The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton

The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de BottonFrom the internationally heralded author of How Proust Can Change Your Life comes this remarkable new book that presents the wisdom of some of the greatest thinkers of the ages as advice for our day to day struggles. Solace for the broken heart can be found in the words of Schopenhauer. The ancient Greek Epicurus has the wisest, and most affordable, solution to cash flow problems. A remedy for impotence lies in Montaigne. Seneca offers advice upon

She traces the theme of translation in Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks and takes up the question of Italo Calvino's popularity as a translated author

In this enlightening book

a basic grasp of statistical literacy is more important than ever

He also remembers the people he knew

chronicled in Homage to Catalonia

How does one think about one's own life and career in this changing decade

which led to him joining the expedition on the Beagle

continuing to give pleasure and enlightenment to modern readers

he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America’s last great wilderness

and then loses it all when he attempts to be something more

Small Is Beautiful puts forward the revolutionary yet viable case for building our economies around the needs of communities

and spirit and a practitioner’s resource to cross-reference complex questions with respect to both healing traditions