{"product_id":"coming-of-age-how-adolescence-shapes-us-paperback","title":"Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLucy Foulkes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful and deeply moving book' --MARK HADDON, author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Shows how today's adolescents can be helped to flourish in life' --Dr. Gavin Francis, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eAdventures in Human Being\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Reveals adolescence's unwritten rules' --JO BRAND, actress and comedian \u003cbr\u003e 'Myth-busting, eye-opening' --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy do teenagers act as they do?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What we experience during adolescence shapes us for life, but psychologist Lucy Foulkes shows that too often we fear, dismiss or even try to prevent aspects of it that are crucial to our development. Drawing on decades of psychological research, and including profoundly moving interviews, \u003ci\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/i\u003e gets beneath the recent myths and age-old stereotypes of adolescence to reveal the real reasons why teens behave the way they do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Above all, Foulkes shows that adolescents have an extraordinary capacity for resilience, empathy and mutual support, and that even the most challenging encounters are part of an essential process of self-discovery.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Lucy Foulkes \u003c\/b\u003eis an academic psychologist. She is currently a Prudence Trust Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, where she leads research into adolescent mental health and social development. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Mental Illness Really Is (and What It Isn't\u003c\/i\u003e) and has written for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. Her work has been reported in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.73 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51893946253600,"sku":"9781529931549","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/DSlN89-7ah9781529931549.webp?v=1782011927","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/coming-of-age-how-adolescence-shapes-us-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}