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Art as therapy

Author: Alain De Botton; John Armstrong; School of Life (Business enterprise)
Publisher: New York : Phaidon Press, 2013. ©2013
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Describes a new way of looking at familiar masterpieces, suggesting that the works of art can be useful, relevant--and even therapeutic.
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Genre/Form: Nonfiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Alain De Botton; John Armstrong; School of Life (Business enterprise)
ISBN: 9780714865911 0714865915
OCLC Number: 860870341
Notes: Includes index.
Description: 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Contents: Methodology --
Love --
Nature --
Money --
Politics.
Responsibility: Alain de Botton, John Armstrong.

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