Take a sane check
Child psychologist Adam Phillips takes a bracing and provocative approach to sanity in Going Sane, says Adam Mars-Jones.
The sheep of reason
Adam Phillips examines the opposite of madness in Going Sane. Lisa Appignanesi on an inspiring treatment of an elusive subject.
Why ruin your life?
Lionel Shriver, author of US bestseller We Need To Talk About Kevin, on why she believes motherhood isn't all it's cracked up to be.
That way sanity lies
A psychoanalyst who hates the 'intrusiveness' of therapy, a rigorous sceptic whose brilliant books have tackled despair, disillusionment, boredom and ... tickling. Now, Adam Phillips has turned his focus on the elusive concept of Being Sane. Here, he talks to Sean O'Hagan about the madness at the heart of modern life
They are what they eat
With the rise in skin complaints and asthma, obesity and attention disorders, children's health is a constant battle. However, simple changes in their diet can help target these problems. In this extract from his informative new book, Dr John Briffa pinpoints the danger signs, and serves up the foods that'll keep them sweet.
Healing hopes
Toby Murcott examines complementary medicine in The Whole Story. Phil Whitaker has no need of a second opinion.
The mysterious bacillus
Tony Gould anatomises a misunderstood disease in his study of leprosy, Don't Fence Me In.
Make with the shaker
Girls, if you're looking for love, learn to mix an Old Fashioned. Rachel Cooke on advice for the single girl from Marjorie Hillis, Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo.
Invasion of the pregnant dads
Books on fatherhood used to be few and far between - but not any more. Nicholas Lezard takes a look at the good, the bad, and the downright mawkish.
Nothing but the truth
Will Fatherhood, Marcus Berkmann's birth manual for dads, spawn a new breed of blokeish guides to daddydom? Vanessa Thorpe finds out.