Johann Hari Collection 2 Books Set (Chasing the Scream, Lost Connections)

Johann Hari Collection brings together two books that explore widely discussed questions about addiction, depression and anxiety. In Chasing the Scream, Hari asks whether common ideas about addiction are mistaken, drawing on a personal early memory and his later realisation that addiction was present in his family.

In Lost Connections, he considers why depression and anxiety are described as being at epidemic levels. The book references scientific evidence for nine different causes, including factors in biology and, more often, in the way people live today, and presents a different way of thinking about the crisis alongside potential solutions.

Included titles

• Chasing the Scream
• Lost Connections

Key details

• Two-book collection by Johann Hari
• Includes Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections
• Chasing the Scream follows a three-year, thirty-thousand mile journey into the causes of addiction
• Lost Connections discusses nine different causes of depression and anxiety identified by scientists

Synopses

Chasing the Scream

Chasing the Scream begins with the question of whether what people have been told about addiction is wrong. Johann Hari recounts an early memory of trying to wake a relative and later recognising addiction within his family. Seeking clarity, he undertakes a three-year, thirty-thousand mile journey to explore what causes addiction and how it might be solved.

Lost Connections

Lost Connections looks at depression and anxiety and asks why they are now described as being at epidemic levels. It refers to scientific evidence for nine different causes, some rooted in biology and most linked to the way people are living today. The book proposes a new way of thinking about the crisis and points towards pioneering solutions that offer hope.