See a psychiatrist? Are you mad?

Review: Doctoring the Mind by Richard BentallSalley Vickers applauds a brave work that argues that mind-altering drugs do more harm than good to the mentally ill

When did a story last change you?

Molly Flat: From Dorothy Dunnett to Blood Diamond, books have shifted my life's course on numerous occasions

Your desk speaks volumes

Paperback of the week: Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You by Sam GoslingThe psychology professor's Through the Keyhole deductions are both obvious and intriguing, writes Oliver Marre

Of stilettoes and socialites

Review: The Towering World of Jimmy Choo by Lauren Goldstein Crowe and Sagra Mceira de RosenElizabeth Day finds this portrait of Jimmy Choo a bit wobbly on its feet

My life as a giraffe

Writer Arianne Cohen on the highs and lows of being 6ft 3in

Me

Review: Me by Mel ThompsonWith this entry in Acumen's diverting 'The Art of Living' series, Thompson tackles the enormous question of what is a self, says Steven Poole