A perfect antidote to toxic positivity – a touching, deeply felt and beautifully written look at the human condition, by the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking (which brought relief to several of us in 2012…).
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
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£20.00
Edition:Hardback978024130066421/04/2022
Categories: 07. Spring Books 2022: Ideas & Culture, Science, Spring Books 2022
Tag: Psychology & Medicine
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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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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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SB-C argues that the secrets of humanity's cognitive development - from the invention of agriculture to musical instruments - can be found in the genes for autism.
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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 ... read more
Animal Joy: A Book of Laughter and Resuscitation
Paperback £12.99