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Oliver James


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Nonfiction, Health, Mind & Body


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Oliver James is a clinical psychologist, writer, broadcaster, and television documentary producer. He frequently broadcasts on radio and acts as a pundit on television.

He is the author of several books, including Affluenza, which examines the role that consumerist aspirations play in making us miserable.

In 1997 he presented The Chair for BBC 2, a series that put celebrities on the psychologist's couch, and in which Peter Mandelson famously shed a tear.

Oliver has produced and presented several other television series about the issues surrounding mental illness, and various psychological aspects of British society. He also presented a series for This Morning ...more

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Average rating: 3.64 · 5,856 ratings · 595 reviews · 161 distinct works • Similar authors
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Office Politics: How to Thr...
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Not in Your Genes: The Real...
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The Selfish Capitalist: Ori...
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“why are trying so hard to fit in, when you're born to stand out”
― Oliver James
tags: individuality, inspirational, life
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“Do your own thing on your own terms and get what you came here for”
― Oliver James
tags: be-yourself, inspirational, life, self-actualization, self-expression
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“Music is my higher power”
― Oliver James
tags: music, religion
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