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Six Conversations We're Scared to Have

How to change minds, including your own - 'The book we need right now' (David Tennant)

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Six Conversations We're Scared to Have

By: Deborah Frances-White
Narrated by: Deborah Frances-White
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 From the bestselling author of The Guilty Feminist, a book about how to change minds - including your own

'An essential guide for fostering nuanced and intricate conversations in today's polarized society' GILLIAN ANDERSON
'Tackles thorny, volatile issues with wit and insight' INDEPENDENT, BOOKS OF THE MONTH
'The book we need right now' DAVID TENNANT
'Thought-provoking and witty' MARIE CLAIRE
'If you have ever felt shut down, this book is a godsend' EMMA THOMPSON
'Shows us that progress lies in the imperfect spaces, where our shared humanity gives empathy the freedom to stretch out' THE TIMES
'Finally! A book to succinctly express the complexity of our age' TOM ALLEN

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We are understandably scared to have difficult conversations right now. But comedian and bestselling writer Deborah Frances-White is even more scared of not having them.

Having grown up in a cult which shut down any dissent, Deborah sees the same tactics being used in our rapidly changing society. She knows the value of freedom of speech, critical thinking and the ability to argue well. And as the host of hit podcast The Guilty Feminist, she has been having difficult conversations in public for almost a decade.

In her new, urgent page-turner Deborah examines how the world has come to this and what we can actually do about it. Most importantly, she explores how to change minds, including our own. Deborah invites us to boldly meet this moment in history with hope, clarity and courage. She has written, as Desiree Burch says, 'a book to leave you transformed.'

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Critic reviews

Tackles thorny, volatile issues with wit and insight
Delving into everything from censorship to the so-called "trans debate", its message is one of empathy over anger
A thought-provoking and witty exploration of the difficult, often uncomfortable conversations that many of us avoid but desperately need to have
Deborah Frances-White shows us that progress lies in the imperfect spaces, where our shared humanity gives empathy the freedom to stretch out
A truly excellent primer about how we might talk about the thorniest of current issues, encouraging us to ask difficult questions, and properly listen to the answers
Urgent and compassionate ... Timely and timeless
An essential guide for fostering nuanced and intricate conversations in today's polarized society
Deborah Frances-White writes with the clear sightedness that we need right now. She gives us hope that some of the most intractable dilemmas of today might just might be manageable if we can all connect with each other. In this book Deborah's insight and clarity gives us all something to aspire to
Nothing feels worse than not being able to talk, to ask questions, to engage, to disagree, to agree, to enjoy one another's often divergent views and to accept one another in the spirit of human oddness. If you have ever felt shut down, this book is a godsend. The greatest thing about it is it invites you to disagree just as much as it invites you to re-consider. Writing it was an act of profound philosophical compassion
Finally! A book to succinctly express the complexity of our age. Fiercely intellectual, thought provoking and inspiring. The world would be a better place if we all had a conversation with Deborah Frances-White. I love a chat but this is a conversation actually worth having!
Incisive and hilarious. A bold and timely manifesto for dialogue over division in an increasingly polarised world
A must read that will leave you agreeing in part, disagreeing in part and still thinking, which is exactly the point. In a world full of noise and confusion, but lacking in hope, this book illuminates a pathway to real debate, enriched by deep thinking and calm reasoning
I can't believe that the best conversation I've ever had about some of the most heated topics of today, was with this book
Deborah has written the exact book the world needs to read right now. Compassionate, rigorous, electric!
A mental macchiato on every page. Stimulating, challenging, disarming, original, pithy, gritty and witty - a must read. Administer immediately
This book is a wonderful invitation to open your mind, open your heart and let some nuance and compassion in. You won't agree with everything Deborah writes, but that's the whole point!
Humane, rigorous and important (Bridget Christie)
All stars
Most relevant
Deborah weaves together phenomenal storytelling, history and comedy to create a powerful message about the ways the world has evolved for the worse and how we can come together to overcome some of the undeniably horrifying challenges we face today. I had to stop so many times to write down notes on the street as I listened. This book is essential for anyone who needs a spot of hope and wants to understand where we go to from here. Thank you.

Essential and Inspiring

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Brilliantly written and read with solid reasoning, expert advice and well considered points. This book is precisely what I needed to hear in understanding how to talk about difficult topics with those of opposing views. Thank you DFB. I’m a Guilty (intersectional) Feminist but… I’m confident of how to discuss that now.

Vital listening in a fractured world

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I felt lost and disengaged with politics really at a loss of finding a way through life with such a polarised society and this book has given me hope. It’s given me an idea of how to reconnect with people around me.

Brilliant

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This book is an insightful delve in to the dark that could lie ahead for humanity. It is very well written and read and will (hopefully) leave you wanting to help to make change.

Extremely relevant

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I really enjoyed this book. The author has a very interesting perspective that is well worth delving into. As an ex-jw (born in) myself, I found myself agreeing with pretty much everything that she says. Manipulation tactics are so much easier to spot when critical thinking is used, and the author is very fair in seeing and explaining from all angles. She looks at why people hold the views that they have, and how easily someone, or group of people, can suddenly become "the enemy".
Well worth reading/listening. I'm on my 4th listen, now.

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