{"product_id":"the-art-of-travel-paperback","title":"The Art of Travel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlain de Botton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wise and utterly original book of travel essays from an international bestselling author that will \"give one an expansive sense of wonder\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Any Baedeker will tell us where we ought to travel, but only Alain de Botton will tell us how and why. With the same intelligence and insouciant charm he brought to \u003ci\u003eHow Proust Can Save Your Life, \u003c\/i\u003ede Botton considers the pleasures of anticipation; the allure of the exotic, and the value of noticing everything from a seascape in Barbados to the takeoffs at Heathrow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Even as de Botton takes the reader along on his own peregrinations, he also cites such distinguished fellow-travelers as Baudelaire, Wordsworth, Van Gogh, the biologist Alexander von Humboldt, and the 18th-century eccentric Xavier de Maistre, who catalogued the wonders of his bedroom. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Travel\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"refreshing and profoundly readable\" book (\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e). Don't leave home without it.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAny Baedeker will tell us \"where we ought to travel, but only Alain de Botton will tell us \"how and \"why. With the same intelligence and insouciant charm he brought to How Proust Can Save Your Life,\" de Botton considers the pleasures of anticipation; the allure of the exotic, and the value of noticing everything from a seascape in Barbados to the takeoffs at Heathrow. \u003cbr\u003eEven as de Botton takes the reader along on his own peregrinations, he also cites such distinguished fellow-travelers as Baudelaire, Wordsworth, Van Gogh, the biologist Alexander von Humboldt, and the 18th-century eccentric Xavier de Maistre, who catalogued the wonders of his bedroom. The Art of Travel is a wise and utterly original book. Don't leave home without it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALAIN DE BOTTON is the author of \u003ci\u003eOn Love, The Romantic Movement, Kiss and Tell, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eStatus Anxiety.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has been translated into twenty languages. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.98 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755641078048,"sku":"9780375725340","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/721c3da2e68f57ad39f3408de0747fea.webp?v=1780064444","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-art-of-travel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}