The School of Life: Small Pleasures: what makes life truly valuable

The book "The Best of Life's Small Pleasures" explores and appreciates the small pleasures found in everyday life, such as holding a child's hand, having a warm bath, or the joy of the evening sky. It is an intriguing, evocative mix of small pleasures to heighten the senses and return us to the world with new-found excitement and enthusiasm.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Publisher: The School of Life Press

So often, we exhaust ourselves and the planet in a search for very large pleasures, while all around us lies a wealth of small pleasures that, if only we paid more attention, could bring us solace and joy at little cost and effort. This is a book to guide us to the best of life's small pleasures: the distinctive delight of holding a child's hand, the warmth of a warm bath, or the joy of the evening sky. It is an intriguing, evocative mix of small pleasures to heighten the senses and return us to the world with new-found excitement and enthusiasm.

Small pleasures are points of access to the great themes of our lives. Every chapter puts one such moment of enjoyment under a magnifying glass to find out what's really going on and why it touches, moves, and makes us smile.

This is a book to remind us of the simple joys that can be found in everyday life, and to encourage us to take the time to appreciate them. It is a testament to the power of small things and the importance of taking the time to enjoy them.

Weight: 262g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915087034