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An original and comprehensive look at what it is we seek when we set off on an adventure abroad - and at how we can travel better, so that our experie

This is a book that celebrates the most neglected but valuable emotion we can feel: melancholy. This book carefully collects and interprets a selectio

We verwachten van onze relaties dat ze ons gelukkig zullen maken, maar in de praktijk zijn er weinig dingen die ons zoveel ellende en frustratie geven

Our societies frequently proclaim their enormous esteem for culture. Music, film, literature and the visual arts enjoy high prestige and are viewed by

The School of Life is an organisation with a focused mission at its heart: to help foster calm, self-understanding and greater emotional maturity. Ove

A book to encourage compassion and forgiveness, showing us how we can work towards a better and kinder world.

Knowing how to be calm is one of life’s greatest skills, for even if we have every other possible advantage, so long as our mind is frantic, we will n

Modern life is full of minor but acute dilemmas: we get stuck at a gathering with someone unusually boring and wonder how to move on without causing o

This is a guide to the more exciting life we know could be ours; a book of psychology and about how we can nurture a sense of inner liberation, accept

Great stories are often universal: our very souls shine with new ideas when we read them. Books can be so powerful, helping us through tricky times

Filled with wise, therapeutic advice, brought to life through musical language and beautiful illustrations, An Emotional Menagerie is an imaginative a

Being a parent can be one of the sources of our greatest joys. It is also - intermittently - the cause of some of our deepest sorrows. The Joys and So

A selection of unique and beautiful destinations around the world, which offer powerful new perspectives on life.

On Divorce is the debut title in a new portrait photography series by The School of Life. The photographs and accompanying texts were captured and rec

An illustrated guide to emotions that helps children identify and articulate how they are really feeling.

A book to inspire closeness and connection, helping people not only to find love but to make it last.

It’s impossible for a child to spend too long around adults without one of them coming up and asking, as if it were the most normal thing in the worl

A guide to our anxious minds; offering a route to calm, self-compassion and mental well-being Far more than we tend to realise, we’re all – in private

Bold Truths is a collection of wise statements immortalised as art: 20 philosophical prints encapsulating the most important lessons The School of Lif