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A meditation on the human tendency to end our own lives, by an author who brings his own experience of depression to bear on this rarely discussed subject.
Jesse Bering is an award-winning science writer specializing in
evolutionary psychology and human behavior. His 'Bering in Mind'
column at Scientific American was named a 2010 Webby Award Honoree
by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. His
previous books are, The Belief Instinct whichwas included in the
American Library Association's Top 25 Books of the Year.This was
followed by a collection of his previously published essays, Why Is
the Penis Shaped Like That? and Perv , a taboo-shattering work
igniting discussion and fierce debates, named as a New YorkTimes
Editor's Choice.
A developmental psychologist by training, Bering is a renowned
expert in the field ofcognitive science and religion, He began his
career at the University of Arkansas, as an Assistant Professor of
Psychology from 2002 to 2006. He then served as the Director of the
Institute of Cognition and Culture at the Queen's University,
Belfast until 2011. Presently, he is an Associate Professor of
Science Communication at the University of Otago, New Zealand.
Jesse Bering asks the questions no one else dares, he tells truths
that others shy away from, and he writes the books that I wish I
had written. To me, he is everything a great scientist and
communicator should be. Suicide may be an uncomfortable subject yet
the escalating numbers of people who take their lives each year
means we must make it’s unravelling our priority. I have no doubt
this book will have a profound impact on all who read it, and add
considerably to our understanding of that self-willed oblivion,
whether it lies palpably just beneath our own skin, or the skins of
those we love. But perhaps most importantly of all it will help
dispel the stigma and shame that so perniciously clings to all
suicides.
*Dr Christian Jessen*
A brave and important exploration of a subject we urgently need to
demystify. It will change every reader for the better.
*Derren Brown*
Bering's book touches upon some deep questions relevant to all of
us. Indeed, it is as much about what makes us uniquely human as it
is about suicide. A Very Human Ending transcends its own
objectives. It is a fascinating, thoughtful, unflinching meditation
on one of the most intriguing and curious aspects of the human
condition.
*Evening Standard*
I'm not surprised that a book on suicide would be very personal,
but I didn’t expect it to be so damn funny. It's also engaging,
thoughtful, and sensitive – although Bering is certainly
irreverent, there is a real appreciation of how painful and
difficult this topic can be. This is a book for scholars and for a
general audience, but it is also entirely suitable for people whose
lives have been touched by the suicide of someone they loved.
*Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology at Yale University and author
of Against Empathy*
I have yet to come away from reading [Bering’s] work and not feel
considerably better informed than I was just minutes before
*Forbes*
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