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Big Ideas for Curious Minds: An Introduction to Philosophy by The School of Life; Alain de Botton (Series edited by); Anna Doherty (Illustrator)
$44.99 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction | Series: School of Life
Children are, in many ways, born philosophers. Without prompting, they ask some of the largest questions: about time, mortality, happiness and the meaning of it all. Yet sadly, too often, this inborn curiosity is not developed and with age the questions fall away. This is a book designed to harness chil ...Show more
How To Think More About Sex by Alain De Botton, The School of Life
$28.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Series: The\School of Life Ser.
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 think we're supposed to be feeling rarely matches up with the ...Show more
How to Age (The School of Life series) by Anne Karpf
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: The School of Life
As a culture, we are increasingly 'anti-age'. Ageing is either identified entirely with disability, dependency and isolation or, conversely, with the model of the bungee-jumping, jet-skiing, Botoxed baby-boomer who has vanquished age altogether; it is either all-defining or non-existent because powerful ...Show more
How to Be Bored by Eva Hoffman
$25.00 NZD
Category: General | Series: The School of Life | Reading Level: very good
How to embrace boredom and find meaning in doing nothing. Lethargic inactivity can be debilitating and depressing; but for those living in the modern world, the pendulum has swung far in the other direction. We live in a hectic, hyperactive, over-stimulated age. Excessive busyness and overfilled schedul ...Show more
How to Be a Leader (The School of Life series) by School of Life Staff (Compiled by); Martin Bjergegaard; Cosmina Popa
$25.00 NZD
Category: General | Series: The\School of Life Ser.
No one is born to lead. This is the idea at the heart of this thoughtful book on leadership. Popular culture feeds us images of the square-jawed, strong-armed leader - charismatic, powerful, decisive - but the truth is, with the right amount of self-knowledge and authenticity, anyone can be a good leade ...Show more
How to Change the World by John-Paul Flintoff
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: The School of Life | Reading Level: 16
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
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | 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
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | 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
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: The School of Life | Reading Level: 16
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
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | 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
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | 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 Stay Sane by Philippa Perry
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: The School of Life | Reading Level: good
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