John Gray – författare

Filosofen John Gray, känd för sin kritik av vetenskaplig hybris och illusionerna om framsteg och humanism, vänder nu sin uppmärksamhet mot katter. Han visar vad de avslöjar om människans plågsamma förhållande till världen och till sig själv.

Filosofins historia har varit en förutsägbart tragisk eller komisk följd av försök att stilla mänsklig oro. Tänkare från Spinoza till Berdyaev har ställt sig de eviga frågorna om hur man blir lycklig, hur man blir god, hur man blir älskad och hur man lever i en värld av förändring och förlust. Men kanske kan vi lära oss mer av katter - det djur som mest har fångat vår fantasi - än av världens stora tänkare.

I Katter och meningen med livet upptäcker filosofen John Gray att katter har ett sätt att leva som inte tyngs av ångest och självmedvetande, och visar hur de förkroppsligar svaren på de stora frågorna om kärlek och anknytning, dödlighet, moral och jaget: Montaignes huskatt, vars oexaminerade liv kan ha varit det som var värt att leva; Meo, överlevaren från Vietnamkriget med en orubblig förmåga till “orädd glädje”; och Colettes Saha, den kattiga hjältinnan i hennes subversiva novell “The Cat”, en parabel om den mänskliga svartsjukans fallgropar.

”John Gray är den mest betydelsefulla nu levande brittiske filosofen.” - The Independent

Porträtt av John Gray och hans bok - The GuardianJohn Gray: 'What can we learn from cats? Don't live in an imagined future' | John Gray | The Guardian

”Råd ges med en lätt touch … Grays litterära nedslag är passande kvicka.” - The New York TimesWant the Good Life? This Philosopher Suggests Learning From Cats - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

”Svårt att motstå nöjet att läsa Gray. Hans gränslösa stil är alltid förförisk.” - The Washington Post'Feline Philosophy,' by John Gray book review - The Washington Post

"Boken sorterar under ämnena analytisk filosofi och logisk positivism ... och bjuder på initierad och intressant läsning. John Gray är själv kattägare sedan över trettio år tillbaka." - Kattliv, Anna-Lena Wahlsten om engelska utgåvan

John Nicholas Gray (född 17 april 1948) är en engelsk politisk filosof och författare med intresse för analytisk filosofi, idéhistoria och filosofisk pessimism. Han gick i pension 2008 som School Professor of European Thought vid London School of Economics and Political Science. Gray medverkar regelbundet i The Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement och New Statesman, där han är den ledande bokrecensenten.

Gray har skrivit flera inflytelserika böcker, bland annat False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism (1998), där han hävdar att globaliseringen av den fria marknaden är ett instabilt upplysningsprojekt som håller på att upplösas; Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals (2002), som angriper den filosofiska humanismen, en världsbild som Gray anser har sitt ursprung i religioner; och Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia (2007), en kritik av utopiskt tänkande i den moderna världen.

Gray ser viljan, och därmed moralen, som en illusion och porträtterar mänskligheten som en rovgirig art som ägnar sig åt att utplåna andra livsformer. Gray har skrivit att “människor ... inte kan förstöra jorden, men de kan lätt förstöra den miljö som försörjer dem.”

The Phenomenal #1 New York Times Bestseller

In his classic guide to understanding the opposite sex, Dr. John Gray, provides a practical and proven way for men and women to improve their communication and relationships by acknowledging the differences between them.

Once upon a time Martians and Venusians met, fell in love, and had happy relationships together because they respected and accepted their differences. Then they came to Earth and amnesia set in: they forgot they were from different planets.

Based on years of successful counseling of couples and individuals, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus has helped millions of couples transform their relationships. Now viewed as a modern classic, this timeless book has helped men and women realize how different they can be in their communication styles, their emotional needs, and their modes of behavior, and offers the secrets of communicating without conflicts, allowing couples to give intimacy every chance to grow. 

John Gray, who changed the way people view gender differences with his #1 international bestseller Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, now brings his insights to the working world.

In Mars and Venus in the Workplace, Gray analyzes the differences in the ways men and women misunderstand and misinterpret each other in the workplace, and offers practical advice on reducing unnecessary conflict and frustration.

Mars and Venus in the Workplace will:

Applying his trademark practical advice to everyday office issues, Mars a Venus in the Workplace will enable listeners to achieve their goals and to make the workplace a source of fulfillment.

The bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus shows you how to improve your relationships by accepting and celebrating the differences between the sexes.

Men and women are different—there’s no denying it. So why do we constantly expect the same actions and feelings from them? This enormously helpful book not only enables you to recognize the differences between you and your loved one but also leads you toward an acceptance of those differences, thereby paving the way for a stronger relationship.

With his characteristic wit and wisdom, relationship expert John Gray explains the different ways men and women communicate, cope with stress, resolve conflicts, and experience and give love. Once you understand these differences, you’ll be better equipped to handle inevitable bumps in the road, and be on your way to a long-lasting and truly loving relationship.

Is it possible to find love again after a breakup, death, or divorce?

The end of a relationship can sometimes feel like the end of the world. Devastation, loneliness, and bitterness are some emotions that exist due to a breakup, divorce, or the loss of a loved one. But with the help of this compassionate guide, Dr. John Gray expresses that you will survive and tells you how to find love again.

While the process of healing is similar with both sexes, there are distinct differences between the ways men and women heal their bruised hearts. In Mars and Venus Starting Over, Dr. Gray offers gender-specific advice on how to:

Filled with gentle guidance, healing practices, and compassionate wisdom, Mars and Venus Starting Over will help men and women explore the meaning of loss, find their way through the healing process, and discover the secret to moving on.

Consciously or unconsciously, everyone is trying to enrich and improve their relationships in some way. Enriching our relationships is an art and a science. For this enrichment to happen''even before we can find and accept love''we have to love ourselves.

Through his experience in working with others to heal their pain, Dr. Gray has found patterns and messages that many of us received while growing up. These messages can keep us from loving ourselves''and from loving and receiving love from others. By exploring how these messages became ingrained in us while we were young and how we are using them today, we can change old patterns and thoughts about ourselves and others as well as create long-lasting, fulfilling relationships.

John Gray tells us that “Loving yourself in the presence of others means being able to express your inner gifts and talents without fear. When you don''t love yourself and mask your real self, the cycle works in the opposite direction''decreasing love and true self expression.”

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In his travels, lectures, and seminars, the book John Gray has been most often asked to write is a parenting book. After years of serious thought, workshops, and practical applications, John Gray has created a brilliantly original and effective system that he calls positive parenting, for children of all ages, from birth though the teenage years. Completing the notion that Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, he adds. . .and Children Are from Heaven.

John Gray has discovered that children today do not need to be motivated by fear of punishment. Instead, they can easily be motivated by reward and the natural, healthy desire to please their parents.

Children Are from Heaven covers the different skills of positive parenting to help improve communication, increase cooperation, and motivate your children. Central to this new approach to parenting are the five positive messages your children need to learn again and again:

When these messages are put into practice—and John Gray shows you how—your children will develop the necessary skills for successful living: forgiveness of others and themselves, sharing, delayed gratification, self-esteem, patience, persistence respect for others and themselves, cooperation compassion, confidence, and the ability to be happy. With this new approach, you will be allowing your children to develop fully during each stage of their growth.

John Gray's reassuring message is that children are from heaven and they already have within themselves what they need to grow. Your job as a parent is to support that process. By applying the five messages and different skills of positive parenting, your children will receive what they need to become more cooperative, confident, and compassionate.

The Phenomenal #1 New York Times Bestseller

In his classic guide to understanding the opposite sex, Dr. John Gray, provides a practical and proven way for men and women to improve their communication and relationships by acknowledging the differences between them.

Once upon a time Martians and Venusians met, fell in love, and had happy relationships together because they respected and accepted their differences. Then they came to Earth and amnesia set in: they forgot they were from different planets.

Based on years of successful counseling of couples and individuals, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus has helped millions of couples transform their relationships. Now viewed as a modern classic, this timeless book has helped men and women realize how different they can be in their communication styles, their emotional needs, and their modes of behavior, and offers the secrets of communicating without conflicts, allowing couples to give intimacy every chance to grow. 

Here''s the audiobook to help you get what you want, and be happy with what you have. John Gray, the man responsible for helping millions of people improve their relationships in his bestselling Mars and Venus books, has written the essential guide to personal success.

Combining insights from Western psychology and Eastern meditation, he presents an innovative and proven method to become happy, confident, and at peace through four easy-to-follow steps:

Set Your Intention:

Get What You Need:

Get What You Want:

Remove the Blocks to Personal Success:

Stop living by the age-old adage “the grass is always greener on the other side.” It''s not. You have everything within your reach right now to live a rich and fulfilling life.

How To Get What You Want and Want What You Have will help release your emotional blocks so that you may realize your soul''s desire. There is a secret to personal success. Listen to this audiobook and not only will you learn that secret, you will be well on your way to achieving your goals.

Straight from the heart—real-life couples share inspiring, edifying stories of Mars and Venus in love.

Millions of readers have learned about relationships from John Gray''s previous bestsellers, such as Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus; Mars and Venus on a Date; and Mars and Venus in the Bedroom. Inspired by this enthusiasm, Gray asked a number of readers to share their own stories of how they''ve put his principles to work in their relationships. The result is this amazing collection of first-person accounts—along with Gray''s own enlightening commentary—that will have you laughing, crying, and nodding in recognition.

Gray''s contributors answer such questions as:

Their answers illustrate more eloquently than any textbook how to use Gray''s advice and counsel to create your own fulfilling, healthy, and loving relationships.

Mars and Venus on a Date is for all those single people who are looking for love, including the newly separated or divorced daunted by the singles scene. With the compassion and understanding that John Gray brings to all of his work, he takes us through the five stages of dating: Attraction, Uncertainty, Exclusivity, Intimacy, and Engagement. Listeners will find creative ideas on how to find their soulmates and thoughts on how to create a loving and mutually fulfilling relationship.

The singles universe can be a frightening place, and the men and women alone in this void have great need for the practical, proven wisdom of John Gray. In the same way that Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus became the ultimate relationship aid for couples, Mars and Venus on a Date is the essential singles'' guide.

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