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How to Change the World by John-Paul Flintoff
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The School of Life
We all want to live in a better world, but sometimes it feels that we lack the ability or influence to make a difference. John-Paul Flintoff offers a powerful reminder that through the generations, society has been transformed by the actions of individuals who understood that if they didn't like somethi ...Show more
How to Choose a Partner (The School of Life series) by Susan Quilliam
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The School of Life
An insightful guide to choosing the partner that's right for youChoosing a romantic partner is one of contemporary life's biggest adventures. But other aspects of modern living - being globally more mobile, a fall in religious belief, social liberalisation and more job opportunities (but longer working ...Show more
How to Deal with Adversity: The School Of Life by Christopher Hamilton
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The\School of Life Ser.
In How to Deal with Adversity, Christopher Hamilton explores how we face trials and tribulations in everyday life, and why adversity, from small setbacks to larger, more life-defining problems, affects and shapes us so fundamentally. In this book from The School of Life series, drawing upon history, phi ...Show more
How to Find Fulfilling Work - The School of Life by Roman Krznaric
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The School of Life
This is a book about how to take working life in new directions how to negotiate the labyrinth of choices, how to think about personal ambitions and motivations, and ultimately how to take concrete steps to finding a fulfilling career. It is a self-help book with a difference. Standard career guides are ...Show more
How to Live in the City (The School of Life series) by Hugo Macdonald
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The School of Life
A handbook for mastering the art of living in a city. Building a relationship with a city is a lot like building a relationship with another person - just as cities can be intoxicating, generous and inspiring, so they can also be dangerous, fickle and impenetrable. How to Live in the City is a book for ...Show more
How to Make A Home (The School of Life series) by Edward Hollis
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The School of Life
A thoughtful look at what it means to build a homeAt a time when work and home life is becoming increasingly blurred, and modern technology brings the realm of the public into what used to be a personal and private space, Ed Hollis looks at what it means to make a home in today's modern world. Explorin ...Show more
How to Overcome Your Childhood by The School The School of Life
Category: Personal Development | Series: THE SCHOOL OF LIFE
When trying to deal with our current troubles and anxieties, it can be deeply irritating to be asked to consider our childhoods. They happened so long ago; we can probably barely remember, let alone relate to, the little person we once were. But one of the most powerful explanations for why we may, as a ...Show more
How to Stay Sane by Philippa Perry
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The School of Life
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 argues that there are four cornerstones to sanity you can influence to bring about change. By developing your self-observation skills, e ...Show more
How to Stay Sane by Philippa Perry, The School of Life
Category: Philosophy and Religion | 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
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur (The School of Life series) by Philip Delves Broughton
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The School of Life
Explore how entrepreneurial thinking can dramatically improve your work, your life and your relationshipsHaving the drive, ambition and inspiration to start a new business takes a particular mindset - no wonder we regard successful entrepreneurs as modern-day magic-makers. But what if that spirit and dr ...Show more
How to Think More About Sex by Alain de Botton
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The School of Life
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're supposed to be feeling rarely matches up with the reality. Th ...Show more
How to Thrive in the Digital Age (The School of Life series) by Tom Chatfield
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The School of Life
Our world is, increasingly, a digital one. Over half of the planet's adult population now spend more of their waking hours 'plugged in' than not, whether to the internet, mobile telephony, or other digital media. To email, text, tweet and blog our way through our careers, relationships and even our fami ...Show more