{"product_id":"forgiveness-is-really-strange","title":"Forgiveness is Really Strange","description":"Product Description\n\nWhat is forgiveness? What enables people to forgive? Why do we even choose to forgive those who have harmed us? What can the latest psychological research tell us about the nature of forgiveness, its benefits and risks?\n\nThis imaginative comic explores the key aspects of forgiveness, asking what it means to forgive and to be forgiven. Witty and intelligent, it answers questions about the health benefits and restorative potential of forgiveness and explains, in easy-to-understand terms, what happens in our brains, bodies and communities when we choose to forgive.\n\nBook Description\n\nScience-based comic exploring the psychology of the human capacity to forgive and the effects of forgiveness\n\nFrom the Author\n\nDr Masi Noor is a Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Keele with a special interest in forgiveness as a possible conflict resolution strategy. Together with Marina Cantacuzino, he created The Forgiveness Toolbox (www.theforgivenesstoolbox.com). Masi is based in Keele, UK.\nMarina Cantacuzino is an award-winning journalist and founder of The Forgiveness Project (www.theforgivenessproject.com), a charitable organisation that uses real personal narratives to explore how ideas around forgiveness, reconciliation and conflict resolution can be used to impact positively on people's lives. She is based in London, UK.\nSophie Standing is a London-based illustrator and designer, specialising in human sciences. Her style combines digital and hand-made, with an emphasis on rich colour, textures and metaphorical concepts. She is also the illustrator of Pain is Really Strange and Trauma is Really Strange. www.sophiestandingillustration.com\n\nAbout the Author\n\nMarina Cantacuzino is an award-winning journalist who in 2003, in response to the imminent invasion of Iraq, embarked on a personal project collecting stories from people who had lived through violence, tragedy or injustice and sought forgiveness rather than revenge. In 2004, she founded The Forgiveness Project (www.theforgivenessproject.com), a charitable organisation that uses real personal narratives to explore how ideas around forgiveness, reconciliation and conflict resolution can be used to impact positively on people's lives. In 2012, Marina spoke at the UN General Assembly about the work of The Forgiveness Project and, in 2015, she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion.","brand":"Jessica Kingsley Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40585947578453,"sku":"9781785921247N","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/6a3bf856-33a4-4512-86fc-a87a336e857c.jpg?v=1681895533","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/forgiveness-is-really-strange","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}