What if religions are neither all true nor all nonsense? The long-running and often boring debate between fundamentalist believers and non-believers is finally moved forward by Alain de Botton’s inspiring new book, which boldly argues that the supernatural claims of religion are entirely false—but that it still has some very important things to teach the secular world.

Pantheon, 2012.
ISBN: 9780307379108. 320 pp.
Hardcover. Near fine in a very good jacket.