Can a Picture Understand Me?

Art is one of the most fascinating ways that human beings share what is hard to put into words.

New from our bestselling series, Big Ideas From Art invites children to see history's greatest pictures as a chance to understand themselves and the world around them a little more deeply.

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More ways to see ourselves through art

A selection of our most-loved exercises, essays and ideas on what pictures can reveal about us.

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The Proust Questionnaire, Reimagined

Over a century ago, Marcel Proust answered questions about love, fear and who we dare to be, and his replies are still read today.

Made in collaboration with the French fashion house Gérard Darel, our new card set invites you to take your turn, with 32 questions, a short reflection behind each, and 20 exercises for revealing conversation.

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More From History's Greatest Thinkers

A selection of our most-loved philosophical tools for living wisely and well.

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A Defining Text, Reimagined

Over a decade ago, Alain de Botton founded The School of Life, an institute dedicated to understanding and improving our emotional intelligence.

Now, we're re-releasing the defining text behind it all - in a rare, three-volume, beautifully bound set.

Only 250 copies available. Very few remaining.

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Books and Tools for a More Honest Way of Living

A selection of our most-loved psychological tools, built to help us continue growing throughout our lives.

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