The Laws of Connection
13 Social Strategies That Will Transform Your Life
$29.75
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2024
Summary
In the early 1960s, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley set out to establish the key factors affecting health and longevity. Their results, known as the ‘Alameda 7’, are already familiar: don’t smoke, drink in moderation, sleep seven to eight hours a night, exercise, eat regular meals, maintain a moderate weight, and eat breakfast. Years later, however, the same team discovered an eighth factor, one that proved more important than all the others: social connection.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781805300311 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1805300318 |
| Author: | David Robson |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books |
| Imprint: | Canongate Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 406g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 152mm x 233mm |
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Critics Review
‘Praise for The Expectation Effect: ‘This book is entertaining, eye-opening, extremely useful and best of all, evidence-based’ - CLAUDIA HAMMOND
‘Mind-changing science … One of Robson’s many strengths is to take what might seem familiar and show just how much deeper the rabbit hole goes’ - OLIVER BURKEMAN
‘Based in science and packed with smart advice’ - DANIEL H. PINK
‘This is an utterly riveting and transformative book. You can’t afford not to read it!’ - NIGELLA LAWSON
‘Visionary, original and exciting’ - WILL STORR
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David Robson
David Robson is an award-winning science journalist. His first book, The Intelligence Trap, has been translated into 15 languages and his second, The Expectation Effect, won the British Psychological Society Award. Previously an editor and senior journalist at BBC Future, Robson is now a freelance journalist; his writing has appeared in The Times, Telegraph, Guardian, Atlantic, Washington Post and more.
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