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  • The School of Life: An Emotional Education

    An Emotional Education

    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

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Electric Bells and All About Them

    A Practical Book for Practical Men

    by Bottone ...
    Electric Bells and All About Them: A Practical Book for Practical Men is a comprehensive guide dedicated to the principles, construction, installation, and maintenance of electric bells and related signaling devices. Authored for both amateurs and professionals, the book delves into the fundamental concepts of electricity as applied to bell systems, offering clear explanations and practical advice ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • The Sorrows of Love

    Series series Essay Books
    A thoughtful meditation on the true and sometimes dark nature of love.We often associate love with being happy. This tendency is misleading, however, as love can also cause the deepest heartbreak imaginable. We tend to treat our sadness individually, as if it were unique and shameful. But, as this book explains, sorrow is intrinsic-and essential-to the very definition of love. By understanding our ... Read more

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  • A Therapeutic Journey: Lessons from The School of Life

    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

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Meaning of Life

    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

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thinking & Eating

    Recipes to nourish and inspire

    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

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  • Philosophy in 40 Ideas

    Lessons for life

    A thought-provoking introduction to philosophy through 40 key ideas.This book artfully draws together forty of the greatest and most useful ideas found in philosophy, taking us on a journey around key concepts from both Eastern and Western cultures.Exploring relevant issues like work, love, anxiety, self-knowledge, and happiness, this essential guide reminds us of the wit, humanity, and relevance ... Read more

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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

    $20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Big Ideas for Curious Minds

    An Introduction to Philosophy

    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

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  • Goodbye to All That (Revised Edition)

    Writers on Loving and Leaving New York

    Edited by Sari Botton ...
    From Roxane Gay to Leslie Jamison, thirty brilliant writers share their timeless stories about the everlasting magic—and occasional misery—of living in the Big Apple, in a new edition of the classic anthology.In the revised edition of this classic collection, thirty writers share their own stories of loving and leaving New York, capturing the mesmerizing allure the city has always had for writers, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Mind & Body

    Mental exercises for physical wellbeing; physical exercises for mental wellbeing

    A practical and playful guide to balancing and maintaining physical and mental harmony.The modern world can present the body as a machine that just needs to be regularly exercised. However, it is a remarkably sensitive organ in which a lot of our pain and hope is stored and that we need to interpret and handle with subtlety. This impact of our body upon our mind is something which needs to be ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Travel

    Going traveling is one of the few things we undertake in a direct attempt to make ourselves happy—and frequently, in fascinating ways, we fail. We get bored, cross, anxious, or lonely. It isn’t surprising: our societies act as if going traveling were simple, just a case of handing over the right sum of money. But a satisfying journey isn’t something we can simply buy, and sadly something that ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus