How to Be Human: The Manual by Ruby Wax (Hardcover, 2018)

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A practical and inspiring new book by the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled It took us 4 billion years to evolve to where we are now. No question, anyone reading this has won the evolutionary Hunger Games by the fact you're on all twos and not some fossil. This should make us all the happiest species alive - most of us aren't, what's gone wrong? We've started treating ourselves more like machines and less like humans. We're so used to upgrading things like our iPhones- as soon as the new one comes out, we don't think twice, we dump it. (Many people I know are now on iWife4 or iHusband8, the motto being, if it's new, it's better.) We can't stop the future from arriving, no matter what drugs we're on. But even if nearly every part of us becomes robotic, we'll still, fingers crossed, have our minds, which, hopefully, we'll be able use for things like compassion, rather than chasing what's 'better', and if we can do that we're on the yellow brick road to happiness. I wrote this book with a little help from a monk, who explains how the mind works, and also gives some mindfulness exercises, and a neuroscientist who explains what makes us 'us' in the brain. We answer every question you've ever had about- evolution, thoughts, emotions, the body, addictions, relationships, kids, the future and compassion. How to be Human is extremely funny, true and the only manual you'll need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you've upgraded your iPhone.

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780241294727
eBay Product ID (ePID)24046523589

Product Key Features

Book TitleHow to Be Human: the Manual
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
TopicScience, Anthropology, Biology, Coping with Illness, Popular Psychology
TypeTextbook
AuthorRuby Wax
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height222 mm
Item Weight412 g
Item Width144 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorRuby Wax
Topic AreaClinical Psychology

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  • A book for all round wellbeing

    the best "goof for you" on the market, not just informative but very readable. Well done Ruby Wax

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  • Inspirational book

    Inspirational book to read and funny as well. i would recommend everyone to read it.

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  • A delightful read!

    A delightful read, very helpful & funny but helps understand why we feel this way! & yes it is ok to feel this way too!

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  • Love Ruby Wax

    Awesome book good condition and service

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  • Funny, informative, educational

    Funny, informative, educational. Another self help book that I will keep on the bookshelf

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  • All Perfect

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  • Ruby Wax How to be human

    good explaining in a funny way enjoyed

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