Tom Nash

Outlining the way that adversity can be used to one’s advantage, The Perks of Being a Pirate pulls back the curtain on how people can exploit their shortcomings to play to their own strengths and use lateral thinking methods to overcome challenges with aplomb. One may never think of hardship in the same way again after considering this fresh mindset.

Dealing with the philosophical concept of luck, opportunity and what constitutes good or bad fortune, The Illusion of Luck inspects the internal narratives of those who can take control of their perceptions and become the engineer of good luck, allowing opportunity to snowball.

One of the most important parts of anyone’s life is taking a long hard look at what really makes us happy. But perhaps we’re looking in all the wrong areas, or even asking the wrong questions. The Casino of Happiness dives deep into the virtues of meaning and facility, while closely analysing the dilemma of human contentment.

Nothing Happens for a Reason combats the conventional belief that events are preordained, and life has an inbuilt meaning imbued upon it. This realisation has profound ramifications for the human condition. The concept that we as individuals are responsible for bringing meaning to our own existence can radically transform one’s approach to their lives.