Self-Knowledge (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

Self-Knowledge (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

An examination of the importance of self-knowledge, providing practical exercises to aid self-discovery. In Ancient Greece, when the philosopher Socrates was asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: 'Know yourself'. Self-knowledge matters so much because

The School of Life Dictionary (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

The School of Life's dictionary of emotional intelligence, offering the vocabulary required to understand ourselves, others and the world around us. A dictionary is a guide to a language. This dictionary is for the distinctive language that The School of Life 'speaks' that of emotions. It is an

Anxiety: Meditations on the Anxious Mind (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

A guide to our anxious minds; offering a route to calm, self-compassion and mental well-being. Far more than we tend to realise, we're all - in private - deeply anxious. | There is so much that worries us across our days and nights: whether our hopes will come true, whether others will like us,

Affairs (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

Part of The School of Life's Love series, Affairs delves into the question of affairs and why they happen so often One in four people will be involved in an affair during their lifetime. Rather than condemning affairs as morally corrupt, this book helps us understand them. Society tells us that

Knížka The School of Life Press

Kniha z kolekce The School of Life Press. Kniha věnovaná kráse, pohodlí a jedinečnosti umění, ale také psychologii a léčitelství – pravé arteterapii

Knowledge and Ignorance of Self in Platonic Philosophy (Ambury James M.)(Pevná vazba)

Knowledge and Ignorance of Self in Platonic Philosophy is the first volume of essays dedicated to the whole question of self-knowledge and its role in Platonic philosophy. It brings together established and rising scholars from every interpretative school of Plato studies, and a variety of texts

The Sorrows of Work (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

Work can be a route to creativity, excitement and purpose. Nevertheless, many of us also end up at points confused, discouraged and beaten by our work.The temptation is to blame ourselves narrowly - and to feel privately ashamed and guilty. However, as this book lucidly explains, there are a range

Knížka The School of Life Press

Kniha z kolekce The School of Life Press. Kniha The Book of Me, spojující psychologii, filozofii a čistou zábavu, je úvodem do umění sebepoznání v životě – jak se stát klidným, moudrým a mnohostranným

Knížka The School of Life Press

Kniha z kolekce The School of Life Press. Tato kniha nám připomíná naši lepší povahu a mobilizuje nás k boji za lepší, láskyplnější svět, který nám opravdu chybí

The School of Life Guide to Modern Manners: How to Navigate the Dilemmas of Social Life (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

Modern life is full of minor but acute dilemmas: we get stuck at a gathering with someone unusually boring and wonder how to move on without causing offence; in the course of introducing one friend to another, we realise that we have forgotten one of the party's names; we run into an ex while on an

William Wordsworth: A Life (Gill Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

In this second edition of William Wordsworth: A Life, Stephen Gill draws on knowledge of the poet's creative practices and his reputation and influence in his life-time and beyond. Refusing to treat the poet's later years as of little interest, this biography presents a narrative of the whole of

Dating (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

A guidebook to the joys and anxieties of romantic love - and the key to finding a long term partner. This little book teaches us about the history of dating, the best way to discuss our past on our date, what questions to ask a new partner, and how to learn from a bad date. Both heartfelt and

Thinking & Eating: Recipes to Nourish and Inspire (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

It is a daily undertaking--a morning shot of coffee, an absentminded sandwich at your desk, a hastily assembled dinner with the remnants from the fridge ... With its everyday ubiquity we can make the mistake of assuming that food is of little importance, or simply fuel to see us through the day

Varieties of Melancholy: A Hopeful Guide to Our Somber Moods (Life of School the)(Pevná vazba)

This is a book that celebrates the most neglected but valuable emotion we can feel: melancholy. This book carefully collects and interprets a selection of the most universally recognisable melancholy states of mind, and thereby renders us less confused by our precious yet elusive

The Knowledge Economy (Unger Roberto Mangabeira)(Pevná vazba)

Revolutionary account of the transformative potential of the knowledge economy A revolutionary practice of production--the knowledge economy--has emerged in our time. It appears in every sector, not just in high-tech industry, but so far only as a series of insular vanguards that exclude the vast

Screen-Free Fun: 80 Amazing Activities from Sock Sliding to Raindrop Racing (Life The School of)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of 80 imaginative games and activities designed to engage and entertain without a screen. Whether we're big or small, it can be hard to get away from our screens. Most children spend between five and seven hours a day looking at some form of screen - and most grown-ups spend twice as

The Women's Heritage Sourcebook: Bringing Homesteading to Everyday Life (Moore Ashley)(Pevná vazba)

The book of the movement that applies homegrown practices of self-sufficiency to modern life. 2020 BRONZE WINNER OF THE FOREWORD INDIES AWARD IN COOKING Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-reliance and sustainability, characterized by home gardening and animal husbandry, food preservation, and even

Mind & Body: Mental Exercises for Physical Wellbeing; Physical Exercises for Mental Wellbeing (Life of School the)(Pevná vazba)

The modern world can present the body as a machine that just needs to be regularly exercised. However, it is a remarkably sensitive organ in which a lot of our pain and hope is stored and that we need to interpret and handle with subtlety. This impact of our body upon our mind is something which

Calm : Educate yourself in the art of remaining calm, and learn how to defend yourself from panic and fury - The School of Life Press

A guide to finding serenity by engaging with our thoughts. Meditation teaches us to distance ourselves from our thoughts. The School of Life teaches us to engage with them. Rather than practicing slow breathing or drinking special teas, we can reach a state of calm by thinking. This persuasive and

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Torrey R. A.)(Pevná vazba)

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is comprehensive, user-friendly and versatile, providing the reader with an essential study tool for private devotions, teaching or preaching. Complete with over 500,000 Scripture references and parallel passages, this reference work contains the most exhaustive

Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person: A Pessimist's Guide to Marriage, Offering Insight, Practical Advice, and Consolation. (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

A Replacement for Religion (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

A thought-provoking book that explores how the best aspects of religion can have a place in our modern day lives. Many of us find ourselves in the odd situation of not believing in religion--but nevertheless being interested in having a spiritual life. We may enjoy religious art and architecture,

The Garden of Words (Shinkai Makoto)(Pevná vazba)

On rainy mornings, Takao can never bring him-self to go to school-instead, he spends that time at the beautiful Shinjuku Gyoen gardens and finds a brief reprieve from everything else in his life among the trees and flowers. And on one of those mornings, he discovers a mysterious woman named Yukino

How to Find Love (The School of Life)(Pevná vazba)

A practical guide to making wiser, more informed choices in love. Finding and choosing a partner is one of the most consequential decisions we will ever make. This guide explains everything from why we have 'types' and how our early lives inform our romantic decisions as adults. It sheds light on