Alain de Botton

58 books

Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton, John Armstrong

Art as Therapy

Alain de Botton, John Armstrong

240 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction art philosophy psychology informative reflective slow-paced
The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton

The Art of Travel

Alain de Botton

272 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy travel informative reflective slow-paced
The Best of Books and Company: about books for those who delight in them by Penelope Fitzgerald, Francis King, Susan Hill, Patricia Cleveland-Peck, Kit Pyman, Roger Scruton, Philip Ziegler, Lucasta Miller, Alain de Botton, John Francis, Margaret de Fonblanque, Jane Gardam, William Trevor, Andrew Taylor, Philip Hensher, Juliet Nicolson, W.E.K. Anderson, Sophie Hannah, Penelope Lively, Inga-Stina Ewbank, Adèle Geras, Nick Harkaway, Jeanette Winterson

The Best of Books and Company: about books for those who delight in them

Penelope Fitzgerald, Francis King, Susan Hill, Patricia Cleveland-Peck, Kit Pyman, Roger Scruton, Philip Ziegler, Lucasta Miller, Alain de Botton, John Francis, Margaret de Fonblanque, Jane Gardam, William Trevor, Andrew Taylor, Philip Hensher, Juliet Nicolson, W.E.K. Anderson, Sophie Hannah, Penelope Lively, Inga-Stina Ewbank, Adèle Geras, Nick Harkaway, Jeanette Winterson

197 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective slow-paced
The Calm Workbook: A Guide to Greater Serenity by Alain de Botton, The School of Life

The Calm Workbook: A Guide to Greater Serenity

Alain de Botton, The School of Life

192 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Consolation of Philosophy UNABRIDGED by Alain de Botton, Simon Vance
Consolation of Philosophy UNABRIDGED
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Alain de Botton, Simon Vance

Consolation of Philosophy UNABRIDGED

Alain de Botton, Simon Vance

missing page info • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy self help challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Cost of Letters: A Survey of Literary Living Standards by Alain de Botton, Honor Wilson-Fletcher, Andrew Holgate

The Cost of Letters: A Survey of Literary Living Standards

Alain de Botton, Honor Wilson-Fletcher, Andrew Holgate

209 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction
Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead?: The Munk Debates by Alain de Botton, Matt Ridley, Steven Pinker, Malcolm Gladwell

Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead?: The Munk Debates

Alain de Botton, Matt Ridley, Steven Pinker, Malcolm Gladwell

128 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics science informative reflective slow-paced
Drawing as Therapy: Know yourself through art by Alain de Botton, The School of Life

Drawing as Therapy: Know yourself through art

Alain de Botton, The School of Life

144 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

medium-paced
Essays In Love: Picador Classic by Alain de Botton, Alain de Botton

Essays In Love: Picador Classic

Alain de Botton, Alain de Botton

224 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction philosophy romance funny reflective medium-paced
Finding the Words: Writers on Inspiration, Desire, War, Celebrity, Exile, and Breaking the Rules by Guy Gavriel Kay, Miguel Syjuco, Karen Connelly, David Bezmozgis, Jared Bland, Stacey May Fowles, Richard Poplak, David Chariandy, Linden MacIntyre, Annabel Lyon, Pasha Malla, Alain de Botton, Mark Kingwell, Lee Henderson, Stephanie Nolen, Moez Surani, Elizabeth Hay, Heather O'Neill, Steven Heighton, Alice Munro, Rawi Hage, Michael Winter, Gord Downie, Diana Athill, Marina Endicott, Lisa Moore, Denise Chong, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Tash Aw, Emma Donoghue, Joseph Boyden, Madeleine Thien

Finding the Words: Writers on Inspiration, Desire, War, Celebrity, Exile, and Breaking the Rules

Guy Gavriel Kay, Miguel Syjuco, Karen Connelly, David Bezmozgis, Jared Bland, Stacey May Fowles, Richard Poplak, David Chariandy, Linden MacIntyre, Annabel Lyon, Pasha Malla, Alain de Botton, Mark Kingwell, Lee Henderson, Stephanie Nolen, Moez Surani, Elizabeth Hay, Heather O'Neill, Steven Heighton, Alice Munro, Rawi Hage, Michael Winter, Gord Downie, Diana Athill, Marina Endicott, Lisa Moore, Denise Chong, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Tash Aw, Emma Donoghue, Joseph Boyden, Madeleine Thien

328 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction essays reflective medium-paced