Silvia Morawetz, geb. 1954 in Gera, studierte Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Germanistik und ist die Übersetzerin von u.a. Janice Galloway, James Kelman, Hilary Mantel, Joyce Carol Oates und Anne Sexton. Sie erhielt Stipendien des Deutschen Übersetzerfonds, des Landes Baden-Württemberg und des Landes Niedersachsen.
93 Ebooks by Alain De Botton
Alain de Botton: On Love
The New York Times–bestselling author’s modern classic that “takes a conventional love story and textures it with philosophical ruminations” (Kirkus Reviews). A man and a …
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Alain de Botton & Malcolm Gladwell: Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?
‘;It’s just a brute fact that we don’t throw virgins into volcanoes any more. We don’t execute people for shoplifting a cabbage. And we used to.’ Steven Pinker ‘;The idea that because things have …
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€10.55
Polly Morland: Risk Wise
Wir leben in einer Gesellschaft, in der die Vermeidung von Risiko ein hohes Gut ist. Aber, Hand aufs Herz: Wäre es denn so erstrebenswert, in einer Welt ganz ohne Risiken zu leben? Polly Morland …
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Alain De Botton: Religion for Atheists
From the author of The Architecture of Happiness, a deeply moving meditation on how we can still benefit, without believing, from the wisdom, the beauty, and the consolatory power that religion has …
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€29.96
Alain De Botton: Week at the Airport
The bestselling author of The Architecture of Happiness and The Art of Travel spends a week at an airport in a wittily intriguing meditation on the "non-place" that he believes is the …
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Alain De Botton: Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
From the international bestselling author of The Architecture of Happiness and How Proust Can Change Your Life comes this lyrical, erudite look at our world of work.We spend most of our time at work, …
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€29.96
Alain De Botton: Course of Love
In Edinburgh, a couple, Rabih and Kirsten, fall in love. They get married, they have children — but no relationship is as simple as "happily ever after." The Course of Love is a novel that …
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€44.84
Alain De Botton: News
From the author of The Architecture of Happiness, a thought-provoking look at the manic and peculiar position that news has achieved in our lives.What does the news do to our brains, our souls and …
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€26.96
Alain De Botton: Architecture of Happiness
Bestselling author Alain de Botton considers how our private homes and public edifices influence how we feel, and how we could build dwellings in which we would stand a better chance of happiness.In …
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Alain de Botton: A Week at the Airport
In the summer of 2009, Alain de Botton will be invited by the owners of Heathrow airport to become their first ever Writer in Residence. He will be installed in the middle of Terminal 5 on a raised p …
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Alain de Botton: Hogyan gondolkodjunk másképp a szexről?
A legtöbb embernek még felnőttként is nehézséget okoz, hogy őszintén beszéljen vágyairól, azok száma pedig elenyésző, akik úgy érzik, hogy a szexszel kapcsolatos gondolataik „normálisak” lennének. …
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Alain De Botton: A hírek
Miért tölt el elégedettséggel a politikusok bukása? Mitől olyan izgalmas a híres emberek szerelmi élete? Miért hagynak hidegen a távoli országok konfliktusai? A sajtó ugyanolyan domináns helyet fogla …
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Alain de Botton: Status Anxiety
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERFrom one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life – …
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€9.49
Alain de Botton: Architecture of Happiness
THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love and The School of Life, this book explores the fascinating hidden links …
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€9.49
Alain de Botton: Art of Travel
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER’Honest, funny and dripping with witty aphorisms. Extremely entertaining and enlightening […] all the way to journey’s end’ Herald One of our greatest voices in …
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€14.99
Alain de Botton: Consolations of Philosophy
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLEROne of the most influential voices in modern philosophy – the author of The Course of Love, Religion for Atheists, The Art of Travel and The School of Life Alain …
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€9.49
Alain de Botton: Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life – a lucid exploration of the state in …
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€9.99
Alain de Botton: Religion for Atheists
SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Trav …
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Alain de Botton: Course of Love
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERFrom one of our great thinkers on modern life and the human condition – an unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel Essays in …
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€8.99
Alain de Botton: News
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERFrom one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life – …
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€9.49
Alain de Botton: School of Life
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Take some time to reflect and refocus this winter, with the essential guide on how to live wisely and well, no matter what challenges the world throws at you – from Alain …
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€9.49
Great Thinkers
A collection of simple – and surprisingly relevant – tools from great thinkers throughout history.
Focusing on important ideas from Western and Eastern philosophy, sociology, psychotherapy, …
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€32.99
Small Pleasures
‘… A book reminding us of all the small moments we overlook when they happen.’- Emma Gannon, Ctr Alt Delete podcast 52 overlooked small pleasures, from flirtation and figs to cyprus tree …
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€15.99
Relationships
A fresh approach to matters of the heart, Relationships offers practical skills and new attitudes for a more mature vision of love.
Since around 1750, we have been living in the …
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€16.99
A Job to Love
A practical guide to finding fulfilling work – by understanding yourself.
The idea that work might be fulfilling rather than just necessary is a recent invention. These days, in prosperous …
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€16.99
On Being Nice
A practical guide to being nice.
Much of today’s media tells us to be thinner, richer, and more successful. This book tells us how to be nicer. Niceness may not have the immediate allure of money …
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€16.99
Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person
A pessimist’s guide to marriage.
Anyone we might marry could be wrong for us – even just a little bit. We know that perfection is not in the cards. And yet, errors of deep-seated incompatibility …
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€16.99
The Emotionally Intelligent Office
An exploration of the twenty core emotional skills we need to flourish at work.
Work-related stress currently costs the United States economy $300 billion a year. Modern businesses prioritize tec …
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€16.99
How to Travel
Going traveling is one of the few things we undertake in a direct attempt to make ourselves happy—and frequently, in fascinating ways, we fail. We get bored, cross, anxious, or lonely. It isn’t …
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The Meaning of Life
A thought-provoking guide to one of the greatest questions we will ever face – what is the meaning of life?
It may seem useless, silly, or overwhelming to ponder the meaning of life. In tru …
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€16.99
How to Overcome Your Childhood
A guide to breaking free from the enduring, and sometimes damaging, behavioral patterns we learned in childhood.
As we try to navigate the complexities and anxieties of adulthood, consideri …
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€18.99
The School of Life: An Emotional Education
How to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century-an introduction to the modern art of emotional intelligence.
Emotional intelligence affects every aspect of the way we live, from romantic …
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€16.99
Dating
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 pas …
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€12.99
Heartbreak
A practical, philosophical guide to understanding and overcoming heartbreak.
Everyone experiences heartbreak at some point in their life. Advice can be heard to receive with a broken heart, …
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€12.99
Affairs
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. R …
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Arguments
The definitive guide to arguments-and how to argue, better Sex, money, in-laws, finances, the laundry on the floor… Every couple argues. In fact, arguments-whether trivial or significant-are woven in …
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€12.99
A Replacement for Religion
A thought-provoking book that helps us adapt the best parts of religion to fit our modern day lives. Whether or not we believe in religion, many of us feel drawn toward a spiritual life. Maybe we lov …
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On Confidence
Confidence is a skill that anyone can learn.
Despite the confidence we build over time in our field of work, we tend to overlook the primordial need for a more free ranging variety of confidence …
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How to Find Love
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 …
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€16.99
Self-Knowledge
A practical guide to knowing yourself. Socrates summed up all philosophical commandments with one directive: ‘Know yourself.’ Self-knowledge informs not only our identity, but how we make decisions i …
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€15.99
How to Reform Capitalism
A hopeful, revolutionary blueprint for a better kind of capitalism.
When faced with the sorrows and frustrations of modern capitalism, it can often seem
like alternatives are utopian and out of …
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€16.99
The School of Life Dictionary
The School of Life’s dictionary of emotional intelligence brings us the vocabulary we need in order to understand ourselves, others, and the world around us. A dictionary is a guide to a language. Th …
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The Sorrows of Love
A thoughtful meditation on the true and sometimes dark nature of love.
We often associate love with being happy. This tendency is misleading, however, as love can also cause the deepest heartbrea …
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€16.99
The Sorrows of Work
A fresh approach to our careers, offering hopeful solutions to a myriad of professional challenges.
Work can be a source of creativity, excitement, and purpose. Yet many of us find ourselve …
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€16.99
Why We Hate Cheap Things
How to rethink your consumer habits and feel richer at heart.
Our society encourages us to equate expense with value. The more expensive something is, the more we’re encouraged to covet it. Yet a …
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What Is Culture For?
What is culture really for?
How to find compassion, hope and perspective in the arts.
Many people search for the meaning of life through music, film, literature and the visual arts. …
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How to Get Married
A bold rethinking of the wedding ceremony – and what comes before and after – designed to prepare us for modern marriage.
Many couples today feel uncomfortable with the rituals traditionally asso …
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€16.99
What Is Psychotherapy?
A fresh perspective on how psychotherapy can be universally effective.
Psychotherapy is one of the most valuable inventions of the last hundred years, with an exceptional power to raise our …
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€16.99
The Joys and Sorrows of Parenting
A playful gift book that explores the highs and lows of parenting in a series of compassionate, authentic and humorous mini essays.
Full of colorful original photographs, The Joys and …
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Insomnia
A comforting and philosophical guide for the restless insomniac.
Not being able to sleep is deeply frightening. We panic about the demands of the next day; we panic that we are panicking; the pos …
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€16.99
What Can I Do When I Grow Up?
A unique, illustrated guide to the world of work, bringing clarity to children’s essential questions on potential future careers.
It’s impossible for a child to spend too long around adults without …
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€21.99
Big Ideas for Curious Minds
A fun and engaging book designed to harness and develop children’s natural philosophical interest.
Children are born philosophers. Without prompting, they often ask questions about time, mortali …
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€27.99
Alain de Botton: Religión para ateos
¿Qué ocurriría si las religiones no fueran ni una verdad absoluta ni una completa falsedad?
En este sugestivo libro, Alain de Botton consigue dar otra vuelta de tuerca al monótono debate entre los …
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€7.99
Alain de Botton: Cómo cambiar tu vida con Proust
Alain de Botton nos invita a una lectura audaz y divertida de la obra de Marcel Proust, el novelista francés más grande de todos los tiempos. Proust se pasó catorce años de su vida encerrado en una …
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Alain de Botton: Airport
Flughäfen sind die Kathedralen unserer Gegenwart. Nachts sind die erleuchteten Landebahnen selbst vom Weltall aus zu sehen. Ihre Terminals sind Orte von Abschied und Ankunft, ihre Besucher träumen …
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Alain de Botton: Trost der Philosophie
Ungeliebt? Geldsorgen? Frust? ? Liebeskummer? Ihnen kann geholfen werden! Geistreich und originell untersucht Alain de Botton, welche Tröstungen die großen Philosophen für die Lebensprobleme moderner …
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€9.99
Alain de Botton: Die Nachrichten
Die ultimative Gebrauchsanweisung für Nachrichtenjunkies
Die Medien sind allgegenwärtig. Überall präsentieren uns Bildschirme eine neue Gegenwart, fordern ständig unsere Aufmerksamkeit. Sind wir …
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€9.99
Alain de Botton: Der Lauf der Liebe
Ein fesselndes Plädoyer für das WAGNIS DER LIEBE. Am Anfang ist jede Liebe leicht. Wie aber geht es mit ihr weiter? Wie gelingt es, zu zweit das Glück zu finden? In seinem neuen Roman durchleuchtet …
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Alain de Botton: Die Freuden der Langeweile
Alain de Botton lesen heißt GLÜCK TANKEN. Alain de Botton ist dafür berühmt, unseren Blick für die vermeintlich belanglosen Dinge des Lebens neu und unerwartet zu öffnen, mit seinen Augen sehen wir, …
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€2.99
Alain de Botton: The School of Life Guide to Modern Manners
An essential guide to modern etiquette. Life is full of awkward social situations; we forget someone’s name while making introductions, we’re stuck on the elevator with our boss, we run into our ex o …
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€18.99
Alain de Botton: How to Think More Effectively
A guide to identifying, nurturing and growing our insight and creativity for more effective thinking. We know that our minds are capable of great things. But they are also unpredictable. Our thoughts …
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€16.99
Alain de Botton: How to Get on With Your Colleagues
An essential guide to navigating the complexities of professional relationships.
Often, the most difficult aspect of work has nothing to do with deadlines, promotions, or competition. It ha …
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€16.99
Alain de Botton: Anxiety
A guide to our anxious minds, offering a pathway to calm, self-compassion, and mental well-being. We all experience anxiety, but too often we bottle up our anxiousness, ashamed of what others might s …
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€21.99
Alain de Botton: Happy, Healthy Minds
An essential guide to emotional wellbeing for children, tackling everyday issues to facilitate happier, healthier lives. Designed to help children become more aware of their emotional needs, Ha …
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€27.99
Alain de Botton: Philosophy in 40 Ideas
A thought-provoking introduction to philosophy through 40 key ideas.
This book artfully draws together forty of the greatest and most useful ideas found in philosophy, taking us on a journey arou …
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€16.99
Alain de Botton: What Adults Don’t Know About Art
A fresh perspective on a guide to art for children, exploring its import and meaning through artworks from around the world.
Children are often told that art matters—but the truth is that very ofte …
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€21.99
Alain de Botton: What Adults Don’t Know About Architecture
This insightful title explores children’s relationship with and understanding of architecture and its impact on their world.
Children are rarely introduced properly to architecture, but there are i …
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Alain de Botton: An Emotional Menagerie
An imaginative and engaging exploration of childhood emotions through poetry and evocative illustration.
Emotions are like animals: No two are quite the same. Some are quiet; some are fierce; An …
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€21.99
Alain de Botton: A More Exciting Life
A guide to living a more joyful and interesting life.
In pursuit of a more exciting life, we often seek external experiences to fulfill us. We take trips, parachute out of airplanes, and buy the …
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€21.99
Alain de Botton: Thinking & Eating
A thought-provoking cookbook exploring the psychology of food and how to eat to nourish the mind and body.
From a morning shot of espresso to an absentminded sandwich at your desk, or a hastily a …
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€32.99
How to Find the Right Words
Twenty case studies explaining how to gently deliver a range of life’s most awkward messages while causing minimal harm.
Life constantly requires us to give other people some hugely awkward message …
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€16.99
Stay or Leave
A book to offer clarity and guidance when facing the difficult decision of whether your relationship has a future.
Whether we should stay in or leave a relationship is one of the most consequential …
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€21.99
Procrastination
Many of us are quiet geniuses at the art of procrastination. We tend to feel so guilty about everything we haven’t done yet (and the hours frittered away as though we were immortal), we never get aro …
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€16.99
What They Forgot To Teach You At School
A collection of the essential emotional lessons we need in order to thrive.
We probably went to school for what felt like a very long time. We probably took care with our homework. Along the way …
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€21.99
Mind & Body
A practical and playful guide to balancing and maintaining physical and mental harmony. The modern world can present the body as a machine that just needs to be regularly exercised. However, it is a …
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€21.99
Nature and Me
An essential guide to encourage children to explore, enjoy and benefit from the natural world around them. Children are used to hearing about how important it is to protect nature, but they may not f …
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€21.99
Screen-Free Fun
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 bet …
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€18.99
Varieties of Melancholy
This is a book that celebrates the most neglected but valuable emotion we can feel: melancholy. Melancholy isn’t depression, rage, or bitterness, it’s a serene, wise, and kindly response to the …
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€21.99
The Good Enough Parent
A compassionate guide to raising resilient, authentic, well-rounded children.
The Good Enough Parent is a compendium of life lessons, including how to say ‘No’, how to look beneath the surfa …
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€21.99
How to Survive the Modern World
A guide to modern times that explores the challenges living in the 21st century can pose to our mental wellbeing.
The modern world has brought us a range of extraordinary benefits and joys, includi …
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€32.99
A Simpler Life
This book explores ideas around minimalism, simplicity and how to live comfortably with less.
The modern world can be a complicated, frenzied, and noisy place, filled with too many options, produ …
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€21.99
Alain de Botton & Eneida Santos: As consolações da filosofia
Para muitos, a filosofia não passa de um emaranhado de discussões e teorias que, na prática, não servem para muita coisa. Para o filósofo suíço Alain de Botton, ela é uma ferramenta valiosa, que pode …
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€10.99
Alain de Botton: A Therapeutic Journey
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The School of Life A healthy mind knows how to hope, hanging on tenaciously to the reasons to keep going. A healthy mind resists unfair comparisons, not al …
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€12.99
