Coward: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It

This is an important book, not just because of the amount of work and research that went into making it but for the first-hand account of someone on an incredible journey to “fix” his own mental health for the love of his daughter. I just can't fathom how much bravery and strength it took to go through all this and then to share it with us, to lay bare his own fragility for us all to see. Absolute hero.
The access to scientists and researchers is great. It is insightful, inspiring and disheartening in equal measure to hear how much and how little we know. To me this makes it all the better, there are no easy answers and the author is honest about it. There are countless self-help authors/charlatans out there that will tell you differently so if that's what you are looking for go somewhere else. If you want an honest look at where the current scientific research is then this is the book for you.
If you want to know more about one person's struggle with debilitating panic attacks, it's impact on his life, and his family all told with funny self-awareness then this is well worth getting.