Alain de Botton is best known for his works of Non Fiction like Consolations of Philosophy and Status Anxiety.

This book is very different from what he has previously done. It takes the form of a coffee table book where he proposes a new way of looking at art, which any art historian or student will appreciate.

He takes well known pieces of art and explains how we can use them to manage the things that life throws at us. Problems such as love, politics and depression. It is part art history, part philosophy, frequently hilarious and a really thought provoking and beautiful book. Turning art history on its head and the whole pomposity of art, this is a very accessible and absorbing work about the nature of making art relevant and more approachable for all.