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The Consolations of Philosophy. Alain de Botton
272 pages
About This Book
From the author of How Proust Can Change Your Life, a delightful, truly consoling work that proves that philosophy can be a supreme source of help for our most painful everyday problems. Perhaps only Alain de Botton could uncover practical wisdom in the writings of some of the greatest thinkers of a...
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180 WPM
4h 59m
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250 WPM
3h 34m
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350 WPM
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