The School of Life: An Emotional Education

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The School of Life: An Emotional Education
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alain de Botton
By (author) The School of Life (PUK Rights)
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenrePopular philosophy
Self-help and personal development
ISBN/Barcode 9780241985830
ClassificationsDewey:152.4
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 3 September 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The essential guide to surviving modern life - a crash course in emotional maturity from the bestselling author of The Consolations of Philosophy This is a book about everything you were never taught at school. It's about how to understand your emotions, find and sustain love, succeed in your career, fail well and overcome shame and guilt. It's also about letting go of the myth of a perfect life in order to achieve genuine emotional maturity. Written in a hugely accessible, warm and humane style, The School of Life is the ultimate guide to the emotionally fulfilled lives we all long for - and deserve.

Author Biography

Alain de Botton is the author of Essays in Love, The Romantic Movement, Kiss and Tell, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel, Status Anxiety, The Architecture of Happiness, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, A Week at the Airport, Religion for Atheists, The News- A User's Manual, and The Course of Love among many others. Alain is a bestselling author in 30 countries. He lives in London, where he runs The School of Life and Living Architecture.

Reviews

[Alain] de Botton's injunction to understand ourselves could not matter more. * The Times * It is an amazing book. Beautifully written . . . a beautiful book that you should have in your home * Chris Evans *