Riveting... Everyone should read it

Nothing short of sudden death will distract you from The Jigsaw Man... it's a triumph to be so interesting without a trace of sensationalism

Compared with other approaches to self-care and protecting your mental health, seeking to have more fun is accessible and instantly rewarding.

Practical, evidence-backed... and an argument that fun isn't optional, but essential.

Inspires us to move fun to the top of our priority list and rethink the way we allocate our time. Inspirational, funny, research-packed and full of practical strategies, The Power of Fun is a game-changer.

If you feel like modern adulthood has sucked the fun out of your life, you'll find hope in these pages. With clarity and levity, Catherine Price illuminates why our days are so dull - and how we can have more play and more joy. In a time when so many of us are languishing, this delightful book might just be what we need to start flourishing.

Sharp, entertaining and persuasive... an essential guide for anyone who can't quite remember what it's like to experience joy.

An antidote to all the darkness... a guide to tapping into true fun.

Only a poker player could write this classic book on when--and more importantly how--to fold a bad hand in business, investing, relationships and life

The opposite of a great virtue is also a virtue. And Quit is the perfect dialectical complement to Grit. Weave these two virtues into your character and live a much more fulfilling life

Quitting is not just an art; it's also a science - and there is no one so uniquely suited to teach us both as Annie Duke

You won't want to quit reading this book, both because it is such a rewarding read and also because its lessons are so important, useful, and memorable.

Not since Kenny Rogers has an expert storyteller so clearly demonstrated the importance of knowing when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, nor presented a clearer strategy to determine when, instead of merely walking away, it's time to run

The novel unfolds over five years as a series of evocative vignettes, with a pulse of jeopardy in the pair's uneasy sense of adult tensions

Enchanting, funny and layered in pathos... Sadie Jones' unusual take on the rural dream is a gift of a book

A magnificent achievement. So honest, so thorough and so well written, both Angela's search for truth and this book are about the deepest possible experience of transmitted collective/personal trauma.

Angela Findlay has written a brave and unflinchingly honest exploration of the complex legacy of her German grandfather's activities as a top-ranking Wehrmacht officer in WW2. Her book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the far-reaching impact of transgenerational memory, shame or trauma, and a moving testament to the personal and collective value of reckoning with the past.


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Fascinating ... and extremely courageous work.

Scull delivers a remarkable history of psychiatry. The final section is a devastatingly effective chronicle of the rise of psychopharmacology and its tendency to regard all mental illnesses as potentially treatable with the right medication. This sweeping and comprehensive survey is an impressive feat

A carefully researched history of psychiatry, it provides a critical assessment of the psychiatric enterprise. In the rush to find cures for psychiatric illnesses, Scull believes that there has been a disappointing lack of focus on patients