The News Av Alain De Botton

<p><b>THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER<br><br>From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of <i>The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists </i>and<i> The School of Life</i> - an accessible and eye-opening exploration of our relationship with ''the news''<br><br>''His gift is to prompt us to think about how we live and how we might change things'' <i>The Times<br></i><br>''De Botton analyses modern society with great charm, learning and humour. His remedies come as a welcome relief'' <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br></b><b>''Like all classic de Botton, there are plenty of insightful observations here, peppered with some psychology, a dash of philosophy, a big dollop of commonsense'' <i>Scotsman</i></b><br><br>''The news'' occupies a range of manic and peculiar positions in our lives. We invest it with an authority and importance which used to be the preserve of religion - but what does it do for us?<br><br>Mixing current affairs with philosophi