About the Book: The School of Life
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 a
book about everything you were never taught at school. Its about how to
understand your emotions, find and sustain love, succeed in your career, fail
well and overcome shame and guilt. Its 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