Awe

The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

By: Dacher Keltner

Narrated by: Dacher Keltner

A National Bestseller!

"Read this book to connect with your highest self.” —Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet and Quiet

“We need more awe in our lives, and Dacher Keltner has written the definitive book on where to find it.” —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again

“Awe is awesome in both senses: a superb analysis of an emotion that is strongly felt but poorly understood, with a showcase of examples that remind us of what is worthy of our awe.” —Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of How the Mind Works and Rationality


From a foremost expert on the science of emotions, a groundbreaking and essential exploration into the history, science, and greater understanding of awe

Awe is mysterious. How do we begin to quantify the goose bumps we feel when we see the Grand Canyon, or our utter amazement when we watch a child walk for the first time? Until recently, there was no science of awe, that feeling we experience when we encounter vast mysteries that transcend our understanding of the world. Revolution­ary thinking, though, has shown how humans have survived over the course of evolution thanks to our capacities to cooperate, form communities, and create culture—all of which are spurred by awe.

In Awe, Dacher Keltner presents a sweeping investigation and deeply personal inquiry into this elusive feeling. Revealing new re­search alongside an examination of awe across history, culture, and within his own life, Keltner shows us how cultivating awe in our ev­eryday lives leads us to appreciate what is most humane in our human nature. At turns radical and profound, brimming with enlightening and practical insights, Awe is our field guide for how to place this emotion as a vital force within our lives.

worth trying

awe is seldom studied and intentionally practiced. Autor makes a great case off bringing more are into ones life

AWE-inspiring!

This book is a must-read in these unsettling times, to help reacquaint readers with the supreme awe that can be found all around us. This was a joy.

Billed as « how to experience awe », hmmm

Descriptions of piloerection, tears, lowered vagal tone, oxytocin and dopamine release stand in for a more thorough explication of awe. Understandably awe is individual and culturally bound somewhat but the epiphany of awe as a system (while stating pretty much everything is a system from a systematic view of the universe) felt, to me, wanting.

Amazing book and wonderful listen

Amazing book and wonderful listen. I’ve been recommending this book to so many people. I heard about this book and this author from Chip Conely’s podcast - he never sends me astray 🙏

Awe is the best reminder that within any moment has the potential for Awe.

Excellent research, communicator, pleasure to listen to, well done, a true academic & a very friendly writer, and speaker.