Derren Brown Livres

Originally published: London: Bantam Press, 2016.

Derren Brown's television and stage performances have entranced and amazed millions. His baffling tricks and stunning illusions have set new standards of what's possible, as well as causing controversy. Here, he reveals the secrets behind his craft. Woven into this are autobiographical stories about Derren's own experiences and beliefs

In this thoughtful and brilliant bestselling new book, Derren Brown, internationally bestselling author of HAPPY, considers the value of difficulty in our lives.

The inside of Derren Brown's head is a strange and mysterious place. Now you can climb inside and wander around. Find out just how Derren's mind works, see what motivates him and discover what made him the weird and wonderful person he is today.

."Friction and struggle lead to growth."In A Book of Secrets, internationally bestselling author Derren Brown considers the value and benefit of having pain in our lives, Is it in those moments that we are faced with adversity that we find the most lasting rewards?Do we spend so much time trying to make sense of our lives that we forget what makes us wonderfully us?What are the secrets that show us how to meet challenging moments head on?In thirteen fascinating chapters, Derren takes us back to his own scenes of childhood humiliation, to lonely evenings on tour, to being paralysed by shyness at a dinner party hosted by famous guests, to navigating middle age and to finding love. By sharing his own moments of anger, frustration, loneliness and loss, Derren reveals how it's possible to find consolation and compassion in our most challenging times.A Book of Secrets is a profound and practical guide to finding value in sadness and strength from what life throws at us - it is from the difficulty of life that we find meaning and grow.

A Little Happier's 17 inspiring and reassuring lessons will help you define and find your own happiness. Its lessons challenge us to think differently about the meaning of happiness and how we can over overcome anxiety in a difficult world. None of this is real when each of us tells stories about our lives in too tidy narratives that are seldom true and rarely helpful. We should be wary of goal setting: long-term goals fixate us on a future that may not happen and we may not wish for when we get there. Our partner isn't right for us because no-one is. None of us is born for someone else. But perhaps those areas of frequent conflict are useful indicators of where we might ourselves be insufferable. Life is hard, messy and complex. But if we can learn to separate what we can control - our thoughts and actions - from all else beyond our control, we can find a surer footing with which to greet the world and experience our own concept of happiness.

Život je těžký, chaotický a složitý. Ale rozlišením věcí, které můžeme ovlivnit (myšlenky a činy), a věcí mimo naši moc lze nalézt pevnější půdu pod nohama a vytvořit si vlastní pojetí štěstí. Nepleťte si sebestřednost se zájmem o vlastní nitro. Rozdíl spočívá v užitečnostidruhým. Měli bychom si dávat pozor při vytyčování cílů: dlouhodobé cíle nás svazují s budoucností, která se nemusí stát a kterou jsme si, až nastane, možná ani nepřáli. Váš partner není ten pravý, protože nikdo není. Nikdo z nás se nenarodil pro někoho. Ale možná jsou příčiny opakovaného sporu užitečná upozornění na vlastní nesnesitelnost. O kousek šťastnější čítá 17 inspirujících a uklidňujících lekcí, které Vám pomohou definovat a najít vlastní štěstí. Tyto lekce vyzývají k odlišnému smýšlení o významu štěstí a ukazují, jak lze překlenout úzkost ve složitém světě.