From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream, a radically new way of thinking about depression and anxiety
Johann Hari is the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream. He was a columnist for the Independent in London for nine years and was twice named Newspaper Journalist of the Year by Amnesty International UK. He has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, Slate, the New Republic and the Nation. He has been awarded the Comment Award for Cultural Commentator of the Year by Editorial Intelligence, and has been named Journalist of the Year by Stonewall. His TED Talk ‘Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong’ and animated video on the same subject has been viewed over 16 million times. Hari lives in London. chasingthescream.com / @johannhari101
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*
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*
A brilliant, stimulating, radical take on mental health
*Matt Haig, author of How to Stop Time*
This book is a game changer
*Davina McCall*
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*
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*
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 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*
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 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
*Ariana Huffington*
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*
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