Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton, FRSL (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published "Essays in Love" (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include "How Proust Can Change Your Life" (1997), "Status Anxiety" (2004) and "The Architecture of Happiness" (2006).
Sarah Ban Breathnach
Sarah Ban Breathnach (pronounced “Bon Brannock”), is a best-selling author, philanthropist and public speaker. She is the author of thirteen books, including "Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy" which spent more than two years on The New York Times Best Seller list where it held the number one position for a year. To date, "Simple Abundance" has sold over 5 million copies and has been translated into 28 languages. Ban Breathnach's follow up book "Simple Abundance", "Something More", debuted at the number one spot on the best selling book lists of the "New York Times", "USA Today", "The Wall Street Journal" and "Publisher's Weekly". To date, "Something More" has sold over 1.2 million copies. Ban Breathnach was also the first author in the history of the "Wall Street Journal's" list of best-selling books, to appear in both the number one ("Simple Abundance") and number two ("The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude") slots.