The School of Life is dedicated to making our lives clearer, less puzzling and more enjoyable - by studying the big themes of life with the help of culture. This new series of self-help books continues to reinvent the genre, making it into something more serious, profound and genuinely helpful. Alain de Botton
Philip Delves Broughton is the author of two international bestsellers, Life's a Pitch, and What They Teach You at Harvard Business School. He grew up in England, received his BA in Classics from Oxford and his MBA from Harvard Business School. He spent ten years as a reporter and foreign correspondent for the Daily Telegraph and now writes regularly for the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. An edited collection of his work for the FT was published as Management Matters: From the Humdrum to the Big Decisions. He also collaborates with the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Education in the area of research and policy.
The School of Life is a groundbreaking enterprise which offers good ideas for everyday living. Founded in 2008, The School of Life runs a diverse range of programmes and services which address questions of personal fulfilment and how to lead a better life. Drawing insights from philosophy, psychology, literature, the visual arts and sciences, The School of Life offers evening classes, weekends, conversation meals and other events that explore issues relating to big themes such as Love,Work, Play, Self, Family and Community.