Title The art of travel / Alain de Botton

Published London : Penguin, 2003

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'BOOL	910.4 Deb/Aot		AVAILABLE
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MELB	910.4 Deb/Aot		AVAILABLE

Description 261 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm Contents Departure (On anticipation ; On travelling places) -- Motives (On the exotic ; On curiosity) -- Landscape (On the country & the city ; On the sublime) -- Art (On eye-opening art ; On possessing beauty) -- Return (On habit) Summary A journey through the satisfactions and disappointments of travelling. Dealing with such topics as airports, exotic carpets and mini-bars it reveals the hidden motivations, expectations and complications of our voyages into the wide world Notes Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 2002 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject De Botton, Alain, 1969- -- Travel. De Botton, Alain -- Travel. Travel -- Psychological aspects. Travel in art. Landscapes in art. Artists -- Travel. Authors -- Travel. Travel -- Philosophy. ISBN 0140276629 paperback 9780140276626

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