The Happy Depressive: In Pursuit of Personal and Political Happiness

Informationen zum Autor Alastair Campbell was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, in 1957, the son of a vet. After graduating from Cambridge University with a degree in modern languages, his first chosen career was journalism, principally with the Mirror Group. Campbell worked for Tony Blair - first as press secretary, then as official spokesman and director of communications and strategy - from 1994 to 2003, since when he has been mainly engaged in writing, public speaking, consultancy and charity work. He returned to help Labour in the 2005 and 2010 elections. He is an ambassador for the Time to Change campaign to break down stigma and taboo surrounding mental illness. His interests include running, cycling, playing the bagpipes and following the varying fortunes of Burnley Football Club. Klappentext Alastair Campbell was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, in 1957, the son of a vet. After graduating from Cambridge University with a degree in modern languages, his first chosen career was journalism, principally with the Mirror Group. Campbell worked for Tony Blair - first as press secretary, then as official spokesman and director of communications and strategy - from 1994 to 2003, since when he has been mainly engaged in writing, public speaking, consultancy and charity work. He returned to help Labour in the 2005 and 2010 elections. He is an ambassador for the Time to Change campaign to break down stigma and taboo surrounding mental illness. His interests include running, cycling, playing the bagpipes and following the varying fortunes of Burnley Football Club. Zusammenfassung As the UK government conducts its first happiness survey, Alastair Campbell looks at happiness as a political as well as a personal issue;

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Alastair Campbell
• Edition: Arrow
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 12.04.2012
• EAN: 9780099579823
• ISBN: 978-0-09-957982-3
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 6 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Biographies, autobiographies; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories politiques et histoire des idées; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, Memoirs, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Depression, Popular psychology, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Coping with illness and specific health conditions, Autobiography: historical, political and military