{"product_id":"the-architecture-of-happiness-by-alain-de-botton","title":"The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"pd-product-id\"\u003e0307277240\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEAN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9780307277244\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vintage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"doPublisherSearch\" href=\"https:\/\/ipage.ingramcontent.com\/ipage\/productdetail?queryString=H4sIAAAAAAAA_6tWKk5RskpLzClO1VEqzs9XsiopKgUyC0qUrJSc8vOzlYDs4iolKyNTICMHKOjp5-6rBFILZLv4-rmA2AVKVtHRhjpKQLZ3amV5flFKfEhmSU4qkG9pbmFgbGBuZG5uZGKiFBtbCwCYcpcFcgAAAA\u0026amp;R=8279061#\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePaperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eApril 08, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Info:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 0.6\" H x 8.02\" L x 6.06\" W (0.89 lbs) 288 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eA dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Architecture of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eALAIN DE BOTTON\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the author of three works of fiction and five of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eHow Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Travel. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"De Botton has a marvelous knack for coming at weighty subjects from entertainingly eccentric angles.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"An elegant book. . . . Unusual . . . full of big ideas. . . . Seldom has there been a more sensitive marriage of words and images.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"With originality, verve, and wit, de Botton explains how we find reflections of our own values in the edifices we make. . . . Altogether satisfying.\u003cstrong\u003e\"-- \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"De Botton is high falutin' but user friendly. . . . 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