From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream, a radically new way of thinking about depression and anxiety
JOHANN HARI is an internationally bestselling author. His first book, Chasing the Scream, was a New York Times bestseller and is being adapted into a Hollywood feature film. His second book, Lost Connections, was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. He has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Le Monde and others, and he was twice named Newspaper Journalist of the Year by Amnesty International. His TED Talk, `Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong', and the animation based on it, have had more than twenty million views. His books have been translated into eighteen languages.
If you have ever been down, or felt lost, this amazing book will
change your life. Do yourself a favour - read it now * Elton John
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A brilliant, stimulating, radical take on mental health * Matt Haig
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Lost Connections offers a wonderful and incisive analysis of the
depression and alienation that are haunting American society *
Hillary Rodham Clinton *
Wise, probing and deeply generous Hari has produced a book packed
with explosive revelations about our epidemic of despair ... I am
utterly convinced that the more people read this book, the better
off the world will be * Naomi Klein *
It's brilliant for anyone wanting a better understanding of mental
health * Zoe Ball, Stylist *
Coupling diverse personal narratives with an intense investigation
into the failings of Western society to better connect us all ... I
strongly believe that what Hari has created may be one of the most
important texts of recent years. The book gives a voice to those
who cannot speak and hands them a megaphone to vibrate the
monolithic towers of the antidepressant drug industries. It teaches
that through community, through social and natural connection, and
through understanding, depression can be tackled via alternative
means -- British Journal of General Practice
This book is a game changer * Davina McCall *
A prescient and compassionate Rosetta Stone for those trying to
understand mental illness. Beautiful * Russell Brand *
Extraordinary ... A highly personal book, written with humility,
humour and candour, it nonetheless heralds a crucial new discussion
about our mental health - and health of the world we've created for
ourselves ... I honestly couldn't put it down. What a stunning
piece of work * Brian Eno *
As with his book on drugs, Johann Hari has delivered a remarkable
tour de force on a difficult, complex and controversial subject and
made the reader think anew * Alastair Campbell *
This is a bold and inspiring book that will help far more than just
those who suffer from depression. As Hari shows, we all have within
us the potential to live in ways that are healthier and wiser *
Arianna Huffington *
An exquisitely lucid treatise on why no person is, has been or ever
should be an island. This book is the most exciting thing I've read
this year. From slightly seedy to suicidal - however you are
feeling - read this book and it will honestly help you to
understand which roads we must walk if we want to see true, lasting
change * Emma Thompson *
A vital, compelling and eye-opening examination of the myths we
have been taught to believe about depression and anxiety ... Hari
again proves that he is one of the world's most important and most
enlightening thinkers and social critics * Glenn Greenwald *
This is an astonishing book, that transforms our understanding of
one of the crucial issues of our times. Johann Hari asks the big
questions and provides the big answers - answers that have been
neglected for far too long. You cannot fully understand this great
curse of our age until you have read it * George Monbiot *
Johann Hari has written a book that could actually make us happy.
It is very important everyone read this book and do what he says as
quickly as possible * Simon Amstell *
A brilliant book for gaining a better understanding of mental
health -- Zoe Ball
A beautiful book from the person that brilliantly once said "the
opposite of addiction is connection" and who now explores and
offers some solutions to our disconnection * Jemima Khan *
This is an extraordinary, elegant exploration of a timely problem.
It is written with wit and elan and provides a devastating analysis
of our society that is both shocking and profound * Dr Max
Pemberton of the Daily Mail *
A bold call for a complete re-evaluation of what is causing the
western epidemic of mental illness -- Isabel Hardman * Sunday Times
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You might think Lost Connections is a self-help title but in
reality it's a book that aims to change society, not individuals
... Lost Connections is an important and controversial book because
it asks questions about the biggest problems we have in the world *
Attitude Magazine *
Brilliant -- Liz Jones * Mail on Sunday *
A compassionate, common-sense approach to depression and anxiety
... His book brings with it an urgency and rigour that will, with
luck, encourage the authorities to sit up and take note -- Fiona
Sturges * Guardian *
Thought-provoking ... His comprehensible and penetrating study
features extensive research and interviews with everyone from
leading scientists and medics to members of the Amish community.
This heartening book reveals the mutual social benefits of
reconnecting with others and helping them to help yourself *
Western Mail *
Lost Connections isn't as much about science and mental health as
it is about society, and the stories we tell around mental illness
... This book's value lies in its attempt to change the stories we
tell about the depressed and anxious, and perhaps help some of
those suffering change how they think about themselves -- Barbara
Speed * Independent i *
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