Philosophy · Similar reads
Books like The Art of Travel
The best books like The Art of Travel are A Guide to the Good Life, The Art of the Good Life, and Daily Rituals: How Artists Work. The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton is about travel, aesthetics, expectation. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- A Guide to the Good Life
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William Irvine · Philosophy
William Irvine's book is a modern case for reviving Stoic philosophy as a practical guide to living well.
A kindred philosophy read.
Read the summary → - The Art of the Good Life
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Rolf Dobelli · Philosophy
The Art of the Good Life is Rolf Dobelli's sequel to The Art of Thinking Clearly, applying the same format — short, self-contained chapters on discrete mental tools — to the question of how to construct a life that goes well.
A kindred philosophy read.
Read the summary → - Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
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Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
Mason Currey · Biography
Daily Rituals is Mason Currey's compilation of the working habits of 161 writers, artists, composers, philosophers, and scientists — from Beethoven to Darwin, Kafka to Freud, Maya Angelou to W.H.
A kindred philosophy read.
Read the summary → - The Way of Zen
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Alan Watts · Religion & Spirituality
The Way of Zen was Alan Watts' most widely read and carefully argued work, published in 1957 at a time when Zen was largely unknown to English-speaking audiences.
A kindred philosophy read.
Read the summary → - The Architecture of Happiness
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Alain de Botton · Philosophy
The Architecture of Happiness is Alain de Botton's investigation into why certain buildings make us feel more alive and others leave us deflated.
Shares aesthetics and beauty with The Art of Travel.
Read the summary → - Art as Experience
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John Dewey · Philosophy
Art as Experience, published in 1934, is John Dewey's attempt to rescue aesthetics from the museum pedestal and return it to ordinary life.
Both dig into aesthetics.
Read the summary → - On the Shortness of Life
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Seneca · Philosophy
On the Shortness of Life is a moral essay by the Roman Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca, written around 49 CE and addressed to his father-in-law Paulinus.
Both dig into attention.
Read the summary → - Play Anything
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Ian Bogost · Philosophy
Play Anything is Ian Bogost's argument that play is not something we bring to enjoyable activities — it's something we do with things, including tedious and unpleasant things, by paying them closer attention.
Both dig into attention.
Read the summary → - The Listening Book
- The Symposium
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Plato · Philosophy
The Symposium is Plato's dialogue on the nature of love, presented as a series of speeches delivered at a dinner party in Athens around 416 BCE.
Both dig into beauty.
Read the summary → - Barbarian Days
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William Finnegan · Memoir
Barbarian Days is William Finnegan's memoir of a life spent surfing — from his childhood in Los Angeles and Hawaii through decades of obsessive searching for waves across the Pacific, Asia, Africa, and eventually the cold waters of New York.
Both dig into travel.
Read the summary → - Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
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Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
Ethan Kross · Psychology
Humans talk to themselves more or less constantly.
Both dig into attention.
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Books like The Art of Travel: quick answers
What are the best books like The Art of Travel?
The best books like The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton are A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine, The Art of the Good Life by Rolf Dobelli, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey, The Way of Zen by Alan Watts, The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Art of Travel, such as travel, aesthetics, expectation.
What should I read after The Art of Travel?
A natural next read after The Art of Travel is A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine. A kindred philosophy read. Other strong choices are The Art of the Good Life by Rolf Dobelli, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey, The Way of Zen by Alan Watts.
What books are similar to The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton?
The Art of Travel centers on travel, aesthetics, expectation. Books with a similar feel include A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine, The Art of the Good Life by Rolf Dobelli, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey, The Way of Zen by Alan Watts, The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton, Art as Experience by John Dewey — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
