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Anders Hansen (b. 1974) is a psychiatrist, speaker, and popular TV show host with his own docuseries about the mysteries of the human brain. Hansen has published several bestselling books and is arguably Sweden’s favorite expert on the topic of the brain and health matters. To date, his books have sold more than 3 million copies, and have been on the bestseller lists in Sweden, Japan, and numerous other countries around the world.
“Anders Hansen’s work is the antidote to our modern-day struggles.”
– Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, Physician and No. 1 international bestselling author.
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Kristina Ohlsson’s debut in literary fiction, Beyond the Bridges, rockets to No. 1 on the official bestseller list this week. Anne Holt’s Diamonds and Rust, the thirteenth Hanne Wilhelmsen novel, also jumps the list, to No. 5.
In non-fiction, Anders Hansen’s The Achilles Heels of Your Brain reprises last week’s feat and stays put at No. 2.
The just published latest titles from Anders Hansen and Kristina Ohlsson make an impact on the monthly bestseller list for April in Sweden. Hansen is No. 2 in non-fiction with The Achilles Heels of Your Brain, while Ohlsson claims the No. 5 spot on the fiction list with Beyond the Bridges.
Anders Hansen and Kristina Ohlsson both debut on the official Swedish bestseller lists this week. Hansen is No. 2 in non-fiction with The Achilles Heels of Your Brain, while Ohlsson claims the No. 5 spot on the fiction list with Beyond the Bridges, her debut in literary fiction.
In The Achilles Heels of Your Brain, psychiatrist Anders Hansen explores how our own brains can lead us astray. The very organ that enabled nuclear physics, DNA technology, art, and music also tempts us to overestimate ourselves, cling to biases, and spend hours glued to our phones. These gray cells drive us to overindulge, crave junk food, misremember, deceive ourselves, feel empty after success, envy our friends, divide the world too quickly into “us” and “them,” and flare up irrationally at fellow drivers.
Yet none of this is the result of malice—quite the opposite. Traits that today may seem like flaws are, in fact, clever adaptations that once helped our ancestors survive. In this book, internationally bestselling author Anders Hansen takes readers on a fascinating journey into the inner workings of the mind. Drawing on cutting-edge research, personal experiences from clinical practice, and practical advice, he shows how to live with a brain that is both primitive and extraordinary. The better we understand the brain’s Achilles heels, the better we can learn to navigate around them. This is a book that sheds light on both who we are and the world we live in.
Anders Hansen & Mats Wänblad’s international bestseller The Happiness Cure for Teens is the No. 1 most sold title on Amazon Japan.
Anders Hansen’s international bestseller, The Happiness Cure, takes the No. 2 spot on the official bestseller list in Czech Republic this week.
Anders Hansen & Mats Wänblad’s The Happiness Cure for Teens is the 3rd most sold title in Japan this week. Furthermore, it holds the No. 8 position on Amazon Japan among all titles right now.
The voting is now open for this year’s Finnish Storytel Awards.
Sofi Oksanen is in the running for the title of best Fiction with Same River Twice – Putin’s War Against Women. The Non-Fiction category meanwhile sees Anders Hansen compete for the top spot with The Happiness Cure.
The winners will be announced at the Storytel Awards gala on March 21, 2024.
Anders Hansen’s international bestseller The Happiness Cure enters the official Finnish bestseller list for non-fiction, taking the No. 2 spot on the March list.
Anders Hansen’s The Happiness Cure has now been sold to 35 territories! In his bestselling book, Hansen explores how our brains work in modern society and provides us with knowledge on how to best take care of both our bodies and minds.
Anders Hansen’s The Happiness Cure climbs the Slovakian bestseller list, landing at No. 1 this week.
Lars Kepler’s The Spider appears on yet another international bestseller list, coming in at No. 3 on the Slovakian book retailer Martinus’s most sold list. Anders Hansen is No. 5 on the same list with The Happiness Cure.