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Status Anxiety
Status Anxiety
Author: Alain de Botton
“Every adult life could be said to be defined by two great love stories. The first—the story of our quest for sexual love—is well known and well charted. . . . The second—the story of our quest for love from the world—is a more secret and shameful tale. And yet this second love story is no less intense than the firs...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375420832
ISBN-10: 0375420835
Publication Date: 5/25/2004
Pages: 320
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3.3 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Pantheon
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Fascinating. A little too close to home!
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Interesting sociological analysis about the roots and manifestations of status anxiety. Should be dry considering the subject matter but de Botton writes in a colloquial, humorous fashion. Easy to read as the work is divided up into numbered sections with their own headings.


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