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The Architecture of Happiness is Alain de Botton&s exploration of the hidden links between buildings & our well being In The Architecture of Happiness bestselling author Alain de Botton explores one of our most intense but often hidden love affairs with our houses & their furnishings He asks What makes a house truly beautiful? Why are many new houses so ugly? Why do we argue so bitterly about sofas & pictures
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