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A History of Ideas: The most intriguing, relevant and helpful concepts from the story of humanity by The School of Life
$45.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
"This is an unusual sort of history book: a history of ideas - and not just any old ideas, ideas from across time and space that are best suited to healing, enchanting and reviving us. It's a collection of humanity's very best thoughts on how to approach the challenges and joys of being alive. Along the ...Show more
A Job to Love - The School of Life by The School of Life
$32.99 AUD
Category: Self Help | Series: The\School of Life Library
Alongside a satisfying relationship, a career we love is one of the foremost requirements for a fulfilled life. Unfortunately, it is devilishly hard to understand oneself well enough to know quite where one's energies should be directed. A Job To Love is designed to help us out of some of these impasses ...Show more
A Simpler Life: A guide to greater serenity, ease and clarity (The School of Life) by The School of Life
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
This book explores ideas around minimalism, simplicity and how to live comfortably with less. The modern world can be a complicated, frenzied, and noisy place, filled with too many options, products, ideas and opinions. That explains why what many of us long for is simplicity: a life that can be more p ...Show more
A Therapeutic Library: 100 Essential Books That Teach Fulfilment, Calm and Wellbeing by The School of Life
$49.99 AUD
Category: Humour and Gift
Recommended reading from The School of Life, featuring 100 books that offer therapeutic insight and enlightenment. Books, however familiar, are amongst the strangest objects on the planet: little portals that open directly into the ideas, feelings, loves and sorrows of writers from all times and places. ...Show more
An Emotional Menagerie: An A to Z of Poems About Feelings by The School of Life
$24.99 AUD
Category: Parenting
An imaginative and engaging exploration of childhood emotions through poetry and evocative illustration. An Emotional Menagerie is an emotional glossary for children. A book of 26 rhyming poems, arranged alphabetically, that bring our feelings to life - Anger, Boredom, Curiosity, Dreaminess, Embarrassme ...Show more
Anxiety by The School of Life
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Far more than we tend to realize, we're all--in private--deeply anxious. There is so much that worries us across our days and nights: whether our hopes will come true, whether others will like us, whether the people we care about will be OK, whether we can escape humiliation and grief ... Too often, we ...Show more
Art Against Despair by The School of Life
$45.00 AUD
Category: Self Help
A collection of inspiring and therapeutic works of art. Art therapy for the soul. One of the most unexpectedly useful things we can do when we're feeling glum or out of sorts is to look at pictures. The best works of art can lift our spirits, remind us of what we love and return perspective to our situ ...Show more
Big Ideas for Curious Minds: An Introduction to Philosophy by The School of Life; Alain de Botton (Series edited by); Anna Doherty (Illustrator)
$42.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Education | Series: School of Life
Children are, in many ways, born philosophers. Without prompting, they ask some of the largest questions: about time, mortality, happiness and the meaning of it all. Yet sadly, too often, this inborn curiosity is not developed and with age the questions fall away. This is a book designed to harness chil ...Show more
Big Ideas from History: A History of the World for You by The School of Life
$45.00 AUD
Category: Childrens Education
The present can loom very large in a child's mind: all the crises and challenges of the modern world can feel overwhelming and at times dispiriting. This book is a big history of the world, from the beginnings of the universe to now, which places the reader at its centre. It encourages them to think abo ...Show more
Big Ideas from Literature: How Books Can Change Your World by The School of Life
$42.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Education
Great stories are often universal: our very souls shine with new ideas when we read them.This book is an exploration of the ideas found in books, that teach children through the wonderful stories they tell. Books can be so powerful, helping us through tricky times, offering us wisdom we haven't learnt ...Show more
Calm: Educate yourself in the art of remaining calm, and learn how to defend yourself from panic and fury (The School of Life) by The School of Life Press (Series editor Alain de Botton)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The\School of Life Library
Few life skills are as neglected, yet as important, as the ability to remain calm. Our very worst decisions and interactions are almost invariably the result of a loss of calm - and a descent into anxiety and agitation. Surprisingly, but very fortunately, our power to remain calm can be rehearsed and im ...Show more
Dating by The School The School of Life
$19.99 AUD
Category: Self Help | Series: The\School of Life Love Ser.
Dating might seem a trivial and relatively inconsequential part of love, but it is in fact key to getting into the kind of relationship that can last and help us flourish. The process we call dating sits on top of some of the largest themes of love: how to know whether or not someone is right for us; ho ...Show more