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Architecture of Happiness by Alain De Botton (2008, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100307277240
ISBN-139780307277244
eBay Product ID (ePID)61805798
Product Key Features
Book TitleArchitecture of Happiness
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicPersonal Growth / Happiness, Interior Design / General, Buildings / Residential, General, Criticism, Aesthetics
IllustratorYes
GenrePhilosophy, Architecture, Self-Help
AuthorAlain De Botton
Book SeriesVintage International Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight14.6 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Reviews"De Botton has a marvelous knack for coming at weighty subjects from entertainingly eccentric angles." -The Seattle Times "An elegant book. . . . Unusual . . . full of big ideas. . . . Seldom has there been a more sensitive marriage of words and images." -The New York Sun "With originality, verve, and wit, de Botton explains how we find reflections of our own values in the edifices we make. . . . Altogether satisfying." -San Francisco Chronicle "De Botton is high falutin' but user friendly. . . . He keeps architecture on a human level." -Los Angeles Times, "De Botton is a lively guide, and his eclectic choices of buildings and locations evince his conclusion, that "we should be as unintimidated by architectural mediocrity as we are by unjust laws." -The New Yorker The next time I'm at a party, and the conversation turns to "serious topics," like what the stock market did today, I think I'll suggest we talk about something more important: architecture. I'll ask the investment banker why he bought the house he did and insist he answer the question. And then I'll start quoting Alain de Botton. -The National Post If this book were a building, it would be a contemporary reading room, I think, with big windows, and clean, built-in bookshelves with a fold-out step ladder just right for fetching slim volumes from the top shelf. The elegant clarity and brisk humour of his style, accompanied by pages of photos, opens your eyes to the rich possibility of thinking about your home, and your city, in a new way. -The Toronto Star "De Botton's books are the literary equivalent of the Slow Food movement. They demand to be lingered over, not because the concepts are difficult but because they are rich and deep. Be prepared to put down your book frequently and turn his last few sentences over in your mind, testing his theses against the rooms and buildings you know well." -The Globe and Mail "In this simple, entertaining and brilliant book, Alain de Botton explores how architecture speaks to us and why it affects all aspects of human life. His great strength is to explain things we always knew but never understood." -Christopher Hume, Architecture Critic,Toronto Star "How did we ever manage without de Botton?" -Sunday Times(U.K.) "[de Botton] deals with questions of style, ideas of beauty, notions about why certain structures appeal to us. The author argues that we love beautiful buildings because they solidify ideas we have about ourselves and our world. They put into concrete form our aspirations; they compensate for our human weaknesses; in short, they make us happy. Virtually every page contains a sentence any essayist would be proud to have written. A lyrical and generously illustrated monograph about the intimate relationship between our buildings and ourselves." -Kirkus Reviews "Singlehandedly, de Botton has taken philosophy back to its simplest and most important purpose: helping us live our lives." -Independent From the Hardcover edition., " De Botton is a lively guide, and his eclectic choices of buildings and locations evince his conclusion, that " we should be as unintimidated by architectural mediocrity as we are by unjust laws." -- "The New Yorker" The next time I'm at a party, and the conversation turns to " serious topics, " like what the stock market did today, I think I'll suggest we talk about something more important: architecture. I'll ask the investment banker why he bought the house he did and insist he answer the question. And then I'll start quoting Alain de Botton. -- "The National Post" If this book were a building, it would be a contemporary reading room, I think, with big windows, and clean, built-in bookshelves with a fold-out step ladder just right for fetching slim volumes from the top shelf. The elegant clarity and brisk humour of his style, accompanied by pages of photos, opens your eyes to the rich possibility of thinking about your home, and your city, in a new way. -- "The Toronto Star" " De Botton's books are the literary equivalent of the Slow Food movement. They demand to be lingered over, not because the concepts are difficult but because they are rich and deep. Be prepared to put down your book frequently and turn his last few sentences over in your mind, testing his theses against the rooms and buildings you know well." -- "The Globe and Mail" " In this simple, entertaining and brilliant book, Alain de Botton explores how architecture speaks to us and why it affects all aspects of human life. His great strength is to explain things we always knew but neverunderstood." -- Christopher Hume, Architecture Critic, "Toronto Star" " How did we ever manage without de Botton?" -- "Sunday Times "(U.K.) " [de Botton] deals with questions of style, ideas of beauty, notions about why certain structures appeal to us. The author argues that we love beautiful buildings because they solidify ideas we have about ourselves and our world. They put into concrete form our aspirations; they compensate for our human weaknesses; in short, they make us happy. Virtually every page contains a sentence any essayist would be proud to have written. A lyrical and generously illustrated monograph about the intimate relationship between our buildings and ourselves." -- "Kirkus Reviews" " Singlehandedly, de Botton has taken philosophy back to its simplest and most important purpose: helping us live our lives." -- "Independent""From the Hardcover edition.", "De Botton has a marvelous knack for coming at weighty subjects from entertainingly eccentric angles." - The Seattle Times "An elegant book. . . . Unusual . . . full of big ideas. . . . Seldom has there been a more sensitive marriage of words and images." - The New York Sun "With originality, verve, and wit, de Botton explains how we find reflections of our own values in the edifices we make. . . . Altogether satisfying." - San Francisco Chronicle "De Botton is high falutin' but user friendly. . . . He keeps architecture on a human level." - Los Angeles Times, "De Botton has a marvelous knack for coming at weighty subjects from entertainingly eccentric angles." The Seattle Times "An elegant book. . . . Unusual . . . full of big ideas. . . . Seldom has there been a more sensitive marriage of words and images." The New York Sun "With originality, verve, and wit, de Botton explains how we find reflections of our own values in the edifices we make. . . . Altogether satisfying." San Francisco Chronicle "De Botton is high falutin' but user friendly. . . . He keeps architecture on a human level." Los Angeles Times, "De Botton has a marvelous knack for coming at weighty subjects from entertainingly eccentric angles." -- The Seattle Times "An elegant book. . . . Unusual . . . full of big ideas. . . . Seldom has there been a more sensitive marriage of words and images." -- The New York Sun "With originality, verve, and wit, de Botton explains how we find reflections of our own values in the edifices we make. . . . Altogether satisfying." -- San Francisco Chronicle "De Botton is high falutin' but user friendly. . . . He keeps architecture on a human level." -- Los Angeles Times, "De Botton has a marvelous knack for coming at weighty subjects from entertainingly eccentric angles." --"The Seattle Times" "An elegant book. . . . Unusual . . . full of big ideas. . . . Seldom has there been a more sensitive marriage of words and images." --"The New York Sun" "With originality, verve, and wit, de Botton explains how we find reflections of our own values in the edifices we make. . . . Altogether satisfying." --"San Francisco Chronicle" "De Botton is high falutin' but user friendly. . . . He keeps architecture on a human level." --"Los Angeles Times"
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal720.1/03
SynopsisThe Achitecture of Happiness is a dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations.One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kinds of walls, chairs, buildings, and streets that surround us. And yet a concern for architecture is too often described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. Alain de Botton starts from the idea that where we are heavily influences who we can be, and argues that it is architecture's task to stand as an eloquent reminder of our full potential., Bestselling author de Botton considers how individuals' private homes and public edifices influence how they feel, and how dwellings could be built in such a way as to promote a sense of happiness., A dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations. One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kinds of walls, chairs, buildings, and streets that surround us. And yet a concern for architecture is too often described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. In The Architecture of Happiness , Alain de Botton starts from the idea that where we are heavily influences who we can be, and argues that it is architecture's task to stand as an eloquent reminder of our full potential., "The Achitecture of Happiness "is a dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations. One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kinds of walls, chairs, buildings, and streets that surround us. And yet a concern for architecture is too often described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. Alain de Botton starts from the idea that where we are heavily influences who we can be, and argues that it is architecture's task to stand as an eloquent reminder of our full potential.
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