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The School of Life: Collected Essays

15th Anniversary Edition
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The School of Life: Collected Essays offers a thought-provoking exploration of emotional intelligence, personal development, and relationship dynamics. Each essay provides insights into navigating modern life's complexities, focusing on self-awareness and emotional growth. The book encourages reflective thinking and practical wisdom to enhance personal and professional fulfilment.
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The School of Life: Collected Essays

A 15th anniversary collection of The School of Life's most popular andessential essays on self-knowledge, relationships, work and culture.

A 15th anniversary collection of The School of Life’s most popular and essential essays on self-knowledge, relationships, work and culture.

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The School of Life: Collected Essays is an essential compilation from an organisation dedicated to fostering calm, self-understanding, and greater emotional maturity. With over 15 years of influential work, these landmark essays are gathered together for the first time.

Among these insightful essays, you will discover:

On Confidence: A guide to overcoming inhibition and shame, paving the way for a more free and creative life.

Self-Knowledge: A method for better knowing ourselves to make optimal choices in love and work.

Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person: A paradoxically hopeful and wry survey of the trials and joys of marriage.

Written in elegant and clear prose, these essays navigate the central topics of emotional life, leaving readers enlightened, calmer, and better prepared to face inevitable challenges. This book serves as nothing less than a concise compendium of some of the wisest insights we will ever need to know.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781915087102

Publisher: The School of Life Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The School of Life Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 512

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We do this via our books, our app, our films, our therapeutic services and ourcorporate offering.

The School of Life Press brings together the thinking and ideas of The School ofLife creative team under the direction of series editor, Alain de Botton.

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