Status Anxiety 

Product Details
Author: Alain de Botton

Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Penguin (13 Jan 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0141014865
ISBN-13: 978-0141014869
Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.6 x 19.6 cm

Book De*ion
Publication Date: 13 Jan 2005
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.

About the Author
Alain de Bottonwas 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.