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But although we are inundated with advice on where to travel to, we seldom ask why we go and how we might become more fulfilled by doing so.With the help of a selection of writers, artists and thinkers - including Flaubert, Edward Hopper, Wordsworth and Van Gogh - Alain de Botton's bestselling The Art of Travel provides invaluable insights into everything from holiday romance to hotel minibars, airports to sightseeing.The perfect antidote to those guides that tell us what to do when we get there, The Art of Travel tries to explain why we really went in the first place - and helpfully suggest how we might be happier on our journeys.'Richly evocative, sharp and funny. De Botton proves himself to be a very fine travel writer indeed' Sunday Telegraph'Delightful, profound, entertaining, I doubt if de Botton has written a dull sentence in his life' Jan Morris'An elegant and subtle work, unlike any other. Beguiling' Colin Thubron, The TimesAlain de Botton was born in 1969 and is the author of non-fiction essays on themes ranging from love and travel to architecture and philosophy. His bestselling books include Essays in Love; The Romantic Movement; Kiss and Tell; Status Anxiety; How Proust Can Change Your Life; The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work; The Art of Travel; The Architecture of Happiness and Religion for Atheists. He lives in London and founded The School of Life (www.theschooloflife.com) and Living Architecture (www.living-architecture.co.uk). 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The workplace brings out the best in his writing' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Timely, wonderfully readable. De Botton has pretty much got to the bottom of the subject' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Terribly funny, touches us all' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant, enormously engaging' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy do so many of us love or hate our work? How has it come to dominate our lives? And what should we do about it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWork makes us. Without it we are at a loss; in work we hope to have a measure of control over our lives. 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