A literary and psychoanalytical first cousin to the Bombay Laughing Club: a book about laughter and the unconscious, with philosophy, poetry, memoir and the tragi-comedy of clowns thrown in to the mix, that will draw a few explosions of gaiety from readers.
Animal Joy: A Book of Laughter and Resuscitation
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Edition:Paperback978191309795002/08/2022From a Bookshelf nearby
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The retired neurosurgeon (and bestselling author of Do No Harm) becomes a patient when he is diagnosed with cancer.
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
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Despite its title, this is not a self-help book but rather a beautiful exploration of a condition that is at the heart of human life - solitude. The book is a memoir of time spent in social ... read more
The Art of Solitude
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In 1942, seventeen ships were bombed in Bari. One of them contained mustard gas. The appalling results, though hushed up, fortunately became known to a research scientist.
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Combining neuroscience and psychoanalysis, the psychotherapist author is further qualified to write this book being married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the garden designer and winner of umpteen awa... read more