Home Is Where We Start From

Who recommended it

1. 

   Alain de Botton Swiss-born British philosopher and writer

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2009 Five Books interview “Alain de Botton on Illuminating Essays”.

   Alain de Botton on Illuminating Essays↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 30 Dec 2009 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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