Paperback "An Emotional Education" | The School of Life
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THE SCHOOL OF LIFE · Alain de Botton
Ten years of knowledge about feelings, relationships and the good life — compact, clear, essential.
An Emotional Education is a book by Alain de Botton and The School of Life — paperback, 320 pages, 19.8 × 13.0 cm. A decade of insights about emotions, relationships, work and society in one volume. For anyone who wants to understand how feelings work — and how to navigate them more wisely. The gift for everyone who wants to understand and shape their life more clearly.
The gift for more clarity in life
Why is it so hard to talk about feelings? What makes good relationships? How do we deal more wisely with disappointments, fears and hopes? An Emotional Education answers these questions — bringing together ten years of The School of Life's most important publications in one accessible volume. Alain de Botton, founder of TSL, distils the key insights on emotions, self-knowledge, relationships, work and society. As a birthday or Christmas gift for anyone who is looking for more clarity in their own life.
Alain de Botton and The School of Life
An Emotional Education is not a self-help book in the conventional sense — it is a philosophically grounded, deeply human introduction to what genuinely matters. Clearly written, free of academic jargon, with the depth that characterises The School of Life. A book you read more than once.
Product details
| Publisher | The School of Life |
| Title | An Emotional Education |
| Author | Alain de Botton |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Pages | 320 |
| Format | 19.8 × 13.0 cm |
| Language | English |
Frequently asked questions
What is An Emotional Education?
A book by Alain de Botton that distils the most important insights from The School of Life on emotions, relationships, work and society into one accessible volume — a kind of concentrated best-of from ten years of TSL's work.
Who is the book for?
For anyone who wants to understand their inner life better, deepen their relationships or simply think more clearly about feelings. The book requires no prior knowledge — it is written to speak to everyone.
What does the book cover?
An Emotional Education covers the central areas of emotional life: self-knowledge, managing feelings, relationships, childhood and its effects, work and society — each introduced clearly and accessibly.
What language is the book in?
An Emotional Education is published in English — the original language of The School of Life and Alain de Botton.
Is An Emotional Education a good gift?
Yes — and one of the most thoughtful you can give. A book that shows you genuinely want to offer something of real value to the recipient.
Is it a good introduction to The School of Life?
Yes — An Emotional Education is the ideal first volume for anyone new to The School of Life. It offers a broad overview of TSL's core themes and leaves you wanting to explore further.
An Emotional Education — 320 pages on feelings, relationships and the good life by Alain de Botton and The School of Life. Accessible, profound, essential.
What is An Emotional Education?
A book by Alain de Botton that distils the most important insights from The School of Life on emotions, relationships, work and society into one accessible volume — a kind of concentrated best-of from ten years of TSL's work.
Who is the book for?
For anyone who wants to understand their inner life better, deepen their relationships or simply think more clearly about feelings. The book requires no prior knowledge — it is written to speak to everyone.
What does the book cover?
An Emotional Education covers the central areas of emotional life: self-knowledge, managing feelings, relationships, childhood and its effects, work and society — each introduced clearly and accessibly.
What language is the book in?
An Emotional Education is published in English — the original language of The School of Life and Alain de Botton.
Is An Emotional Education a good gift?
Yes — and one of the most thoughtful you can give. A book that shows you genuinely want to offer something of real value to the recipient.
Is it a good introduction to The School of Life?
Yes — An Emotional Education is the ideal first volume for anyone new to The School of Life. It offers a broad overview of TSL's core themes and leaves you wanting to explore further.
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