Derren explores the history and philosophy of happiness and explains why everything is fine, more or less...!
Derren began his UK television career in December 2000 with a
series of specials called Mind Control. Since redefining the genre
of magic for intelligent, modern audiences, he has become
synonymous with the art of psychological manipulation. His TV shows
have become must-see events. Amongst a varied and notorious career,
Derren has played Russian Roulette on live television, convinced
middle-managers to commit an armed robbery in the street, led the
nation in a seance, stuck viewers to their sofas, successfully
predicted the National Lottery, motivated a shy man to land a
packed passenger plane at 30,000 feet, exposed psychic and
faith-healing charlatans, and hypnotised a man to assassinate
Stephen Fry. On top of this he tours the UK every year with a
sell-out stage show and has recently finished a run on Broadway,
NYC.
He has published five books- Tricks of the Mind, Confessions of a
Conjuror, Happy, A Little Happier and a book of his caricatures,
Portraits.
Witty, useful and beautifully written... this book grapples
expansively with the most profound questions any of us face
*The Sunday Times*
Brilliant. Really brilliant and just crammed with wisdom and
insight. It will genuinely make a difference to me and the way I
think about myself. I'm going to recommend it to everyone I
know.
*Stephen Fry*
Brown tries to resurrect the original Stoic ambitions here: not
just to live well but to die well, too. His book is thoughtful,
insightful and ultimately, well, helpful.
*Sunday Times Books of the Year*
Til now, we've known Derren Brown as a supreme illusionist and
magician. Now he surprises us with a new and brilliant identity: as
a philosopher. Not just any philosopher. Brown takes philosophy
back to its truest task: that of helping us to live and die well.
His book is deeply informative, moving, wise and full of love. It
sets out to change lives - and it will. Derren has pulled off a
properly implausible trick: that of making the deepest ideas
relevant, humane and urgent.
*Alain de Botton*
In this wise and perceptive book Derren Brown has conjoined
personal experience, profoundly sensible psychology and the magic
of philosophy to produce a really excellent account of how to be
happy - really, maturely, properly happy. This is a wonderfully
educative - and enjoyable! - book, and should be on everyone's
reading list, always.
*A.C. Grayling*
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