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How to Be Human: The Manual

Written by: Ruby Wax
Narrated by: Ruby Wax, Ash Ranpura, Gelong Thubten
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of How to be Human: The Manual written and read by Ruby Wax with Ash Ranpura and Gelong Thubten.

It took us 4 billion years to evolve to where we are now. No question, anyone reading this has won the evolutionary Hunger Games by the fact you're on all twos and not some fossil. This should make us all the happiest species alive, yet most of us aren't. What's gone wrong? We've started treating ourselves more like machines and less like humans. We're so used to upgrading things like our iPhones: as soon as the new one comes out, we don't think twice, we dump it. (Many people I know are now on iWife4 or iHusband8, the motto being, if it's new, it's better.)

We can't stop the future from arriving, no matter what drugs we're on. But even if nearly every part of us becomes robotic, we'll still, fingers crossed, have our minds, which, hopefully, we'll be able to use for things like compassion rather than chasing what's 'better', and if we can do that we're on the yellow brick road to happiness.

I wrote this book with a little help from a monk, who explains how the mind works and also gives some mindfulness exercises, and a neuroscientist who explains what makes us 'us' in the brain. We answer every question you've ever had about evolution, thoughts, emotions, the body, addictions, relationships, kids, the future and compassion. How to be Human is extremely funny, true and the only manual you'll need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you've upgraded your iPhone.

©2017 Ruby Wax (P)2017 Penguin Audio

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What a lovely psychology class. Who knew?! Love Ruby’s witty sense of humour especially when consulting with the monk and Neuro scientist. Regular councillors have nothing to offer when it comes to our human condition. Now I can accept my faults, no ... embrace them!! It’s just me. Love this audio book and will be listening over and over. A+++
Brilliant. Easy listening. Delightful exchanges and deep thought brought to the surface for even a child to understand. Highly recommend for early childhood learning. (8-18 ... to 100!!)

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