Emotional Rollercoaster is a most enjoyable journey. An entertaining yet comprehensive overview of emotions research. Hammond's conversational style is lively and entertaining, and her eagerness to ground theory in real-life examples hooks the reader from the outset. * * Financial Times on Emotional Rollercoaster * * Hammond's style is accessible and anecdotal, and her refusal to romanticise emotions is bracing. * * Sunday Telegraph 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. Dylan Evans * * Guardian, on Emotional Rollercoaster * *Īn entertaining, informed guide to the responses that drive and colour our lives * * Independent on Emotional Rollercoaster * * 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. Claudia Hammond's style balances in-depth analysis with absorbing anecdote * * Top Sante Magazine * * encourages engagement and makes the narrative memorable * * Kirkus * *Įngagingly written and thoroughly accessible * * Good Book Guide * *Īn engaging, well-paced ride through the worlds of psychology, biology and neuroscience. Time Warped is highly engaging and accessible - Doug Johnstone * * Big Issue * *Ī well-researched meditation on how we see the future * * Slate * * A chapter on visualization is particularly intriguing * * New York Times * *Ī fascinating new book. In Time Warped, Claudia Hammond has a steady touch in conveying the research, adding user-friendly charm even to exhaustive descriptions of the mechanics of boredom. 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 * * It covers complex ideas.without any reduction of scope - Ben Critchley * * We Love This Book * * With an engaging, light touch, describes the ingenious experiments psychologists have devised to explore how our brains construct - and warp - time - Richard Webb * * New Scientist * *Ī serious, journalistic attempt to analyse existing research into the human perception of time - Nick Curtis * * Evening Standard * *Įngaging throughout, Time Warped will give you a better idea of your personal measurement of time. lively account of our perception of time - Robin McKie * * Observer * * A fascinating and at times mind-boggling book that will change the way you think about time - Carl Wilkinson * * Financial Times * *
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