Emotional Education

Emotional intelligence affects every aspect of the way we live, from romantic to professional relationships, from our inner resilience to our social success. It is arguably the single most important skill for surviving the twenty-first century. But what does it really mean? One decade ago, Alain de Botton founded The School of Life, an institute dedicated to understanding and improving our emotional intelligence. Now he presents the gathered wisdom of those ten years in a wide-ranging and innovative compendium of emotional intelligence that forms an introduction to The School of Life.

Emotions dictate our mood, our actions, and our thoughts, but you can learn to master your mind and use it to empower your daily actions with Stoic guidance. This guide will teach you the basics of Stoic philosophy.

Executive functioning skills—including focus, organization, stress management, and more―are critical to succeeding in all aspects of your life. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with ADHD or you’ve lived with it your entire life, you know that developing these skills can be a challenge. Thriving with Adult ADHD offers a toolbox of information, assessments, and evidence-based exercises to help you build this mental skill set and take control of your ADHD.

Five years in the making—the powerful follow-up to Maslow Before Bloom: Basic Human Needs Before Academics. What if school wasn’t just about achievement… but about becoming? In Maslow Before Bloom… Then Gardner, Jung & Goleman: Educating the Whole Child With Needs, Strengths, Meaning & Emotional Intelligence, Dr. Bryan Pearlman invites educators, counselors, and leaders to reimagine what it truly means to help students thrive. Building on the truth that kids can’t learn if they don’t feel safe, seen, or supported, this book goes beyond Maslow to explore how we help students grow...

What if the answer to the youth mental health crisis isn’t less screen time—but instead, more independence? We have spent the last few decades laser-focused on improving safety for children. We have supervised them more, and made their lives more achievement-oriented, with the good...

Identifying covert emotional manipulation is tricky. You sense something is wrong, but you can't quite put your finger on the problem. This powerful book will reveal to you if manipulation is at play in your relationships. It will open your eyes. You will learn 30 tactics manipulators use to get what they want. You will also learn to spot the warning signs within yourself that expose covert manipulation is taking place, even if you can't identify the specific tactics being used.

There are three kinds of feelings when reading a story: boredom, interest, and wow! To become a successful writer, you must create the wow feeling on as many pages as possible, and this requires writing that engages the reader emotionally. In his best-selling book, screenwriter Karl Iglesias explored the working habits of A-list Hollywood scribes. Now, he breaks new ground by focusing on the psychology of the reader.

An urgently needed guide to help parents understand their teenagers’ intense and often fraught emotional lives—and how to support them through this critical developmental stage—from the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure In teenagers, powerful emotions come...

Amina Wells never planned on becoming a nanny. But when she takes the job caring for billionaire Grant Wilder’s grieving niece, she finds herself drawn into a world of glittering penthouses, whispered gossip—and a man who terrifies her as much as he tempts her. Grant lives for control. For order. For keeping his emotions locked behind boardroom walls. But Amina is nothing like the polished women in his world. She’s sunshine and music, the one person who can reach through his armor… and the only one who can soothe the little girl who’s become his entire world. Their connection is ...

Soon to be an animated series from Nickelodeon! The third Big Nate novel in the New York Times bestselling series by Lincoln Peirce—Big Nate is on a roll! Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney says, ""Big Nate is funny, big time!"" Nate's a big deal in his scout troop . . . until Artur—aka...

You Know Exactly What You Should Be Doing. So Why Aren't You Doing It? You know the feeling, you wake up full of motivation. Today’s the day you’re gonna start that project you keep dreaming about. You cleared your schedule. Set your alarm earlier. Made the coffee stronger. But 1 hour later, you’re doomscrolling through your phone while that familiar knot tightens in your stomach. You know exactly you’re not doing what you want to do. But you just can’t stop. You waste another day. And as you go to sleep that night, you start to believe you’re never gonna make it. The Cruel Math...

Onward tackles the problem of educator stress, and provides a practical framework for taking the burnout out of teaching. Unsurprisingly, these effects are highest in difficult-to-fill positions such as math, science, and foreign languages, and in urban areas and secondary classrooms. This actionable framework gives you concrete steps toward rediscovering yourself, your energy, and your passion for teaching. The companion workbook helps you put the framework into action, streamlining your way toward renewal and strength.

Learn how to persuade cats--the world's most skeptical and cautious negotiators--with this primer on rhetoric and argument from the New York Times bestselling author of Thank You for Arguing! Cats are skilled manipulators who can talk you into just about anything without a single word. They can...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The instant classic about why some ideas thrive, why others die, and how to make your ideas stick. “Anyone interested in influencing others—to buy, to vote, to learn, to diet, to give to charity or to start a revolution—can learn from this book.”—The...

Transformational Leaders create a legacy of success that reaches far beyond the initial impact of their work. Are you a Transformational Leader? Do you have a desire to use your strengths to transform others in your workplace, family, and community? Or perhaps even globally? In the first part of this book, Dr. Richard Nongard provides a clear understanding of what Transformational Leadership is and how it is unique among leadership styles. He shares the research demonstrating its efficacy in healthcare, business, community development, and the military, along with his own personal ...

From Attorney Ryan, the most well-known labor lawyer in America, the complete guide to workers’ rights that your boss doesn’t want you to read Life for working people is getting harder and more expensive. While employers clamp down with return-to-office mandates, productivity trackers, and...

A landmark book that reveals the way boys think and that shows parents, educators and coaches how to reach out and help boys overcome their most common and difficult challenges -- by the bestselling author who changed our conception of adolescent girls. Do you constantly struggle to pull...

In How to Read People like a Book, we will go deep into exploring body language - not just to understand people, but to also connect with them. After all, why do we find the need to interpret and understand what people say and do? Because, we want to connect with them, create relationships, and be part of a community.

Unlock the Hidden Power of ADHD - Transform Focus, Energy, and Confidence by Resetting the Brain’s Reward System Are you doing everything “right” but still watching focus slip through your fingers? Have you ever wondered why traditional ADHD strategies fall short - despite the best diets, therapies, and medications? What if the secret to managing ADHD wasn’t about doing more - but about understanding why the ADHD brain craves more in the first place? The Dopamine Detox is a groundbreaking guide that takes you beyond surface-level solutions and into the brain’s primal operating ...

The simple way to help your kids face their fears, handle big emotions, and bolster their social skills—from the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child and a renowned play therapist “A parenting guide as useful as it is scientifically sound, The Way of Play is a gift...