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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)
$42.99 AUD
Category: Reference | 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
Essays in Love by Alain de Botton
$14.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Essays in Love will appeal to anyone who has ever been in a relationship or confused about love. This book charts the progress of a relationship between a man and a woman, from their first kiss to the onset of anxiety and heartbreak. The work’s genius lies in the way it minutely analysis emotions we’ ...Show more
The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton
$27.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
One of the great, but often unmentioned, causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kind of walls, chairs, buildings and streets we're surrounded by. And yet a concern for architecture and design is too often described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. The Architecture o ...Show more
The Consolations of Philosophy: Popular Penguins by Alain de Botton
$14.99 AUD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: good-very good
Alain de Botton has performed a stunning feat: he has transformed arcane philosophy into something accessible and entertaining, useful and kind. Drawing on the work of six of the world's most brilliant thinkers, de Botton has arranged a panoply of wisdom to guide us through our most common problems. Fro ...Show more
The Course of Love: An unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel Essays in Love by Alain de Botton
$19.99 AUD
Category: Religion | Reading Level: very good
A brilliant new novel about love and marriage in the modern world - from the author the bestselling novel Essays in Love. Modern love is never easy. Society is obsessed with stories of romance, but what comes after happily ever after? This is a love story with a difference. From dating to marriage, from ...Show more
The School of Life: An Emotional Education by Alain de Botton, The School of Life
$24.99 AUD
Category: Religion | Reading Level: good-very good
What does it mean to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century? And how should we go about doing it? These are the most important questions to ask ourselves and the ones we most often avoid dealing with. This insightful, witty and generous book reveals one simple answer to the question of a good ...Show more
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