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Status Anxiety Hardcover – 4 Mar. 2004

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There are few more powerful desires than the wish to be thought of as a success, worthy of dignity and respect. We long for status and dread its opposite.

But such aspirations and anxieties are rarely spoken about -- or at least not without sarcasm, embarrassment or condemnation. In STATUS ANXIETY, Alain de Botton asks where our worries about questions of status come from and what, if anything, we can do to reduce them. Looking at how people have coped with these anxieties in the past, and appealing to philosophers, historians, politicians and artists, de Botton brings status anxiety out into the open with a range of unexpected examples and entertaining anecdotes.

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314 pages
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English
Publisher

Hamish Hamilton
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4 Mar. 2004
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14.8 x 3.2 x 21.6 cm
ISBN-10

0241142385
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978-0241142387
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Alain de Botton is the author of Essays in Love, 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, andlatest novel The Course of Love, 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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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hamish Hamilton; 1st edition (4 Mar. 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 314 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241142385
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241142387
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.8 x 3.2 x 21.6 cm

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Alain de Botton 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), Status Anxiety (2004) and most recently, The Architecture of Happiness (2006).

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B. Waterhouse

Good but BEWARE OF THE KINDLE EDITION

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 18 June 2012

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Alain de Botton has put together an interesting read (bought for Kindle Touch), and it certainly brings a strong sense of perspective with respect to status in its various forms and social circles. I personally found it to be an easy, witty read, although at times became a little tedious with almost laboured points. The book takes the reader through the anxieties attached to gaining status, and then attempts to remedy these, which it effectively achieves.

HOWEVER. For the kindle BEWARE that the conversion of the book to Kindle is appalling. Literally appalling. Here's a list:

- Probably 90% of the pictures in the book are not in the Kindle version
- All of the pictures are referred to in de Botton's text, not in passing but as keystone to several paragraphs; you absolutely need the pictures.
- There are half pages of text frequently (not missing text, just poor formatting)
- Tables of figures and values are completely skewed, so it's difficult to ascertain which values are appropriate to which columns.

So I had basically paid for a book, and received maybe 90% of a book. I had to get a refund from Amazon (with which I bought Shooting an Elephant - George Orwell's essays; an awesome read), as I would never be able to revisit it and it was useless to keep.

Ultimately, I would certainly recommend it to my friends, but I would definitely avoid the Kindle edition. There are simply too many references to missing pictures.

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MONICA

Very good but left me feeling dissatisfied

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 27 February 2014

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This book put into words my anxiety and dissatisfaction regarding some areas of my life where I feel that I do not measure up to the status ideal. It has helped me to understand myself and others better. I was left dissatisfied because I hoped, perhaps unrealistically, that the author would articulate an alternative to bourgeois capitalism, or suggest something more tangible for overcoming status anxiety. Instead he proposes that we seek for alternative for spaces where we can be appreciated in accordance with our own values. Fair enough, I suppose.

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Rupert Lewis

What makes us do what we do!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 10 June 2020

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Have had this on my bookshelf for a while but ended up listening to it on audible. A fascinating insight into self-esteem and what really makes us tick. I will endeavour to dig further in to the other de Botton’s that I have gathering dust too!

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BikeSausage

Makes so much sense

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 20 December 2017

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I sadly suspect that those who need and would benefit most from the book will not read it. There are some, who are feeling low, who'll undoubetdly benefit. But the major proponents and causes of Status Anxiety will carry on thrusting their image and persona of societal success upon those who feel anxious about keeping up.

For me, just understanding the modern manifestation of what is now partly a social-media driven curse helps enormously. Being able to disconnect and easily deal with blatant social status-driven behaviour is simpler and more rewarding.

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Chickpea

Great for if you just cannot stop shopping and shopping and shopping (says me) :-)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 3 December 2018

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This is the most fabulous book and really worth buying - its basically about keeping up with Jones's and non-stop shopping on useless items in order to impress others. Also got this book for £3 (brand new) full price £16.99 so I am an extremely happy little shopper. Have read it before as library book one of those books that I've always meant to buy and now I have :-)

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Benb

Pity about the illustrations

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 28 August 2012

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I am mystified as to why most of the illustrations do not appear in the Kindle version. Is it to do with copyright clearance? I am sick of paying publishers the same amount of money,or in this case at £8.69, more than the price of the paperback, only to find an integral part of the book is missing, and no one sees fit to explain.....

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UK guy

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 12 June 2020

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Fantastic book, very detailed and Interesting. This isn't a self help book, so was genuinely thought provoking

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Lucy

Keeping up with the Jones

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 20 June 2013

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Very interesting read. Should be read by those who are worried by what people may think of them and should be read by those who know those type of people. It provides valuable insight into the causes of this anxiety.

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