Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and the faculty director of UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. A renowned expert in the science of human emotion, Dr. Keltner studies compassion and awe, how we express emotion, and how emotions guide our moral identities and search for meaning. His research interests also span issues of power, status, inequality, and social class. He is the author of The Power Paradox and the bestselling book Born to Be Good, and the coeditor of The Compassionate Instinct.
"Humanity has a lot of loss to work through. Keltner has written
the perfect guidebook for this journey, interweaving discoveries
that he and his disciples have made since he pioneered the
scientific study of awe 20 years ago with highly personal-and at
times excruciatingly tender-meditations on the death of his brother
Rolf." -Harvard Business Review
"A gifted storyteller, Keltner draws on the experiences of
individuals across the world to document the salutary impact of
everyday, wild and mystical encounters with nature, music, visual
art, literature, religion, the birth of children, and the death of
loved ones." -Psychology Today
"Not only scientifically rigorous, but heartfelt and thoroughly
inspiring." -Mindful
"This book is destined to become a classic . . . [Keltner] looks at
how awe transforms thoughts of self, one's relationship to the
world, and physical reactions to it . . . He also probes life and
death, while positing eight wonders of life where awe reveals
personal insights into the meaning of life." -Library Journal
(starred review)
"Fascinating . . . A timely reminder to appreciate the
awe-inspiring everyday wonders flourishing all around us. . .
Through his work as an expert in the science of goodness and human
emotions, Keltner ably renders these transformative, defining
moments with illuminative prose and encouragement for readers
seeking their own awe-inspired deliverance." -Kirkus
"Wonderful . . . Eye-opening science and Keltner's appropriate
sense of wonder add up to an enlightening take on the importance
and potency of awe. Readers will be enchanted." -Publishers
Weekly
"We need more awe in our lives, and Dacher Keltner has written the
definitive book on where to find it. As a preeminent expert on the
science of awe, he does a masterful job demystifying this powerful
emotion and unpacking how it both elevates us and grounds us."
-Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
Think Again
"Your goosebumps when you listen to Beethoven; your wonder as you
behold the Grand Canyon; your amazement at the sheer perfection of
a baby's tiny foot. You've probably sensed that such moments of awe
are some of the most profound experiences ever to happen to you.
But if you've ever wondered where these moments come from, what
they mean, and how to experience them more often: there is no
better guide than Dacher Keltner, the great and wise Berkeley
psychologist. Read this book to connect with your highest self."
-Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
Bittersweet and Quiet
"Twenty years of insight about awe. Whoa! On every continent and in
every imaginable religion. Wow. Intensely personal, recognizably
collective, and utterly universal, Keltner's stories and science of
awe are inspired. Awe merges us with systems larger than
self-nature, music, art, spirit, morality, collectives, life and
death. We are better for Keltner's account. Read it. Aahhh."
-Susan T. Fiske, co-author of Social Cognition and author
of Envy Up, Scorn Down
"Awe is awesome in both senses: a superb analysis of an
emotion that is strongly felt but poorly understood, with a
showcase of examples that remind us of what is worthy of our awe."
-Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard
University, and author of How the Mind Works and
Rationality
"An engaging and insightful exploration of the ordinary magic that
connects us to the world, to each other, and to the meanings of our
lives. The 'science of wow' has finally arrived." -Daniel
Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Harvard University,
author of the New York Times bestseller Stumbling on
Happiness, and host of the PBS television series This
Emotional Life
"It is rare for a book to dive into a single emotion to analyze it
from every possible angle. Dacher Keltner's expertise makes it a
fascinating and stimulating journey to recognize awe as a
mysterious force in our lives." -Frans de Waal, author of
Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist
"Through powerful and compelling stories of transformation and
passion, Keltner expertly introduces us to feel the mighty emotion
of AWE-something we all need more of in our lives." -Pete
Docter, director of Monsters, Inc., Up, Soul,
and Inside Out
"A researcher who has taught us new ways to think about generosity
and cooperation has turned his attention to one of the most
understudied emotions of all, Awe. Eye-opening and mind expanding."
-Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, author of Mother Nature and
Mothers and Others: The Origins of Mutual Understanding
"This extraordinary book explores the power of awe and amazement in
our lives and in the life of this world. It reveals the gift of awe
from the perspectives of science, the self, and society. Written
with passion and clarity, it is a book that itself nourishes awe
and turns us toward our lives with fresh eyes and an open heart."
-Roshi Joan Halifax, Abbot, Upaya Zen Center
"Our troubling times, our clickbait media, even our own habits of
mind, blanket our consciousness with the negative and threatening
in life. This book is a counter force. Powerful, erudite, rooted in
brilliant research, but always fascinatingly accessible, it uplifts
the wonderful in life. From the beauty of movement in sports to the
moral courage of a friend, it's a guide to how to see and
experience the wonder that is always all around us. It balances
consciousness. It has been a long time since I've read anything as
inspiring. I'd say race to read it. You won't be disappointed."
-Prof. Claude M. Steele, Lucie Stern Professor Emeritus of
Psychology at Stanford University
"Dacher Keltner has written a deeply personal, scientifically
brilliant treatise on an emotion he convinces us we need to
experience more often in our daily lives." -Richard E. Nisbett,
author of Mindware: Tools for Smart
Thinking
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