Pull yourself together!
Blake Morrison is not impressed by Frank Furedi's Therapy Culture, a critique of the modern world that harks back to a supposed 'golden age' of the stiff upper lip
He’s the world’s fittest man – it’s official
But how does he do it? Paddy Doyle reveals all to Chris Arnot.
On top of the world
Robert Macfarlane's fascinating personal account of the appeal and terrors of high-altitude climbing won him the Guardian First Book award last night. He tells Oliver Burkeman how he fell in love with the mountains.
Feel the fear… and read it anyway
Can't sleep? Can't get a job? Can't get a boyfriend? Don't worry. There's a book out there for you. Polly Vernon investigates the astonishing growth of the 'Mind Body Spirit' genre and asks whether 'self help' is really any help at all.
Sparing the rod
Mary Marsh and Anne Atkins discuss whether or not parents should be legally prevented from smacking their children.
Happiness is… being sad
From Adam Ant to Nick Hornby, everyone seems to be opening up about depression. But is the therapy culture actually making us ill?
Get off that couch
In this exclusive extract from his controversial new book, Frank Furedi says today's therapy culture is emotional correctness gone mad.
Twist in the Tao
It starts with an attempted suicide on the road to Aberdeen and reaches its grand climax on the island of Gomera... Barefoot Doctor's latest book is less a self-help tome than a journey of self-discovery. Here, he reveals how he came to write Twisted Fables for Twisted Minds and why it will either 'heal you or make you go insane'.
Ten years of therapy in one night
Could a single trip on a piece of African rootbark help a junkie kick the habit? That was the claim in the 1960s, and now iboga is back in the spotlight. But is it a miracle cure? Daniel Pinchbeck decided to give it a go. And life, he says, will never be the same again...