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  • Audiobook

    And You May Find Yourself...

    Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo

    by Sari Botton ...
    Narrated by Sari Botton ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 51 min

    Gen-X author and Oldster Magazine/Memoir Land editor Sari Botton reads her celebrated memoir, "And You May Find Yourself...", about finding yourself later in life—after first getting lost in all the wrong places. As Botton discovers, the wrong places famously include her own self-suppression and misguided efforts to please others (mostly men). In a series of candid, reflective, sometimes humorous ... Read more

    $20.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The School of Life: An Emotional Education

    An Emotional Education

    by The School of Life ...
    How to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century-an introduction to the modern art of emotional intelligence.Emotional intelligence affects every aspect of the way we live, from romantic to professional relationships, from our inner resilience to our social success. It is arguably the single most important skill for surviving the twenty-first century. But what does it really mean?One decade ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The School of Life Dictionary

    by The School of Life, Alain de Botton ...
    The School of Life's dictionary of emotional intelligence brings us the vocabulary we need in order to understand ourselves, others, and the world around us.A dictionary is a guide to a language. This one is a guide to the language of emotions and a tool to help us express our truest selves.Through an alphabetical selection of over 200 words and phrases (FOMO, existential angst, unrequited love, ... Read more

    $33.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thinking & Eating

    Recipes to nourish and inspire

    by The School of Life ...
    A thought-provoking cookbook exploring the psychology of food and how to eat to nourish the mind and body.From a morning shot of espresso to an absentminded sandwich at your desk, or a hastily assembled dinner with the leftovers from the fridge, eating is a ubiquitous daily undertaking. But what is its real impact on our emotional lives, and how can we better nourish ourselves?With over 150 ... Read more

    $30.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Adults Don’t Know About Architecture

    Inspiring young minds to build a more beautiful world

    by The School of Life ...
    This insightful title explores children’s relationship with and understanding of architecture and its impact on their world.Children are rarely introduced properly to architecture, but there are in fact few subjects more important—because the quality of the architecture that surrounds us has such an impact on our mood and sense of well-being.The bitter truth is that in modern times we’ve built a ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The School of Life: An Emotional Education

    by The School of Life ...
    Narrated by Alain de Botton, Charlie Anson ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 27 min

    How to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century-an introduction to the modern art of emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence affects every aspect of the way we live, from romantic to professional relationships, from our inner resilience to our social success. It is arguably the single most important skill for surviving the twenty-first century. But what does it really mean? One ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Never Can Say Goodbye

    Writers on Their Unshakable Love for New York

    Edited by Sari Botton ...
    From the editor of the celebrated anthology Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York, comes a new collection of original essays on what keeps writers tethered to New York City.**The “charming” (The New York Times) first anthology Goodbye to All That—inspired by Joan Didion’s classic essay about loving and leaving Manhattan—chronicled the difficulties and disappointments inherent ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Big Ideas for Curious Minds

    An Introduction to Philosophy

    by The School of Life, Alain de Botton ...
    Illustrated by Anna Doherty ...
    Series Book 1 - Big Ideas
    A fun and engaging book designed to harness and develop children's natural philosophical interest.Children are born philosophers. Without prompting, they often ask questions about time, mortality, happiness and the meaning of life. This book addresses some of their more complex questions by introducing accessible philosophical concepts from 25 famous thinkers, contextualized in relatable everyday ... Read more

    $33.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Consolations of Philosophy

    by Alain De Botton ...
    Series series Vintage International
    From the author of How Proust Can Change Your Life, a delightful, truly consoling work that proves that philosophy can be a supreme source of help for our most painful everyday problems.Perhaps only Alain de Botton could uncover practical wisdom in the writings of some of the greatest thinkers of all time. But uncover he does, and the result is an unexpected book of both solace and humor. Dividing ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    A Therapeutic Journey: Lessons from The School of Life

    by Alain de Botton ...
    Narrated by Charlie Anson ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 8 min

    Alain de Botton's redemptive volume charts a course from collapse to recovery with kindness, compassion and wisdom.AS FEATURED ON THE DIARY OF A CEO PODCAST WITH STEVEN BARTLETT"This book does a wonderful job of making you realise that the thing you’re going through, and the way that you are, isn’t evidence of your inadequacy. It’s actually evidence that you are perfectly human" Steven Bartlett, ... Read more

    $34.34 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Meaning of Life

    by The School of Life, Alain de Botton ...
    A thought-provoking guide to one of the greatest questions we will ever face - what is the meaning of life?It may seem useless, silly, or overwhelming to ponder the meaning of life. In truth, it is essential to ask ourselves this question in order to define and work towards a more meaningful existence.This book presents a range of areas in which we can seek the meaning of life, including love, ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Self-Knowledge

    by The School of Life, Alain de Botton ...
    Series series Pocket Library
    A practical guide to knowing yourself.Socrates summed up all philosophical commandments with one directive: "Know yourself." Self-knowledge informs not only our identity, but how we make decisions in life, work, and love. Society has no shortage of people and organizations offering to guide us to distant places, but very few will help us with the far more important task of traveling around the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus