London: Hamish Hamilton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (2000). First Edition. Hardcover. 0241140099 . First printing. [6], 265, [1 (blank)] pages. Blue boards with silver lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 233 x 154mm. Illustrated. "Alain de Botton's keenly awaited new book draws on the lives and works of six key philosophers to examine in turn six of our most common problems: Socrates on unpopularity - Epicurus on not having enough money - Seneca on frustration - Montaigne on inadequacy - Schopenhauer on having a broken heart - Nietzsche on difficulties." - from dust-jacket blurb. "From the author of the bestselling and highly acclaimed HOW PROUST CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE, a wonderfully witty and enlightening look at how philosophy can do the same. The book will be published to coincide with a major Channel 4 series on the same theme, presented by Alain, in April 2000. Alain de Botton pairs six philosophers - Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzche - with six everyday problems to which they are able to give the most helpful and fascinating answers." .

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Alain de Botton is the author of On Love, The Romantic Movement, Kiss and Tell , and How Proust Can Change Your Life (available in paperback from Vintage Books). His work has been translated into twenty languages. He lives in Washington, D.C., and London, where he is a director of the Graduate Philosophy Program at London University.

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Bookseller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 25765
Title: The Consolations of Philosophy
Author: de Botton, Alain
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0241140099
ISBN 13: 9780241140093
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: (2000)
Keywords: 0241140099

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