Description
The paperback of the Sunday Times bestseller: Oliver James tours the minds of the middle classes in search of an answer to the question: is it possible to be successful and stay sane
About the Author
Oliver James trained and practised as a child clinical psychologist and, since 1987, has worked as a writer, journalist and television documentary producer and presenter. His books include Juvenile Violence in a Winner-Loser Culture, the bestselling They F*** You Up and Britain on the Couch, which was also a successful documentary series for Channel 4. He is a trustee of two children's charities: the National Family and Parenting Institute and Homestart.
Reviews
Oliver James is excellent at showing why social scientists think that the surge in material affluence can produce the opposite of happiness. -- Avner Offer, Professor of Economic History, University of Oxford
Should be mandatory reading for everyone -- Will Self
Never before have I read a book that so precisely captures the way we are all being emotionally snookered by the demands of 21st-century living... read this book -- Jeremy Vine
A wonderfully clear and cogent thesis * Guardian *
An absorbing and effective wake-up call * London Lite *
Book Information
ISBN 9780091900113
Author Oliver James
Format Paperback
Page Count 592
Imprint Vermilion
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Weight(grams) 395g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 126mm * 35mm