Enough is enough
Alain de Botton on how we can have so much, yet still feel so lacking
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If you go into any large American bookshop and study the contents of the self-help shelves, you're likely to be able to group the titles on offer into two broad categories. First, books that tell you how to make a lot of money quickly. And second, books on how to cope with low self-esteem.
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