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The School of Life

By: Alain De Botton, The School of Life (PRH Rights)
Narrated by: Alain de Botton, Charlie Anson
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Brought to you by Penguin.

*Introduction narrated by Alain de Botton*

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

The essential guide to how to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century - from Alain de Botton, the bestselling author of The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love

This is an audiobook about everything you were never taught at school. It's about how to understand your emotions, find and sustain love, succeed in your career, fail well and overcome shame and guilt. It's also about letting go of the myth of a perfect life in order to achieve genuine emotional maturity. Written in a hugely accessible, warm and humane style, The School of Life is the ultimate guide to the emotionally fulfilled lives we all long for - and deserve.

This audiobook brings together ten years of essential and transformative research on emotional intelligence, with practical topics including:

- how to understand yourself
- how to master the dilemmas of relationships
- how to become more effective at work
- how to endure failure
- how to grow more serene and resilient

©2019 Alain de Botton (P)2019 Penguin Audio
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Critic reviews

"What he has managed to do is remarkable: to help us think better so that we may live better lives." (Irish Times)

"A serious and optimistic set of practical ideas that could improve and alter the way we live." (Jeanette Winterson, The Times)

"Alain de Botton likes to take big, complex subjects and write about them with thoughtful and deceptive innocence." (Observer)

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Simply amazing! I wish I read it years ago

Tectonic truth about us - humans is told in this book. Insightful. Very good narration. Easy to listen. Many
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Required listening

I loved this book. The content is very enlightening and the delivery entertaining. Highly recommended

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Perfect

Life changing insights, easy to understand. A type of education not received in school, about how to treat life and our inner mental health. Brilliant.

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awesome! life-changing

quite harsh but bittersweet pill to take. lots of moments of shocking realizations and reflections. thanks a lot!

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Best thing I’ve read since becoming an adult

I am astonishingly richer in my ways of thinking about #humanlife and better for it from the hours I spent completing #TheSchoolOfLife audio book. My life is so richer for it! Restored to a familiar level of appreciation.

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Magnificence

This book has been excellent. It conveys simply, the things we much learn.

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Chocful of perspective-altering insights!

The narrator's pace and tone was spot on!
The life philosophies were articulately explained, sobering and highly practical.

I'd recommend this read to all human beings.

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amazing

best book I've ever read about life, Button is a genius at showing reality in simple, clear ways

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must read/listen for everyone

emotional education 101 with funny remarks and a great narration. I would recommend it strongly to everyone.

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every one should read this book

this is one of this books everyone should read and the world would be a better place. I will recommend it to everyone I know

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