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The School of Life is a British multinational social media company founded in 2008 by British author and public speaker Alain de Botton. The company is headquartered in London. It publishes various materials dealing with the topics of anxiety management, emotional intelligence, relationships, work, creativity, and spirituality. History The School of Life was founded in 2008 by a group of academics, including author Alain de Botton. The curator, Sophie Howarth, is assisted by psychotherapists, artists, and educators. Publishing As of 2016, The School of Life owns a publishing press named "The School of Life Press." Books Great Thinkers (2016) Relationships (2017) How to Overcome Your Childhood (2018) Anxiety (2019) Big Ideas for Curious Minds (2019) What They Forgot to Teach You at School (2020) The Good Enough Parent (2021) On Self Hatred (2022)Criticism The company has been criticized for its representations of philosophers and philosophical arguments. The Los Angeles Review of Books criticized a series of books by the School of Life as being a "vortex of jargon pitched somewhere between the banal banter of daytime talk shows and the schedule for a nightmarish New Age retreat." Professor Hans-Georg Moeller of the University of Macau has criticized the School's video on Lao Tzu, stating that it used fabricated quotes and misrepresented the Tao Te Ching.The School of Life's YouTube videos have been criticized for allegedly promoting a nihilistic and pessimistic worldview. Some videos have also been criticized for promoting acts such as masturbation and for publishing explicit images of genitalia.Jeffrey Howard praises the company for its critiques of romanticism and efforts to foster emotional intelligence using philosophy, and argues that The School of Life offers "self-help for those who might need a bit more engagement with the intellect to consider the complete living that comes with also employing our faculties that operate from the neck down." References External links Official website The Book of Life – online database material produced by The School of Life Official YouTube Channel. Discover the The School Of Life popular books. Find the top 100 most popular The School Of Life books.

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  • Freakonomics Rev Ed synopsis, comments

    Freakonomics Rev Ed

    Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

    The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a new edition, now including an exclusive discussion between the authors and b...

  • Before I Fall synopsis, comments

    Before I Fall

    Lauren Oliver

    Like Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End and Colleen Hoover's It Ends with Us, Before I Fall raises thoughtprovoking questions about love, death, and how one person's life can ...

  • Delirium synopsis, comments

    Delirium

    Lauren Oliver

    The first book in Lauren Oliver’s New York Times bestselling trilogy about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose. In an alternate United States, love has been declare...

  • This Tender Land synopsis, comments

    This Tender Land

    William Kent Krueger

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!“If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you’ll love This Tender Land...This story is as bighearted as they come.” ParadeThe unforgettable story of ...

  • A Heaven is for Real Deluxe Edition synopsis, comments

    A Heaven is for Real Deluxe Edition

    Todd Burpo

    #1 New York Times bestseller with more than 11 million copies sold! When 4yearold Colton Burpo emerges from lifesaving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven, his f...

  • The Husband School synopsis, comments

    The Husband School

    Kristine Rolofson

    Turning bachelors into Casanovas, one cowboy at a time Meg Ripley may run the local diner, but she has never been one to get involved in the smalltown craziness of Willing, Mo...

  • Insurgent synopsis, comments

    Insurgent

    Veronica Roth

    One choice can destroy you. Veronica Roth's second #1 New York Times bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride that began in Divergent. A hit with both teen and adult rea...

  • The Bean Trees synopsis, comments

    The Bean Trees

    Barbara Kingsolver

    “The Bean Trees is the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you openmouthed and smiling.”   Los Angeles TimesA bestseller that has come to be regarded as an Ame...

  • I Am Number Four synopsis, comments

    I Am Number Four

    Pittacus Lore

    The first book of the #1 New York Times bestselling series and the inspiration for the hit movie from Dreamworks!John Smith seems like an ordinary teenager, living a normal life wi...

  • Tuck Everlasting synopsis, comments

    Tuck Everlasting

    Natalie Babbitt

    Critically acclaimed when it was first published, Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting has become a muchloved, wellstudied modernday classic. Now a major motion film available on str...

  • The Story synopsis, comments

    The Story

    Zondervan

    "The greatest story ever told" is more than just a cliché.God goes to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people. That is what The Story is all about: the story of t...

  • Plain Truth synopsis, comments

    Plain Truth

    Jodi Picoult

    From the bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper comes the riveting story of a murder that shatters the picturesque calm of Amish countryand tests the heart and soul of the lawyer...

  • The E-Myth Revisited synopsis, comments

    The E-Myth Revisited

    Michael E. Gerber

    An instant classic, this revised and updated edition of the phenomenal bestseller dispels the myths about starting your own business. Small business consultant and author Michael E...

  • A Prayer for Owen Meany synopsis, comments

    A Prayer for Owen Meany

    John Irving

    “A remarkable novel. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation. ... An amazingly brave piece of work ... so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . . Readers will ...

  • Wonders of the Universe synopsis, comments

    Wonders of the Universe

    Brian Cox & Andrew Cohen

    “Cox brings a magical enchantment to this lifechanging book. . . . I swear that you will never be the same again after you turn the last page of this unique and...

  • The Poisonwood Bible synopsis, comments

    The Poisonwood Bible

    Barbara Kingsolver

    New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize An Oprah's Book Club Selection“Powerful . . . [Kingsolver] has with infinitely steady hands worked the prickly threads o...

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God synopsis, comments

    Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Zora Neale Hurston

    A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy ...

  • Lifespan synopsis, comments

    Lifespan

    David A. Sinclair

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Brilliant and enthralling.”​ The Wall Street JournalA paradigmshifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time’s most ...

  • The Concise Human Body Book synopsis, comments

    The Concise Human Body Book

    DK

    Discover all there is to know about human anatomy in DK's latest concise visual guide to the human body.Fully updated to reflect the latest medical information, The Concise Human B...

  • Allegiant synopsis, comments

    Allegiant

    Veronica Roth

    The explosive conclusion to Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent series of books reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that captivated millions of readers a...

  • Story Crush Teen Sampler synopsis, comments

    Story Crush Teen Sampler

    Various Authors

    Do you love a good story? Crush on strong characters? Are you completely over werewolves and vampires? Then you’ll fall in love with these six samples of timeless teen stories, inc...

  • Super Brain synopsis, comments

    Super Brain

    Rudolph E. Tanzi & Deepak Chopra

    A manual for relating to the brain in a revolutionary new way, Super Brain shows you how to use your brain as a gateway for achieving health, happiness, and spiritual growth. The a...

  • Mere Christianity synopsis, comments

    Mere Christianity

    C. S. Lewis

    In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explores the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together. B...

  • Wicked synopsis, comments

    Wicked

    Gregory Maguire

    When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her archnemesis, the mysterious Witch?...

  • Before the Dawn synopsis, comments

    Before the Dawn

    Nicholas Wade

    “Meaty, wellwritten.” Kirkus Reviews“Timely and informative.” The New York Times Book Review“By far the best book I have ever read on humanity’s deep history.”  ...

  • The Divergent Series Complete Collection synopsis, comments

    The Divergent Series Complete Collection

    Veronica Roth

    All three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent series of books are available together in this digital collection! Perfect for gift givers, collectors, and...

  • Think Like a Freak synopsis, comments

    Think Like a Freak

    Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

    The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an...

  • Dork Diaries 1 synopsis, comments

    Dork Diaries 1

    Rachel Renée Russell

    Nikki Maxwell is starting eighth grade at a new schooland her very first diary is packed with hilarious stories and art in this SUPER SQUEE updated edition of the first book in the...

  • Maybe in Another Life synopsis, comments

    Maybe in Another Life

    Taylor Jenkins Reid

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo A People Magazine Pick US Weekly “Must” Pick Named “Best Book of the Summer” by Glamour Good Hous...

  • The Rise of Nine synopsis, comments

    The Rise of Nine

    Pittacus Lore

    In Pittacus Lore’s The Rise of Nine, third in the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, the stakes are higher than ever as John, Six, and Seven try desperately to fin...

  • This Will Change Everything synopsis, comments

    This Will Change Everything

    John Brockman

    “This Will Change Everything offers seemingly radical but actually feasible ideas with the potential to change the world.”Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Guns, Germs...

  • Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance synopsis, comments

    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    Robert M. Pirsig

    THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT HAS INSPIRED MILLIONSA penetrating examination of how we live and how to live betterFew books transform a generation and then establish themselves as touchsto...

  • What the Dog Knows synopsis, comments

    What the Dog Knows

    Cat Warren

    A firsthand exploration of the extraordinary abilities and surprising, sometimes lifesaving talents of “working dogs”pups who can sniff out drugs, find explosives, even locate the ...

  • The Power of Six synopsis, comments

    The Power of Six

    Pittacus Lore

    The second book of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series!In the beginning, nine aliens left their home planet Lorien when it fell under attack by the evil Mogad...

  • Bridge to Terabithia synopsis, comments

    Bridge to Terabithia

    Katherine Paterson

    The 40th anniversary edition of the classic Newbery Medalwinning title by beloved author Katherine Paterson, with brandnew bonus materials including an author's note by Katherine h...

  • Great by Choice synopsis, comments

    Great by Choice

    Jim Collins & Morten T. Hansen

    Ten years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns withanother groundbreaking work, this time to ask: why do some companies thrive inuncertainty, even chao...

  • Beartown synopsis, comments

    Beartown

    Fredrik Backman

    Now an HBO Original Series “You’ll love this engrossing novel.” People Named a Best Book of the Year by LibraryReads, BookBrowse, and Goodreads From the #1 New York Times bestselli...

  • The Great Divorce synopsis, comments

    The Great Divorce

    C. S. Lewis

    C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce is a classic Christian allegorical tale about a bus ride from hell to heaven. An extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment, Lewi...

  • The Hate U Give synopsis, comments

    The Hate U Give

    Angie Thomas

    8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best  ·  William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Ho...

  • One True Loves synopsis, comments

    One True Loves

    Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Now a major film! Author of the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Named a Best Book of Summer by Cosmopolitan InStyle Redbook Us Weekly P...

  • To Kill a Mockingbird synopsis, comments

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee

    Voted America's BestLoved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prizewinning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep Southand the heroism of one man in ...

  • A Tree Grows In Brooklyn synopsis, comments

    A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

    Betty Smith

    The American classic about a young girl's comingofage at the turn of the century.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews...

  • One Perfect Lie synopsis, comments

    One Perfect Lie

    Lisa Scottoline

    Enthralling and suspenseful, Lisa Scottoline's New York Times bestseller, One Perfect Lie, is an emotional thriller and a suburban crime story that will have readers riveted up to ...