Hardcover
Insomnia
a guide to, and consolation for, the restless early hours
$26.30
- Hardcover
56 pages
- Release Date
27 December 2018
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Summary
Not being able to sleep is deeply frightening. We panic about our ability to cope with the demands of the next day; we panic that we are panicking; the possibility of sleep recedes ever further as the clock counts down to another exhausted, irritable dawn.
Our societies have learnt to treat insomnia with the best applied discipline we know: medicine - in particular, with pills powerful enough to wrestle consciousness into submission. But there are other things to do besides, or a…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781999917975 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1999917979 |
| Author: | The School of Life |
| Publisher: | The School of Life Press |
| Imprint: | The School of Life Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 56 |
| Release Date: | 27 December 2018 |
| Weight: | 256g |
| Dimensions: | 160mm x 190mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
160 × 190 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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The School of Life
Alain de Botton, the founder and Chair of The School of Life, is a writer of essayistic books that have been described as a ‘philosophy of everyday life.’ He’s written on love, travel, architecture and literature and his books have been bestsellers in 30 countries.
The School of Life is devoted to developing emotional intelligence. It addresses issues such as how to find fulfilling work, how to master the art of relationships, how to understand one’s past, how to achieve calm, and how better to understand and - where necessary - change the world.Returns
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