{"product_id":"the-school-of-life-the-school-of-life-9781912891443","title":"The School of Life: On Truth: A Box Set","description":"\u003cb\u003eEssential texts on truth from four very different thinkers, each with a unique and clear-eyed vision of the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe School of Life believes that literature has the power to transform lives. Each title in their Box Set collection contains essential classic and modern texts on a given theme. They're designed to be lifetime companions and guides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unquiet Grave \u003c\/i\u003eby Cyril Connolly \u003c\/b\u003e- A highly personal journal written by Cyril Connolly during the devastation of WWII, filled with reflective passages that deal with aging, the break-up of a long-term relationship, and the horrors of the war around him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStraw Dogs \u003c\/i\u003eby John Gray \u003c\/b\u003e- A radical work of philosophy that sets out to challenge our assumptions about what it means to be human. From Plato to Christianity, from the Enlightenment to Nietzsche and Marx, the Western tradition has been based on arrogant and erroneous beliefs about human beings and their place in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollected Maxims \u003c\/i\u003eby La Rochefoucauld \u003c\/b\u003e- Deceptively brief and easy to read, La Rochefoucauld's shrewd, unflattering analyses of human behavior have influenced writers, thinkers, and public figures as various as Voltaire, Proust, de Gaulle, Nietzsche, and Conan Doyle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeditations \u003c\/i\u003eby Marcus Aurelius \u003c\/b\u003e- These meditations offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. While the \u003ci\u003eMeditations \u003c\/i\u003ewere composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired throughout the centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOLLECTABLE BOXED SET OF HARDBACK EDITIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eINCLUDES FOUR CLASSIC MODERN TEXTS\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Unquiet Grave \u003c\/i\u003eby Cyril Connolly, \u003ci\u003eStraw Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e by John Gray, \u003ci\u003eCollected Maxims\u003c\/i\u003e by La Rochefoucauld and \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e by Marcus Aurelius. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDESIGNED TO BE LIFETIME COMPANIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e The School of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912891441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912891443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e School of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 4.90w x 3.30d","brand":"The School of Life","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983174435071,"sku":"9781912891443","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_670c0e43-f37f-45c1-810f-edcb8739f8f8.jpg?v=1683265092","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-school-of-life-the-school-of-life-9781912891443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}