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 embarassment --- 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, ec...
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 embarassment --- 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.
Alain de Botton was born in 1969. He is the author of Essays in Love (1993), The Romantic Movement (1994), Kiss and Tell (1995), How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), The Consolations of Philosophy (2000), The Art of Travel (2002) and Status Anxiety (2004).
阿兰·德波顿 作者
贾不许
上海译文出版社2007版
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Mindy
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上海译文出版社2007版
0 有用 Surreal 2010-01-06 16:02:11
我买的第一本原版书
0 有用 球饲养员 2011-10-20 21:00:35
长难句parade，文辞典丽，内容虽是常识，也是非常优美的常识
0 有用 Puwei 2021-11-16 20:12:03
典型的德波顿论文式作品，比较对我胃口，也有所启发。和The Art of Travel相比，文字优美度差了一些，但依旧有英式小幽默，令人忍俊不禁。
0 有用 Toast 2014-10-06 15:15:42
第一次发现non fiction 内容的书原来也可以这么容易理解。书本身引经据典，读起来时有惊喜，丰富阅历，又像是复习了一遍西方文学史，还加点艺术，宗教，历史的成分，像是大杂烩，可见上述种种相互交错，影响，无法分割。书可谓引人入胜。
0 有用 freedom 2015-06-17 22:50:04
焦虑在所难免，那就起码选择真正值得焦虑的事情好了。
0 有用 悖论入侵 2024-01-25 10:31:22 浙江
Male writer wrote for males only. Some of the theories make sense for me, but not a book of deep thoughts.
0 有用 噼里啪啦彭 2024-01-12 05:12:55 芬兰
大型literature review
0 有用 GiMu 2022-05-07 18:32:20
与成功学类书籍不同的是，成功学教你如何从实践上去“迎合”引起身份焦虑的种种问题，这本发书教你如何从观念上避开这些问题；与成功学类书籍相同的是，除非你从观念和实践上都尊崇一条自己选择的路径，都不能给你的生活带来实质性地改变。
0 有用 好大一棵树 2022-01-15 12:20:24
词句太好了，优美的英文。status anxiety确实是现代meritocracy的通病。这本书认同了我个人对身份焦虑的看法，要有自己的道德标准和思考体系，才能更真实地解读自己的内心。
0 有用 Puwei 2021-11-16 20:12:03
典型的德波顿论文式作品，比较对我胃口，也有所启发。和The Art of Travel相比，文字优美度差了一些，但依旧有英式小幽默，令人忍俊不禁。