Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life by Adam Phillips – review
James Lasdun is both fascinated and frustrated by a mix of lit crit and psychology
Et cetera: Steven Poole’s non-fiction choice – reviews
Steven Poole on Barbaric Sport by Marc Perelman, Fly and Be Damned by Peter McManners and Self-Esteem by David Bonham-Carter
Underneath the Lemon Tree: A Memoir of Depression and Recovery by Mark Rice-Oxley – review
Kathryn Hughes follows a writer on his journey from mental breakdown to recovery
Circulation: William Harvey’s Revolutionary Idea by Thomas Wright – review
William Harvey's scientific contribution was just as momentous as Darwin's, argues Charles Nicholl
Adam Phillips: a life in writing
'Psychoanalysis can fail people by assuming that the best thing you can do in life is to know yourself. Well, I don't think that's true.' Interview by Susanna Rustin
OMG book author makes millions from cold bath and coffee regime
North London gym instructor said to have signed two lucrative deals after book rewrites publishing rules
Cycle Style by Horst A Friedrichs; The Enlightened Cyclist by Bike Snob NYC – reviews
Two new books provide fresh perspectives on the rising popularity of cycling, writes Martin Love
A Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer
By PD Smith
Opium: Reality’s Dark Dream by Thomas Dormandy – review
A deft history of opium spans the personal and the political, writes John Gallagher
Susan Cain: ‘Society has a cultural bias towards extroverts’
Bestselling author Susan Cain tells Ian Tucker about on the cultural dominance of extroverts