Description
'This book couldn't be more needed right now!' Nigella Lawson
'Ruby has a uniquely vibrant and clever way of thinking' Elizabeth Day
'The antidote to all Covid angst' Kathy Lette
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Bestselling author and comedian, Ruby Wax, uses her iconic wit and expertise to equip readers with a positive roadmap for a kinder, brighter world and better mental health.
As we begin to see the green shoots of a post-pandemic world, Ruby Wax's clever and witty And Now for the Good News is the blueprint we all need for achieving a kinder, more compassionate world.
Brimming with practical learnings, Ruby gives readers the opportunity to create lasting positive change and provides us all with a much-needed tonic for better mental health and wellbeing.
She has spent the last three years speaking to the people who are spearheading the latest innovation and influencing a brighter future for humanity. From the communities being designed to eradicate loneliness and the companies putting their employees' happiness first, to the impressive AI technology teaching children with learning difficulties and taking literacy levels higher than ever before. And Now for the Good News distils her inspiring findings into key practical takeaways for all.
Ruby's here to provide us all with a positive roadmap for a brighter world and most importantly, for better mental wellbeing.
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'A fantastic tonic for the universal malaise' Ian McKellen
'Ruby can always be guaranteed to lift your spirits!' Annie Lennox
About the Author
Ruby Wax is a successful comedian, TV writer and performer of over 25 years. Ruby additionally holds a Master's degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University, and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for her services to mental health. She is the author of books Sane New World, A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled and How to be Human, and has toured all over the world with the accompanying one-woman shows. Both books have reached the number one spot on The Sunday Times bestsellers list. She has 145k followers on Twitter.
Reviews
I think at this point in time we're all in need of as much good news as we can get! Ruby can always be guaranteed to lift your spirits! * Annie Lennox *
In a world of relentlessly worrying news, finally a moment of good. I adored reading And Now for the Good News - truly there is hope * Emma Freud *
I adored interviewing Ruby: she has such a fizzing, uniquely vibrant and clever way of thinking about things. And I've wanted her on the podcast for ages because she does such important work * Elizabeth Day *
Easy-to-read and interesting take on (...) what's good in the world * People Magazine *
In her imitable style, Ruby describes her global journey to hunt out people inventing a better world (...) self-compassion is at the heart of Ruby's philosophy * Waitrose Magazine *
It's the antidote to all Covid angst life anxieties & proves that optimism is not an eye disease * Kathy Lette *
I am reading and finding on every page a delicious morsel * Celia Imrie on Twitter *
It is nice even to think about Good News. Thank you for the book @Rubywax! * Neil Gaiman on Twitter *
@Rubywax's New book is out on 17th September and it's GOOD NEWS.
She explores the goodness out there and how to cultivate it
This is a good read by my friend Ruby Wax and it's actually positive about the future, which I must say isn't something that often occurs to me about the future. Also, it's funny which I think is very important. And finally, Ruby has neither paid me, blackmailed me or threatened me to make me say this * Jo Brand on Instagram *
A new book by Ruby is in itself Good News! It sounds like a tonic for the universal malaise * Ian McKellen on Twitter *
This book couldn't be more needed right now!
* Nigella Lawson on Twitter *I loved it! * Claudia Winkleman on Twitter *
A book celebrating what's good in the world (...) despite Covid-19, climate change and general political nastiness, there's so much good stuff going on. And we can improve our lives by leaps and bounds if we embrace it * Woman's Weekly *
Inspirational * Jewish Chronicle *
The book the world NEEDS right now by one of my heroes * Scarlett Curtis *
Book Information
ISBN 9780241400661
Author Ruby Wax
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Penguin Life
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 181g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 16mm
