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Alain De Botton - The Art of Travel (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Few things are as exciting as the idea of travelling somewhere else. But the reality of travel seldom matches our daydreams. The tragi-comic disappointments are well-known: the disorientation, the mid-afternoon despair, the lethargy before ancient ruins. And yet the reasons behind such disappointments are rarely explored.
We are inundated with advice on where to travel to; we hear little of why we should go and how we could be more fulfilled doing so. The Art of Travel is a philosophical look at the ubiquitous but peculiar activity of travelling ‘for pleasure’, with thoughts on airports, landscapes, museums, holiday romances, photographs, exotic carpets and the contents of hotel mini-bars.
The book mixes personal thought with insights drawn from some of the great figures of the past. Unlike existing guidebooks on travel, it dares to ask what the point of travel might be - and modestly suggests how we could learn to be less silently and guiltily miserable on our journeys.
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- Format : Smaller 2nd Hand Paperback/Softback
- Condition : Good
- Category : Non-Fiction - Travel & Guidebooks
- Published : 2003 (Penguin)
- ISBN : 9780140276626
- SKU : SHB001026
- PPC : LL350gm
- RRP : £7.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only
External Reviews
"Lucid, fluid & uplifting . . . it can enrich and improve your life." - Sunday Times.
'Honest, funny and dripping with witty aphorisms. Extremely entertaining and enlightening . . . all the way to journey's end' - The Herald.
"Delightful, profound, entertaining. I doubt if de Botton has written a dull sentence in his life." - Jan Morris.
"An elegant and subtle work, unlike any other. Beguiling." - Colin Thubron, The Times.
The Author
Alain de Botton FRSL is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published Essays in Love, which went on to sell two million copies, The Romantic Movement, Kiss and Tell, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel, Status Anxiety, The Architecture of Happiness, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, A Week at the Airport, Religion for Atheists, The News: A User's Manual, The Course of Love and The School of Life among many others. Alain is a bestselling author in 30 countries. He lives in London, where he runs The School of Life and Living Architecture.
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