![]() A bidding war broke out, with Scholastic Publishing eventually purchasing the story for over 100,000, the largest. Other nominees included Gloria Steinham, Brian Grazer. The book became an instant hit and soon caught the attention of U.S. This hour, TED speakers share ideas on how to better plan for the future, while allowing for the. Statistically unlikely to be the worst book ever, The Idiot Brain stands apart from all the other books on this list by virtue of it actually existing.ĭean Burnett actually considered pitching some of these ideas to publishers for real, before common sense and his agent took over. Tracey Cleantis book, The Next Happy, was a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award in 2016. Future You Who will you be in 10 years In 20 years Envisioning how you will evolve is very hard. Indeed, he is not above using an entire post as a long-winded set-up to plug said book during a quiet time of year when most of the Guardian people are on holiday.Įxploring the more ridiculous and baffling aspects of the brain and how they impact our day to day lives, The Idiot Brain features thousands of words, most of which you’ll recognise, and all of which are presented in an understandable fashion following some judicious editing. The Idiot Brain, released in February 2016, is the debut book from Dean Burnett, prolific writer of Guardian science blogs of varying quality. (Professor Katie Fantworth, £8.99, SomeWorld books)įollowing on from the success of books that explore in-depth the real issues of mental health problems, like Neurotribes or The Man Who Couldn’t Stop, comes this enlightening text from renowned psychologist Professor Katie Fantworth, which focuses on shocking cases of real-life individuals who have decided that they have some sort of mental illness for no real reason.įantworth presents to us an array of colourful characters, like the woman who insists that she has OCD because she makes people take her shoes off before coming into her house, or the accountant who claims to be “certifiably insane” due to his owning at least 11 novelty ties, or even the twentysomething advertising executive who tells you he is “on the autistic spectrum” because he is regularly rude to people.īoth shocking and fascinating, OCD on a Thursday shows how easy it is to assume a severely debilitating mental health concern purely to avoid scrutiny for some annoying aspect of your personality. Photograph: Alfonso de Tomas/Alamy OCD on a Thursday: true cases of self-proclaimed mental illnesses Pointing to a study of 6,000 children’s books published between 19, which found that just 7.5% had female protagonists, they add that not much has changed since.If you’ve ever claimed to have OCD because you aren’t keen on low-level mess, then this book is for you. ![]() ![]() They also realised “that 95% of the books and TV shows we grew up with lacked girls in prominent positions”. ![]() On their Kickstarter page, Favilli and Cavallo explain that part of the inspiration for the book was their own journey as entrepreneurs, which “made us understand how important it is for girls to grow up surrounded by female role models”, because “it helps them to be more confident and set bigger goals”. ![]() “We are really thinking of the book as a modern fairytale that children will read at bedtime before they go to sleep.” “We chose to write the stories in the style of a fairytale – lots of them start ‘once upon a time’,” said Favilli. They estimate that they will be printing more than 10,000 copies of the book and are also planning an edition for general distribution, once the fundraiser ends on Wednesday. The pair have now added a series of “ stretch goals” to their Kickstarter, including a week of workshops in Rwanda about female leadership in January 2017. ‘Venus and Serena would train every day.’ Photograph: Timbuktu Labs ![]()
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