Head in the Clouds
How the Weather Affects Our Minds and Mental Health
$39.97
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2026
Summary
A rich and timely account of how the weather can affect our psychology and benefit our mental health
Why do most of us feel more miserable on a rainy day? Why are people more likely to commit violent crimes on a hot summer’s night? And why on earth are we humans so obsessed with the weather?
Weather affects us all the time - often in surprising ways - but there are steps we can take to work with the weather and not against it, benefitting our mental health in the process.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241788370 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241788374 |
| Author: | Professor Trevor Harley, Trevor Harley |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Imprint: | DK RED |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 138mm x 222mm |
Critics Review
Fun, fascinating and original – a gust of fresh air! – Tristan Gooley, author of The Secret World of Weather
This revealing and informative book combines a fascinating exploration of how weather affects our minds and moods with a deeply personal account of Professor Harley’s own experiences of mental health challenges. – Gavin Pretor-Pinney, author of The Cloudspotter’s Guide
Professor Trevor Harley
Professor Trevor Harley is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Dundee. His special interest lies in the weather, and he is frequently consulted by the media to discuss the connection between weather and human behaviour.
He is the author of several academic books, including The Psychology of Weather (Routledge 2018). His books have been translated into multiple languages.
Professor Harley studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge in 1979, followed by a PhD in Experimental Psychology, also at Cambridge. He then pursued an academic career in psychology, spending ten years at the University of Warwick before moving to the University of Dundee in 1996. At Dundee, he served as Head of Department and later as Dean.
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