Lost Connections (Bloomsbury Publishing)

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A book that could actually make us happy' SIMON AMSTELL 'This amazing book will change your life' ELTON JOHN 'One of the most important texts of recent years' BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE 'Brilliant, stimulating, radical' MATT HAIG 'The more people read this book, the better off the world will be' NAOMI KLEIN 'Wonderful' HILLARY CLINTON 'Eye-opening' GUARDIAN 'Brilliant for anyone wanting a better understanding of mental health' ZOE BALL 'A game-changer' DAVINA MCCALL 'Extraordinary' DR MAX PEMBERTON 'Beautiful' RUSSELL BRAND Depression and anxiety are now at epidemic levels.

Why? Across the world, scientists have uncovered evidence for nine different causes. Some are in our biology, but most are in the way we are living today. Lost Connections offers a radical new way of thinking about this crisis.

It shows that once we understand the real causes, we can begin to turn to pioneering new solutions - ones that offer real hope. If you have ever been down, or felt lost, this amazing book will change your life.

Do yourself a favour - read it now * Elton John * A brilliant, stimulating, radical take on mental health * Matt Haig * A wonderful and incisive analysis * Hillary Clinton * The more people read this book, the better off the world will be * Naomi Klein * This book is a game changer * Davina McCall * A prescient and compassionate Rosetta Stone for those trying to understand mental illness.

Beautiful * Russell Brand * This is a bold and inspiring book that will help far more than just those who suffer from depression. As Hari shows, we all have within us the potential to live in ways that are healthier and wiser * Arianna Huffington * This is an extraordinary, elegant exploration of a timely problem.

It is written with wit and elan and provides a devastating analysis of our society that is both shocking and profound * Dr Max Pemberton of the Daily Mail * As with his book on drugs, Johann Hari has delivered a remarkable tour de force on a difficult, complex and controversial subject and made the reader think anew * Alastair Campbell * An exquisitely lucid treatise on why no person is, has been or ever should be an island.

This book is the most exciting thing I've read this year. From slightly seedy to suicidal - however you are feeling - read this book and it will honestly help you to understand which roads we must walk if we want to see true, lasting change * Emma Thompson * A vital, compelling and eye-opening examination of the myths we have been taught to believe abo