Miller Mair obituary
Clinical psychologist who fought against 1950s orthodoxy
Milk: A Local and Global History by Deborah Valenze – review
As this fascinating study of milk reveals, we have assigned magical qualities to the drink since time immemorial, writes Alex Renton
The Mumsnet Rules by Natasha Joffe and Justine Roberts – review
Mumsnet's peer-advice guide to being the perfect parent suggests that common sense should take precedence over rules, writes Eleanor Birne
The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson – review
The constant jokes are insanely funny but fail to mask the lack of a deeper purpose to Jon Ronson’s excursion into the world of psychiatry, writes Rachel Cooke
Pleasure by David Linden – review
A study of the brain's reward system for sex, shopping and food will bring out your inner addict, writes Leo Benedictus
Ann McPherson obituary
GP health campaigner dedicated to changing the assisted dying law
Born in the nick of time!
Viv Groskop meets Kasey Edwards, who found out at the age of 32 that she only had one year left to conceive
You’re Looking Very Well by Lewis Wolpert – review
The older people get, the older they believe 'old' to be
All About Love: Anatomy of an Unruly Emotion by Lisa Appignanesi – review
An ambitious dissection of the most intangible human emotion turns to literature and Freud to chart the experience in all its forms, writes Salley Vickers
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman – review
Neuroscientist David Eagleman gives a breathless account of advances in our understanding of the brain but offers little real food for thought, writes Alexander Linklater