The School of Life Press: Frontlist The School of Life is a global organisation helping people lead more fulfiled lives. It is a resource for helping us understand ourselves, for improving our relationships, our careers and our social lives – as well as for helping us find calm and get more out of our leisure hours. They do this through films, workshops, books and gifts – and through a warm and supportive community. You can find The School of Life online, in stores and in welcoming spaces around the globe. The School of Life Press was established in 2016 to bring together over a decade of research and insights from The School of Life’s content team. Led by founder and series editor Alain de Botton, this is a library to educate, entertain, console and transform us.
Heartbreak tps: 155 × 110 mm Extent: 96 pp Binding: HB rrp: £8 Pub date: August 2019 isbn: 978-1-912891-01-6
Dating tps: 155 × 110 mm Extent: 128 pp Binding: HB rrp: £8 Pub date: August 2019 isbn: 978-1-912891-04-7
Affairs tps: 155 × 110 mm Extent: 144 pp Binding: HB rrp: £8 Pub date: August 2019 isbn: 978-1-912891-05-4
Arguments tps: 155 × 110 mm Extent: 160 pp Binding: HB rrp: £8 Pub date: August 2019 isbn: 978-1-912891-11-5
The School of Life Guide to Modern Manners tps: 199 × 139 mm Extent: 112 pp Binding: HB rrp: £12 Pub date: September 2019 isbn: 978-1-912891-14-6
A Replacement For Religion tps: 181 × 110 mm Extent: 240 pp Binding: HB rrp: £12 Pub date: September 2019 isbn: 978-1-912891-03-0
Thinking & Eating tps: 215 × 165 mm Extent: 368 pp Binding: HB rrp: £22 Pub date: October 2019 isbn: 978-1-912891-02-3
What Can I Do When I Grow Up tps: 222 x 155 Extent: 160 pp Binding: HB rrp: £15 Pub date: November 2019 isbn: 978-1-912891-20-7
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The School of Life Press: The School of Life Library At The School of Life, we have been studying human nature for many years; The School of Life Library condenses our learning into a collection of wise and considered texts. These titles are designed to entertain, educate, console and transform. Great Thinkers is our guide to some of the best ideas of Eastern and Western culture. On Being Nice shows us how the forgotten quality of being nice deserves to be rediscovered. A Job to Love guides us to discover our true talents and locate a job that is right for us. Small Pleasures reminds us of the unacknowledged beauty and interest of the world around us. Relationships provides guidance for success in love. Calm offers us unusual routes to peace of mind. Sex takes an open approach to our unspoken desires.
Great Thinkers tps: 197 × 146 mm Extent: 480 pp Binding: HB rrp: £20 isbn: 978-0-9935387-0-4
On Being Nice tps: 178 × 120 mm Extent: 128 pp Binding: HB rrp: £15 isbn: 978-0-9955736-4-2
A Job to Love tps: 190 × 125 mm Extent: 192 pp Binding: HB rrp: £15 isbn: 978-0-9935387-5-9
Relationships tps: 186 × 136 mm Extent: 120 pp Binding: HB rrp: £15 isbn: 978-0-9935387-4-2
Calm tps: 184 × 154 mm Extent: 136 pp Binding: HB rrp: £15 isbn: 978-0-9935387-2-8
Sex tps: 175 × 115 mm Extent: 128 pp Binding: HB rrp: £15 isbn: 978-0-9935387-6-6
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Small Pleasures tps: 204 × 136 mm Extent: 248 pp Binding: HB rrp: £15 isbn: 978-0-9935387-3-5
The School of Life Press: Essay Books Currently comprising of ten titles, this collection explores the different facets of The School of Life – love, work, family, calm, self-knowledge and culture – with sensitivity, originality and even humour. Each deceptively small book provides a wealth of wisdom, offering up the philosophical tools to tackle potentially problematic areas of one’s life and equip us with all we might need to navigate the modern world.
How to Find Love tps: 181 × 110 mm Extent: 96 pp Binding: HB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-0-9955736-9-7
On Confidence tps: 181 × 110 mm Extent: 96 pp Binding: HB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-0-9955736-7-3
Self-Knowledge tps: 181 × 110 mm Extent: 96 pp Binding: HB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-0-9957535-0-1
What is Culture For? tps: 181 × 110 mm Extent: 112 pp Binding: HB rrp: £12 isbn: 978-0-9957535-3-2
The Sorrows of Love tps: 181 × 110 mm Extent: 80 pp Binding: HB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-0-9957535-2-5
The Sorrows of Work tps: 181 × 110 mm Extent: 104 pp Binding: HB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-0-9957535-1-8
How to Reform Capitalism tps: 181 × 110 mm Extent: 112 pp Binding: HB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-0-9957535-7-0
What is Psychotherapy? tps: 181 × 110 Extent: 120 pp Binding: HB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-1-9997471-7-6
Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person tps: 181 × 110 mm Extent: 72 pp Binding: HB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-0-9955736-2-8
Why We Hate Cheap Things tps: 181 × 110 mm Extent: 84 pp Binding: HB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-0-9955736-3-5
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How to Overcome Your Childhood tps: 181 × 110 mm Extent: 120 pp Binding: HB rrp: £12 isbn: 978-1-9999179-9-9
Insomnia tps: 190 × 160 mm Extent: 56 pp Binding: HB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-1-9999179-7-5
The Meaning of Life tps: 163 × 123 mm Extent: 136 pp Binding: HB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-0-9957535-4-9
Things Never to Tell Children tps: 180 × 180 mm Extent: 32 pp Binding: HB rrp: £8 isbn: 978-0-9955736-8-0
How to Travel tps: 192 × 125 mm Extent: 132 pp Binding: PB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-1-9999179-6-8
The Emotionally Intelligent Office tps: 176 × 127 mm Extent: 192 pp Binding: PB rrp: £10 isbn: 978-0-9957535-8-7
Who Am I? tps: 222 × 155 mm Extent: 160 pp Binding: HB rrp: £15 isbn: 978-1-912891-08-5
Procrastination tps: 139 × 111 mm Extent: 75 pp Binding: Wiro Bound rrp: £10 isbn: 978-1-912891-00-9
How to Get Married tps: 222 × 155 mm Extent: 132 pp Binding: HB rrp: £18 isbn: 978-1-9997471-1-4
Big Ideas for Curious Minds tps: 246 × 180 mm Extent: 156 pp Binding: HB rrp: £18 isbn: 978-1-9997471-4-5
The School of Life Dictionary tps: 196 × 142 mm Extent: 280 pp Binding: HB rrp: £20 isbn: 978-0-9957535-9-4
The Joys and Sorrows of Parenting tps: 170 × 170 mm Extent: 56 pp Binding: Board Book rrp: £12 isbn: 978-1-9999179-3-7
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