The Cover of Emotional Rollercoaster

Emotional Rollercoaster

Claudia Hammond wrote and presented the acclaimed and very popular Radio 4 series ‘Emotional Rollercoaster’ which explored the science of emotions: what they are, why they happen and how they are created.

Emotional Rollercoaster takes the reader through the full spectrum of emotions: fear, sadness, anger, happiness, disgust, hate, jealousy, love, sympathy and guilt. It traces the progress from fear, which is present from birth, to more complex emotions like sympathy and hope and explores the science behind them. Each emotion is vividly evoked by Claudia’s experiences and those of others.

This unique book explains clearly and memorably everything from why we feel better after a good cry to how bottling up your anger can be good for you. Packed with surprising discoveries and eccentric stories, Emotional Rollercoaster argues that emotions are far more complex than we realise.

Even negative emotions have their uses.

The book was published by Fourth Estate in 2005 and has been translated into many languages.

Reviews:

“This book is amazing.”  Chris Evans – Radio 2

“A formidable array of current research…personal anecdotes, detailed accounts of some of the more…entertaining experiments and nuggets of hard fact.”  Emma Crichton-Miller – Sunday Telegraph

” ….treats emotions as rational, material processes. Hammond’s style is accessible and anecdotal, and her refusal to romanticise emotions is bracing.”  Financial Times

“It is my hope that science writers will 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 – The Guardian

“A book of mind-bending facts.”  The Sun

Emotional Rollercoaster

The Cover of Emotional Rollercoaster

Claudia Hammond wrote and presented the acclaimed and very popular Radio 4 series ‘Emotional Rollercoaster’ which explored the science of emotions: what they are, why they happen and how they are created.

Emotional Rollercoaster takes the reader through the full spectrum of emotions: fear, sadness, anger, happiness, disgust, hate, jealousy, love, sympathy and guilt. It traces the progress from fear, which is present from birth, to more complex emotions like sympathy and hope and explores the science behind them. Each emotion is vividly evoked by Claudia’s experiences and those of others.

This unique book explains clearly and memorably everything from why we feel better after a good cry to how bottling up your anger can be good for you. Packed with surprising discoveries and eccentric stories, Emotional Rollercoaster argues that emotions are far more complex than we realise.

The book was published by Fourth Estate in 2005 and has been translated into many languages.

Reviews:

“This book is amazing.”  Chris Evans – Radio 2

“A formidable array of current research…personal anecdotes, detailed accounts of some of the more…entertaining experiments and nuggets of hard fact.”  Emma Crichton-Miller – Sunday Telegraph

” ….treats emotions as rational, material processes. Hammond’s style is accessible and anecdotal, and her refusal to romanticise emotions is bracing.”  Financial Times

“It is my hope that science writers will 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 – The Guardian

“A warm and witty investigation of the passions.”  Dylan Evans – The Guardian 

“A book of mind-bending facts.”  The Sun

The Cover of Emotional Rollercoaster

Emotional Rollercoaster

Claudia Hammond wrote and presented the acclaimed and very popular Radio 4 series ‘Emotional Rollercoaster’ which explored the science of emotions: what they are, why they happen and how they are created.

Emotional Rollercoaster takes the reader through the full spectrum of emotions: fear, sadness, anger, happiness, disgust, hate, jealousy, love, sympathy and guilt. It traces the progress from fear, which is present from birth, to more complex emotions like sympathy and hope and explores the science behind them. Each emotion is vividly evoked by Claudia’s experiences and those of others.

This unique book explains clearly and memorably everything from why we feel better after a good cry to how bottling up your anger can be good for you. Packed with surprising discoveries and eccentric stories, Emotional Rollercoaster argues that emotions are far more complex than we realise.

Even negative emotions have their uses.

The book was published by Fourth Estate in 2005 and has been translated into many languages.

Reviews:

“This book is amazing.”  Chris Evans – Radio 2

“A formidable array of current research…personal anecdotes, detailed accounts of some of the more…entertaining experiments and nuggets of hard fact.”  Emma Crichton-Miller – Sunday Telegraph

” ….treats emotions as rational, material processes. Hammond’s style is accessible and anecdotal, and her refusal to romanticise emotions is bracing.”  Financial Times

“It is my hope that science writers will 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 – The Guardian

“A warm and witty investigation of the passions.”  Dylan Evans – The Guardian 

“A book of mind-bending facts.”  The Sun