Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from Sixty Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today. - Hardcover
by The School of Life (Author), Alain de Botton (Editor), Stuart Patience (Illustrator)
A collection of simple - and surprisingly relevant - tools from great thinkers throughout history.
Focusing on important ideas from Western and Eastern philosophy, sociology, psychotherapy, art, architecture, and literature, this collection of wisdom and insight includes everyone from well know thinkers like Sigmund Freud and Lao Tzu to more unexpected names like Coco Chanel and St Benedict.
With original color illustrations for each featured thinker, this book presents a fascinating gallery of individuals from across the millennia who have shaped the intellectual project of The School of Life.
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