Status Anxiety

Weallworryaboutwhatothersthinkofus.Wealllongtosucceedandfearfailure.Weallsuffertoagreaterorlesserdegree,usuallyprivatelyandwithembarrassmentfromstatusanxiety.Forthefirsttime,AlaindeBottongivesanametothisuniversalconditionandsetsouttoinvestigatebothitsoriginsandpossiblesolutions.Helooksathistory,philosophy,economics,artandpoliticsandrevealsthemanyingeniouswaysthatgreatmindshaveovercometheirworries.Theresultisabookthatisnotonlyentertainingandthought-provokingbutgenuinelywiseandhelpfulaswell.