Reviews
Many books of pop psychology or pop philosophy try to contend straightforwardly with what ails our age; Alain de Botton's wonderful How to Think More About Sex comes to mind, an example of an intelligent person helpfully untying some knots that bind us., "Many books of pop psychology or pop philosophy try to contend straightforwardly with what ails our a≥ Alain de Botton's wonderful How to Think More About Sex comes to mind, an example of an intelligent person helpfully untying some knots that bind us."-Sheila Heti, The New York Times Book Review " How to Think More About Sex is a meditation on how comprehensively disruptive our urges can be...an honest book that's on the prowl for honest insight....Self-Help Books for the Rest of Us."- The New York Times "It's like Cosmo meets Plato-finally!"- Salon "Even if our sexual partners don't excite us, this writer's piquant prose will."- More "De Botton's concept breathes ambition far beyond the chicken-soup-of-the-month formula."- The News & Observer "De Botton is never prescriptive, and the intellectual rigor of his investigation prevents this book from settling into a self-help reference guide."- Publishers Weekly "By encouraging readers to understand their desires and manifestations of sexuality in new and more reflective ways, de Botton's addition to the School of Life series offers a tantalizing discourse on this endlessly fascinating, and eternally misunderstood, subject."- Booklist "[de Botton] offers a collection of essays that, taken as a whole, serve to pull sexuality into a philosophical consideration of our drives and desires, to illuminate how we can make sense of the urges that drive us senseless....A well-rounded examination of the ways we can marry intelligent thought and physical pleasure."- Kirkus Reviews "In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better."-Alain de Botton, The School of Life Series Editor "The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge."- The Independent on Sunday (London), [de Botton] offers a collection of essays that, taken as a whole, serve to pull sexuality into a philosophical consideration of our drives and desires, to illuminate how we can make sense of the urges that drive us senseless....A well-rounded examination of the ways we can marry intelligent thought and physical pleasure., "Many books of pop psychology or pop philosophy try to contend straightforwardly with what ails our age; Alain de Botton's wonderful How to Think More About Sex comes to mind, an example of an intelligent person helpfully untying some knots that bind us." -- Sheila Heti, The New York Times Book Review " How to Think More About Sex is a meditation on how comprehensively disruptive our urges can be...an honest book that's on the prowl for honest insight....Self-Help Books for the Rest of Us." -- The New York Times "It's like Cosmo meets Plato--finally!" -- Salon "Even if our sexual partners don't excite us, this writer's piquant prose will." -- More "De Botton's concept breathes ambition far beyond the chicken-soup-of-the-month formula." -- The News & Observer "De Botton is never prescriptive, and the intellectual rigor of his investigation prevents this book from settling into a self-help reference guide." -- Publishers Weekly "By encouraging readers to understand their desires and manifestations of sexuality in new and more reflective ways, de Botton's addition to the School of Life series offers a tantalizing discourse on this endlessly fascinating, and eternally misunderstood, subject." -- Booklist "[de Botton] offers a collection of essays that, taken as a whole, serve to pull sexuality into a philosophical consideration of our drives and desires, to illuminate how we can make sense of the urges that drive us senseless....A well-rounded examination of the ways we can marry intelligent thought and physical pleasure." -- Kirkus Reviews "In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better." -- Alain de Botton, The School of Life Series Editor "The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge." -- The Independent on Sunday (London), In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better., "Self-Help Books for the Rest of Us."- The New York Times " How to Think More About Sex is a meditation on how comprehensively disruptive our urges can be...an honest book that's on the prowl for honest insight."- The New York Times "It's like Cosmo meets Plato-finally!"- Salon "Even if our sexual partners don't excite us, this writer's piquant prose will."- More "De Botton is never prescriptive, and the intellectual rigor of his investigation prevents this book from settling into a self-help reference guide."- Publishers Weekly "By encouraging readers to understand their desires and manifestations of sexuality in new and more reflective ways, de Botton's addition to the School of Life series offers a tantalizing discourse on this endlessly fascinating, and eternally misunderstood, subject."- Booklist "[de Botton] offers a collection of essays that, taken as a whole, serve to pull sexuality into a philosophical consideration of our drives and desires, to illuminate how we can make sense of the urges that drive us senseless....A well-rounded examination of the ways we can marry intelligent thought and physical pleasure."- Kirkus Reviews "In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better."-Alain de Botton, The School of Life Series Editor "The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge."- The Independent on Sunday (London), De Botton is never prescriptive, and the intellectual rigor of his investigation prevents this book from settling into a self-help reference guide., "De Botton is never prescriptive, and the intellectual rigor of his investigation prevents this book from settling into a self-help reference guide."- Publishers Weekly "By encouraging readers to understand their desires and manifestations of sexuality in new and more reflective ways, de Botton's addition to the School of Life series offers a tantalizing discourse on this endlessly fascinating, and eternally misunderstood, subject."- Booklist "[de Botton] offers a collection of essays that, taken as a whole, serve to pull sexuality into a philosophical consideration of our drives and desires, to illuminate how we can make sense of the urges that drive us senseless....A well-rounded examination of the ways we can marry intelligent thought and physical pleasure."- Kirkus Reviews "In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better."-Alain de Botton, The School of Life Series Editor "The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge."- The Independent on Sunday (London), " How to Think More About Sex is a meditation on how comprehensively disruptive our urges can be...an honest book that's on the prowl for honest insight."- The New York Times "It's like Cosmo meets Plato-finally!"- Salon "Even if our sexual partners don't excite us, this writer's piquant prose will."- More "De Botton is never prescriptive, and the intellectual rigor of his investigation prevents this book from settling into a self-help reference guide."- Publishers Weekly "By encouraging readers to understand their desires and manifestations of sexuality in new and more reflective ways, de Botton's addition to the School of Life series offers a tantalizing discourse on this endlessly fascinating, and eternally misunderstood, subject."- Booklist "[de Botton] offers a collection of essays that, taken as a whole, serve to pull sexuality into a philosophical consideration of our drives and desires, to illuminate how we can make sense of the urges that drive us senseless....A well-rounded examination of the ways we can marry intelligent thought and physical pleasure."- Kirkus Reviews "In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better."-Alain de Botton, The School of Life Series Editor "The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge."- The Independent on Sunday (London), By encouraging readers to understand their desires and manifestations of sexuality in new and more reflective ways, de Botton's addition to the School of Life series offers a tantalizing discourse on this endlessly fascinating, and eternally misunderstood, subject., "De Botton is never prescriptive, and the intellectual rigor of his investigation prevents this book from settling into a self-help reference guide." -Publishers Weekly "In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better."---Alain de Botton, The School of Life Series Editor "The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge."--- The Independent on Sunday (London), "Even if our sexual partners don't excite us, this writer's piquant prose will."- More "De Botton is never prescriptive, and the intellectual rigor of his investigation prevents this book from settling into a self-help reference guide."- Publishers Weekly "By encouraging readers to understand their desires and manifestations of sexuality in new and more reflective ways, de Botton's addition to the School of Life series offers a tantalizing discourse on this endlessly fascinating, and eternally misunderstood, subject."- Booklist "[de Botton] offers a collection of essays that, taken as a whole, serve to pull sexuality into a philosophical consideration of our drives and desires, to illuminate how we can make sense of the urges that drive us senseless....A well-rounded examination of the ways we can marry intelligent thought and physical pleasure."- Kirkus Reviews "In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better."-Alain de Botton, The School of Life Series Editor "The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge."- The Independent on Sunday (London), How to Think More About Sex is a meditation on how comprehensively disruptive our urges can be...an honest book that's on the prowl for honest insight....Self-Help Books for the Rest of Us., "Many books of pop psychology or pop philosophy try to contend straightforwardly with what ails our a≥ Alain de Botton's wonderful How to Think More About Sex comes to mind, an example of an intelligent person helpfully untying some knots that bind us."-Sheila Heti, The New York Times Book Review " How to Think More About Sex is a meditation on how comprehensively disruptive our urges can be...an honest book that's on the prowl for honest insight....Self-Help Books for the Rest of Us."- The New York Times "It's like Cosmo meets Plato-finally!"- Salon "Even if our sexual partners don't excite us, this writer's piquant prose will."- More "De Botton is never prescriptive, and the intellectual rigor of his investigation prevents this book from settling into a self-help reference guide."- Publishers Weekly "By encouraging readers to understand their desires and manifestations of sexuality in new and more reflective ways, de Botton's addition to the School of Life series offers a tantalizing discourse on this endlessly fascinating, and eternally misunderstood, subject."- Booklist "[de Botton] offers a collection of essays that, taken as a whole, serve to pull sexuality into a philosophical consideration of our drives and desires, to illuminate how we can make sense of the urges that drive us senseless....A well-rounded examination of the ways we can marry intelligent thought and physical pleasure."- Kirkus Reviews "In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better."-Alain de Botton, The School of Life Series Editor "The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge."- The Independent on Sunday (London), "In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better."---Alain de Botton, The School of Life Series Editor"The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge."--- The Independent on Sunday (London), "Many books of pop psychology or pop philosophy try to contend straightforwardly with what ails our a≥ Alain de Botton's wonderful How to Think More About Sex comes to mind, an example of an intelligent person helpfully untying some knots that bind us."-Sheila Heti, The New York Times Book Review " How to Think More About Sex is a meditation on how comprehensively disruptive our urges can be...an honest book that's on the prowl for honest insight....Self-Help Books for the Rest of Us."- The New York Times "It's like Cosmo meets Plato-finally!"- Salon "Even if our sexual partners don't excite us, this writer's piquant prose will."- More "De Botton's concept breathes ambition far beyond the chicken-soup-of-the-month formula."- The News Observer "De Botton is never prescriptive, and the intellectual rigor of his investigation prevents this book from settling into a self-help reference guide."- Publishers Weekly "By encouraging readers to understand their desires and manifestations of sexuality in new and more reflective ways, de Botton's addition to the School of Life series offers a tantalizing discourse on this endlessly fascinating, and eternally misunderstood, subject."- Booklist "[de Botton] offers a collection of essays that, taken as a whole, serve to pull sexuality into a philosophical consideration of our drives and desires, to illuminate how we can make sense of the urges that drive us senseless....A well-rounded examination of the ways we can marry intelligent thought and physical pleasure."- Kirkus Reviews "In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better."-Alain de Botton, The School of Life Series Editor "The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge."- The Independent on Sunday (London), "In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. The School of Life announces a rebirth with a series that examines the great issues of life, including money, sanity, work, technology, and the desire to alter the world for the better."---Alain de Botton, The School of Life Series Editor "The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge."--- The Independent on Sunday (London)
