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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: Critical Thinking
"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
An Emotional Menagerie: An A to Z of Poems About Feelings by The School of Life
$24.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Reference & Activity
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
Big Ideas from Literature: How Books Can Change Your World by The School of Life
$42.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Reference & Activity
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
Great Thinkers School of Life (The School of Life) by The School of Life
$45.00 AUD
Category: Critical Thinking | Series: The\School of Life Library
Typically, great thinkers have been included in encyclopedic works on the basis of reputation and historic influence. The School of Life takes a different approach, focusing instead on the thinkers whose ideas are the most helpful to our lives now. This is a collection of sixty of the most important and ...Show more
How Ready Are You for Love? by The School of Life
$27.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
A guided questionnaire to help understand ourselves and our romantic relationships more clearly. Most questionnaires are happy to be a bit of fun; this one sets out to be both entertaining and, more importantly, useful - offering us nothing less than a guide to the comforting and supportive relationshi ...Show more
How To Think More About Sex by Alain De Botton, The School of Life
$22.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: The\School of Life Ser.
In this rigorous and supremely honest book Alain de Botton helps us navigate the intimate and exciting - yet often confusing and difficult - experience that is sex.Few of us tend to feel we're entirely normal when it comes to sex, and what we think we're supposed to be feeling rarely matches up with the ...Show more
How to Be Alone by Sara Maitland, The School of Life
$22.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: The\School of Life Ser.
By indulging in the experience of being alone, we can be inspired to find our own rewards and ultimately lead richer, fuller lives.Our fast-paced society does not approve of solitude; being alone is so often considered anti-social and some even find it sinister. Why is this so when autonomy, personal fr ...Show more
How to Stay Sane by Philippa Perry, The School of Life
$22.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: The\School of Life Ser.
There is no simple set of instructions that can guarantee sanity, but if you want to overcome emotional difficulties and become happier, psychotherapist Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read, argues that there are four cornerstones to sanity you can influence to bring about c ...Show more
On Divorce: An Illustrated Guide to the Challenges and Joys of Separation by The School of Life; Harry Borden (By (photographer))
$39.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
An illustrated guide tothe challenges and joys of separation Few of us are without some relationship to divorce: we may be the children, parents or grandparents of divorcees, the colleagues or friends; this may be what we went through a decade ago or what lies ahead of us for the 2030s or 40s; it might ...Show more
Philosophy in 40 Ideas (The School of Life) by The School The School of Life
$22.99 AUD
Category: Gift
Philosophy is a discipline committed to helping us live wiser and less sorrowful lives. This book artfully draws together 40 of the greatest and most useful ideas found in philosophy, taking us on a journey around key concepts from both Eastern and Western cultures.We are invited to sample the distincti ...Show more
School of Life: How to Get Married by The School of Life
$24.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
"Many of us are attracted to the idea of marriage and yet feel a bit uncomfortable with some of the rituals that are traditionally associated with the big day. Perhaps the old ceremonies place too much emphasis on religion or else seem out of step with some of the complex realities of contemporary relat ...Show more
The School of Life: A Job to Love: How to Find a Fulfilling Career by The School of Life
$24.99 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
"The idea that work might be fulfilling rather than just necessary is a recent invention. These days, in prosperous areas of the world, we don't only expect to get paid, we also expect to find meaning and satisfaction. It's a big ask and explains why so many people have an identity crisis in their work ...Show more