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Free delivery worldwide on over 20 million books we use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Sophies world by jostein gaarder is, in my view, a highly successful attempt to write a history of philosophy together with a story. Discover book depositorys huge selection of vaclav smil books online. I wasnt particularly interested in the story as such. A phenomenal worldwide bestseller, sophie s world sets out to draw teenagers into the world of socrates, descartes, spinoza, hegel and all the great philosophers. Sophie s world by jostein gaarder, 9781427200877, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. More praise for the international bestseller that has become europes oddball literary sensation of the decade new york newsday a pageturner. Sophie s world by jostein gaarder, 9780374530716, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A brilliantly original and fascinating story with many twists and turns, it raises profound questions about the meaning of life and the origin of the universe. Writing from their own areas of expertise in language free of academic jargon, the contributors examine the principles of happiness, also known as subjective wellbeing, and how to achieve it. The english translation was published in 1995, and the book was. The world book of happiness is a fascinating compilation of brief essays by 100 of the most prominent experts in positive psychology working in 50 countries. Sophie s world, the first of his books to be published in english, has been translated into 60 languages and has sold over 40 million copies.
Stay up to speed on all we have to offerplus activities, crafts, and blogs for parents and educators in our newsletter. To help us get back to you as soon as possible, please avoid contacting us multiple times. Sofies verden is a 1991 novel by norwegian writer jostein gaarder. It follows sophie amundsen, a norwegian teenager who is introduced to the history of philosophy by alberto knox, a middleaged philosopher sophie s world became a bestseller in norway and won the deutscher jugendliteraturpreis in 1994. Entertainment weekly first, think of a beginners guide to philosophy, written by a schoolteacher.