Status Anxiety

Status Anxiety has spent two and a half months in the Sunday Times top five bestseller list, selling over 50,000 copies.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.

“De Botton analyses modern society with great charm, learning and humour. His remedies come as a welcome relief when most books offering solutions to the stresses of life recommend the lotus position”

Daily Mail
Measured, amused, compassionate . . . de Botton is a surefooted discoverer of the pungent but less well-known quote Daily Telegraph
A purveyor of serious but playful manuals for living GQ
Turned me into a fan, for its range, insight, wit and sheer usefulness Daily Express

Alain de Botton is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including The School of Life- An Emotional Education, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love. He is the founder of The School of Life (theschooloflife.com).

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