{"product_id":"six-conversations-were-scared-to-have","title":"Frances-White Deborah: Six Conversations We're Scared to Have [2025] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Guilty Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e, a book about how to change minds - including your own\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An essential guide for fostering nuanced and intricate conversations in today's polarized society' \u003cb\u003eGILLIAN ANDERSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The book we need right now about the dilemmas of our time. Deborah's insight \u0026amp; clarity gives us something to aspire to' \u003cb\u003eDAVID TENNANT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A bold and timely manifesto for dialogue over division' \u003cb\u003eJEMIMA KHAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you have ever felt shut down, this book is a godsend' \u003cb\u003eEMMA THOMPSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Finally! A book to succinctly express the complexity of our age.  Fiercely intellectual, thought provoking and inspiring' \u003cb\u003eTOM ALLEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compassionate, rigorous, electric!'' \u003cb\u003eTRAVIS ALABANZA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre you ready to talk?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy have disagreements become so flammable?\u003cbr\u003e Why are progressive people calling for censorship in comedy?\u003cbr\u003e How has the so-called 'transgender debate' become so toxic and what can we do to help?\u003cbr\u003e How is our empathy being manipulated by the internet? \u003cbr\u003e How does AI operate like a psychopath?  \u003cbr\u003e How do we achieve progress in today's, y'know, screaming hellscape?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Guilty Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e, she has been having difficult conversations in public for almost a decade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her new, urgent page-turner Deborah examines how the world has come to this and what we can actually do about it. \u003c\/b\u003eMost 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, \u003cb\u003e'a book to leave you transformed.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wonderful invitation to open your mind, open your heart and let some nuance and compassion in' \u003cb\u003eMARY ANN SIEGHART\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A must read. In a world full of noise and confusion, this book illuminates a pathway to real debate' \u003cb\u003eJULIA GILLARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Humane, rigorous and important' \u003cb\u003eBRIDGET CHRISTIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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' \u003cb\u003eDAN SCHREIBER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stimulating, challenging, disarming, original, pithy, gritty and witty - a must read' \u003cb\u003eKATHY LETTE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for Deborah Frances-White and THE GUILTY FEMINIST:\u003cbr\u003e'Quite possibly the defining feminist of our generation' \u003cb\u003eELIZABETH DAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Very funny, very clever, very thoughtful and very relevant' \u003cb\u003eDOLLY ALDERTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Breathes life into conversations about feminism' \u003cb\u003ePHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deborah Frances-White","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50554521026899,"sku":"9780349015828","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/deborah-frances-white-frances-white-deborah-six-conversations-we-re-scared-to-have-2025-paperback-9780349015828-1146087870.jpg?v=1741648657","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}