The Ten Types of Human: A New Understanding of Who We Are, and Who We Can Be - Couverture rigide

Dias, Dexter

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ISBN 10 : 1785150162 ISBN 13 : 9781785150166

Editeur : William Heinemann, 2017

Synopsis

'I emerged from this book feeling better about almost everything... a mosaic of faces building into this extraordinary portrait of our species.' Guardian

'The Ten Types of Human is a fantastic piece of non-fiction, mixing astonishing real-life cases with the latest scientific research to provide a guide to who we really are. It’s inspiring and essential.' Charles Duhigg

'Uplifting and indispensable.' Howard Cunnell

This book will introduce you to ten people. In a way, you already know them. Only you don’t – not really. In a sense, they are you. Only they’re not entirely. They inform and shape the most important decisions in your life. But you’re almost certainly unaware of their intervention. They are the Ten Types of Human. Who are they? What are they for? How did they get into your head?

We want to believe that there are some things we would never do. We want to believe that there are others we always would. But how can we be sure? What are our limits? Do we have limits?

The answer lies with the Ten Types of Human: the people we become when we are faced with life's most difficult decisions. But who or what are these Types? Where do they come from? How did they get into our heads?

The Ten Types of Human is a pioneering examination of human nature. It looks at the best and worst that human beings are capable of, and asks why. It explores the frontiers of the human experience, excavating the forces that shape our thoughts and actions in extreme situations. It begins in a courtroom and journeys across four continents and through the lives of some exceptional people, in search of answers.

Mixing cutting-edge neuroscience, social psychology and human rights research, The Ten Types of Human is at once a provocation and a map to our hidden selves. It provides a new understanding of who we are – and who we can be.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dexter Dias QC is one of the most eminent barristers in the UK. A specialist in human rights law, he has spent decades advocating for victims and survivors of institutional power abuses. He is a Deputy High Court Judge, Special Human Rights Adviser to UNICEF, Chair of the Bar's Equality & Diversity Training Committee, and winner of the SMG award for Advocacy for Racial Justice.

In addition to his work as a barrister, Dias is a leading academic researcher on racism. After achieving one of the highest Firsts in two decades at Cambridge University, Dias was elected to a Foundation Scholarship at Jesus College. He was subsequently awarded a Visiting Research Fellowship at Harvard, where he examined the psychological effects of social and racial inequality. His TED Talk, 'Racism wants your silence', has been viewed over 1 million times.

Dias' previous book, The Ten Types of Human, was a Waterstones Book of the Year, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick, and has sold nearly 100,000 copies worldwide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Heinemann
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1785150162
• ISBN 13: 9781785150166
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 848
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible