Audiobooks by Alain de Botton

[German] - A Therapeutic Journey - Von der Kunst, schwere Zeiten zu bewältigen (Ungekürzte Lesung) German Edition

"Ein Kompass für die Seele von Alain de Botton! Niemand ist davor gefeit, im Laufe des Lebens aus der Bahn geworfen zu werden - sei es durch eine tiefe Erschöpfung, die sich im Alltag eingeschlichen hat oder durch eine akute psychische Krise. Alain de Botton hat einenempathischen Begleiterfür diese herausfordernden Lebensabschnitte geschrieben: Wie gehen wir freundlich und fürsorglich mit uns um, wenn Besserung in weiter Ferne scheint? Welchekleinsten Veränderungen und Kniffehelfen, den entscheidenden Unterschied zu machen? Wie stärken wir unsereResilienz? Wie finden wir unserenWeg aus der Krise? Von Zusammenbruch und Erkrankung bis hin zu Gesundung und Neubeginn: Alain de Botton führt durch die Phasen der Genesung und erinnert daran, dass wir nicht zögern sollten, uns Hilfe zu suchen, genauso wenig wie wir zögern würden, wenn wir eine Bronchitis oder Knieschmerzen hätten - wir sind in solchen Momenten nicht weniger liebenswert oder wertvoll. Ein philosophisches Hörbuch über das Glück, menschlich zu sein und über die heilende Kraft, die wir längst in uns tragen. Mit einem Vorwort von Leon Windscheid."

Alain de Botton (Author), Joachim Schönfeld (Narrator)

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A Therapeutic Journey: Lessons from the School of Life

"Brought to you by Penguin. The essential guide to mental health from the bestselling author of The School of Life This is a book about getting unwell. About losing direction and hope. About imagining that we have let ourselves and everyone down. But it is also a book about getting better. About regaining the thread, rediscovering meaning and finding a way back to connection and joy. Here, Alain de Botton follows the arc of a mental health journey, from crisis to recuperation; the moments we realize we cannot cope; the acts of selfcare or therapy in which we find respite; and the days we finally reclaim a sense of stability. Written with understanding and kindness, it is both a source of companionship in our loneliest moments - whether it's a relationship breakdown, a career setback or anxiety around the everyday - and a practical guide that will help us find reasons for hope. We are all on our own journey towards recovery. This book is for anyone ready to understand theirs. 'Alain de Botton is a brave and highly intelligent writer' Observer 'One of our most consistently illuminating writers on contemporary culture' John Gray, New Statesman ©2023 Alain de Botton (P)2023 Penguin Audio"

Alain de Botton (Author), Charlie Anson (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - El placer del amor

"Escrita hace veinticinco años, El placer del amor es un compendio de humor y sabiduría, una novela provocadora que no ha perdido un ápice de su actualidad. Un día gris cualquiera, un hombre cualquiera y un vuelo de lo más aburrido entre París y Londres... y de repente, ese hombre levanta la vista y ve a Chloe, su vecina de asiento, una joven de ojos verde agua, hombros quebradizos y uñas mal cuidadas. Cuando el avión aterriza, él ya sabe que esa es la mujer de su vida. Es más: su amor es único y va a ser eterno. A la semana siguiente, los dos cenan juntos por primera vez, y poco después dormirán juntos. Empieza la aclimatación a ese país extranjero que es el cuerpo del ser amado, pero aún no sabemos si este momento mágico tiene mimbres para convertirse en un proyecto de futuro, cabalgando los fastidios de un desayuno donde falta la mermelada que más nos gusta o una cena con los padres de ella. Habrá que esperar... Mientras esperamos y leemos, Alain de Botton pone en tela de juicio ese misterio llamado amor, y en la tarea le ayudan los consejos de grandes intelectuales, empezando por Marx y siguiendo con Voltaire, Oscar Wilde y Camus."

Alain de Botton (Author), Carlos Valdés (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - La fatiga del amor

"En este libro, Alain de Botton trata sobre cómo debemos aprender a amar después de enamorarnos. «El amor necesita mucha habilidad, además de entusiasmo.» Alain de Botton La historia de Rabih y Kristen se parece a la de muchos: una mujer y un hombre se encuentran, se enamoran y al cabo de poco tiempo se casan. Aquí podría acabar la novela con un «...y vivieron felices comiendo perdices», pero en realidad este es el momento en que empieza el verdadero viaje, la fatiga del amor. Entendámonos: cuando Alain de Botton habla de fatiga, no piensa en el hastío y el cansancio que siguen al momento mágico del enamoramiento. Al contrario, nos invita a considerar la vida de pareja como un trabajo que exige voluntad, constancia y mucho sentido del humor, porque a menudo una mujer y un hombre están de acuerdo sobre lo que más importa, pero en los pasillos de IKEA pueden desencadenarse auténticas tormentas. Siguiendo las andanzas de Rabih y Kristen vamos a disfrutar de un sabroso tratado sobre las relaciones conyugales, una novela insólita donde Freud y Montaigne a veces también piden la palabra. Aquí quizá no haya tanto lugar para la pasión romántica, pero en ese transcurso de los días cabe que encontremos ocasiones, momentos espléndidos que nos compensen de tanta fatiga. «El don de Alain de Botton es hacernos reflexionar sobre cómo vivimos.» Jeanette Winterson «Curioso, humorístico y deslumbrante [...]. Contiene más interés humano que la mayoría de las obras de ficción.» John Updike «Cualquiera que tenga, haya tenido o quiera tener una relación satisfactoria y exitosa haría bien en leer a de Botton. Una pareja de enamorados valiente podría incluso leerlo juntos.» Irish Independent «Interesante, comprensivo, meticuloso, agudamente perceptivo [...]. Hay una refrescante honestidad en lo que De Botton tiene que decir.» The Guardian «Bien reflexionado e imbuido de una ternura que se siente auténtica y nada cínica. Puede que incluso salve algunos matrimonios.» Evening Standard «Invita a la reflexión.» Mail on Sunday"

Alain de Botton (Author), íñigo álvarez De Lara (Narrator)

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The School of Life: An Emotional Education

"Brought to you by Penguin. *Introduction narrated by Alain de Botton* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The essential guide to how to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century - from Alain de Botton, the bestselling author of The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love This is an audiobook about everything you were never taught at school. It's about how to understand your emotions, find and sustain love, succeed in your career, fail well and overcome shame and guilt. It's also about letting go of the myth of a perfect life in order to achieve genuine emotional maturity. Written in a hugely accessible, warm and humane style, The School of Life is the ultimate guide to the emotionally fulfilled lives we all long for - and deserve. This audiobook brings together ten years of essential and transformative research on emotional intelligence, with practical topics including: - how to understand yourself - how to master the dilemmas of relationships - how to become more effective at work - how to endure failure - how to grow more serene and resilient 'What he has managed to do is remarkable: to help us think better so that we may live better lives' Irish Times 'A serious and optimistic set of practical ideas that could improve and alter the way we live' Jeanette Winterson, The Times 'Alain de Botton likes to take big, complex subjects and write about them with thoughtful and deceptive innocence' Observer © Alain de Botton 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019"

Alain de Botton (Author), Alain de Botton, Charlie Anson (Narrator)

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The Course of Love: An unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel Essays in Love

"Penguin presents, the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Course of Love by Alain de Botton, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER From one of our great thinkers on modern life and the human condition - an unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel Essays in Love as well as The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life 'The Course of Love probes the very heart of marriage, its shifts and squalls, its great adventure, with such forensic tenderness. I laughed a lot, too' Deborah Moggach 'Engaging, sympathetic, acutely perceptive... There's a refreshing honesty in what de Botton has to say' Guardian 'Anyone who is, has been, or would ever like to be, in a satisfying, successful relationship, would do well to read de Botton' Irish Independent 'He debunks the myth of the happily ever after with a painfully familiar, often hilarious detailing of petty arguments, the occasional extra-marital fling, the moments of loneliness and the declining frequency of sex... It's not only hugely enjoyable but life enhancing too' Daily Mail Modern love is never easy. Society is obsessed with stories of romance, but what comes after happily ever after? This is a love story with a difference. From dating to marriage, from having kids to having affairs, it follows the progress of a single ordinary relationship: tender, messy, hilarious, painful, and entirely un-Romantic. It is a love story for the modern world, chronicling the daily intimacies, the blazing rows, the endless tiny gestures that make up a life shared between two people. Moving and deeply insightful, The Course of Love offers us a window into essential truths about the nature of love."

Alain de Botton (Author), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Narrator)

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How To Think More About Sex

"Sex is the most intimately human experience there is. It is can also be the most confusing. Our desire to be together conflicts with our desire to avoid vulnerability and appear 'normal', leaving us detached, desensitised or embarrassed. Covering topics including adultery, lust, pornography and impotence, Alain de Botton argues that 21st Century sex will always be a balancing act of trust versus risk, and of primal desire versus studied civility. By examining sex from a subjective - rather than scientific - perspective, he uncovers new ideas on how we can achieve that balance. Pulling back the sheets on modern sexuality, How To Think About Sex offers important and surprising wisdom that proves that being good in bed is really all in your head."

Alain de Botton (Author), David Thorpe (Narrator)

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The Architecture of Happiness

"From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life The Architecture of Happiness explores the fascinating hidden links between the buildings we live in and our long-term wellbeing 'Engaging and intelligent... Full of splendid ideas, happily and beautifully expressed' Independent 'Alain de Botton takes big, complex subjects and writes about them with thoughtful and deceptive innocence' Observer 'Clever, provocative and fresh as a daisy' Literary Review Bestselling author Alain de Botton has written about love, travel, status and how philosophy can console us. Now he turns his attention to one of our most intense but often hidden love affairs: with our houses and their furnishings. He asks: What makes a house truly beautiful?Why are many new houses so ugly?Why do we argue so bitterly about sofas and pictures - and can differences of taste ever be satisfactorily resolved?Will minimalism make us happier than ornaments? To answer these questions and many more, de Botton looks at buildings across the world, from medieval wooden huts to modern skyscrapers; he examines sofas and cathedrals, tea sets and office complexes, and teases out a host of often surprising philosophical insights. The Architecture of Happiness will take you on a beguiling tour through the history and psychology of architecture and interior design, and will forever alter your relationship with buildings. It will change the way you look at your current home - and help you make the right decisions about your next one."

Alain de Botton (Author), Alain de Botton (Narrator)

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Status Anxiety

"THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life - Alain de Botton sets out to understand our universal fear of failure - and how we might change it 'De Botton's gift is to prompt us to think about how we live and how we might change things' The Times 'He analyses modern society with great charm, learning and humour. His remedies come as a welcome relief when most books offering solutions to the stresses of life recommend the lotus position' Daily Mail We all worry about what others think of us. We all long to succeed and fear failure. We all suffer - to a greater or lesser degree, usually privately and with embarrassment - from status anxiety. Alain de Botton gives a name to this universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions. He looks at history, philosophy, economics, art and politics - and reveals the many ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their worries. The result is a book that is not only entertaining and thought-provoking - but genuinely wise and helpful as well."

Alain de Botton (Author), Alain de Botton (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Alain de Botton

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