Time Warped

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A fascinating and at times mind-boggling book that will change the way you think about time -- Carl Wilkinson * * Financial Times * * [A] lively account of our perception of time -- Robin McKie * * Observer * * With an engaging, light touch, [Claudia Hammond] describes the ingenious experiments psychologists have devised to explore how our brains construct - and warp - time -- Richard Webb * * New Scientist * * A serious, journalistic attempt to analyse existing research into the human perception of time -- Nick Curtis * * Evening Standard * * Engaging throughout, Time Warped will give you a better idea of your personal measurement of time. It covers complex ideas...without any reduction of scope -- Ben Critchley * * We Love This Book * * She weaves a beautifully constructed story out of the puzzles that preoccupy us about the way we experience time, and the cutting-edge science that tries to make sense of it -- Raymond Tallis * * Mail on Sunday * * A fascinating new book... Time Warped is highly engaging and accessible -- Doug Johnstone * * Big Issue * * Engagingly written and thoroughly accessible * * Good Book Guide * * An engaging, well-paced ride through the worlds of psychology, biology and neuroscience. Claudia Hammond's style balances in-depth analysis with absorbing anecdote * * Top Sante Magazine * * It is my hope that science writers take a leaf out of Hammond's book and learn to treat their subjects with the humour, sensitivity and warmth that here emanate from every page. -- Dylan Evans * * Guardian, on Emotional Rollercoaster * * An entertaining, informed guide to the responses that drive and colour our lives * * Independent on Emotional Rollercoaster * * Hammond summaries a formidable array of current research, weaving this gently between personal anecdotes, detailed accounts of some of the more lurid and entertaining experiments and nuggets of hard fact. * * Sunday Telegraph on Emotional Rollercoaster * * Hammond's style is accessible and anecdotal, and her refusal to romanticise emotions is bracing. * * Financial Times on Emotional Rollercoaster * * Recommended . . . Hammond's conversational style is lively and entertaining, and her eagerness to ground theory in real-life examples hooks the reader from the outset . . . An entertaining yet comprehensive overview of emotions research . . . Emotional Rollercoaster is a most enjoyable journey . . . bound to appeal to a wide audience. * * The Psychologist on Emotional Rollercoaster * *