A broad, but rather specialized introduction to the art of living. Especially referring to ancient philosophies, like stoicism and epicurism, which makes sense because they also focussed on 'the good life'. Occasionally there's a fashionable deviation, like the chapter on the ecological aspects of living. At times this can be quite a tough read, because of the very compact writing style, and some pre-knowledge is required. Nice book though. I read the Dutch translation ('Filosofie van de Levenskunst').