relief from the stresses of modern life.