With this marvellous book Ruby Wax has confirmed her position as one of the most readable inspirational and engaging writers in the field of human mental health happiness and fulfilment. Stephen Fry It took us 4 billion years to evolve to where we are now completely brilliant and yet some might say emotionally dwarfed. The question is can our more empathetic side catch up in time to save us and the world Ive got nothing against smarts but its smarts without emotional awareness that got us into this position of being able to nuke each other into oblivion and rape the earth for oil.With a little help from a monk who tells us how our mind works and a neuroscientist who tells us how our brain works Ruby Wax answers every question youve ever had about evolution thoughts emotions the body addictions relationships sex kids the future and compassion.