The Strange Order of Things by Antonio Damasio review – why feelings are the unstoppable force

What the body feels is every bit as significant as what the mind thinks, a neuroscientist argues. Turn to emotions to explain human consciousness and cultures

Somebody I Used to Know by Wendy Mitchell review – dementia from the inside

Mitchell was 58 when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers. She began to write about the experience of losing herself, and the result is this remarkable memoir

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B Peterson – digested read

Man up and receive the words of advice John Crace has gleaned from this provocative self-help guide

In brief: Here Comes Trouble, The Wicked Cometh, Heal Me – review

Simon Wroe’s comic tale of a country in fake news meltdown, a murder mystery in Georgian London by Laura Carlin, and Julia Buckley’s revealing search for a cure

In Shock by Rana Awdish review – doctor turns patient

After coming close to death in her own hospital, a doctor perhaps protests too much at the language used by her lifesavers

Wendy Mitchell on her extraordinary Alzheimer’s memoir

Diagnosed at 58, Mitchell was determined not to be beaten: ‘Why feel ashamed of having a complex brain disease?’

The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes review – shocking and important

A remarkable account of our addiction to the sweet stuff and the far-reaching implications for our health

Top 10 books about the body

From the horrors of Frankenstein to the wit of Sara Pascoe’s Animal, novelist Emma Glass picks her favourite reading about the wonders of the human body

How to Be Human: The Manual by Ruby Wax review – can mindfulness conquer all?

The comedian and campaigner is an engaging champion of mental health, but self-care may not always be enough

Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon’s Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table by Stephen Westaby – review

A heart-stopping memoir – and a notably down-to-earth example of the genre