Essays in Love by Alain de Botton - 01/20/2006

Picador, 2006. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Picador, 2006. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Picador, 2006. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Picador, 2006-01-01. Paperback. Good. 0.6000 7.7000 5.1000. minor wear and creasing

Pan Macmillan. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Pan Macmillan. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Pan Macmillan. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Picador, 2006. Paperback. Good. Essays in Love will appeal to anyone who has ever been in a relationship or confused about love. The book charts the progress of a love affair from th e first kiss to argument and reconciliation, from intimacy and tenderness t o the onset of anxiety and heartbreak. The work's genius lies in the way it minutely analyses emotions we've all felt before but have perhaps never un derstood so well: it includes a chapter on the anxieties of when and how to say 'I love you' and another on the challenges of disagreeing with someone else's taste in shoes. While gripping the reader with the talent of a grea t novelist, de Botton brings a philosopher's sensibility to his analyses of the emotions of love, resulting in a genre-breaking book that is at once t ouching and thought-provoking. 'The book's success has much to do with its beautifully modelled sentences, its wry humour and its unwavering deadpan respect for its reader's intelli gence... full of keen observation and flashes… Read More