‘An idiot, fun and educational book’ is written on the cover of ‘Surrounded by Idiots’ by Thomas Erikson. And that’s what it is. Erikson’s approach teaches you to understand why you sometimes don’t understand people at all. Why do you find that one colleague incredibly annoying, do you understand a friend because she blinks her eyes, and do you want your brother to just stop talking for once? ‘Surrounded by Idiots’ explains who you are, who they are, and how you learn to talk to them. Towards the end of the book, the people around you suddenly seem no longer like idiots, but appearances can be deceiving, of course. A book from which you learn a lot without falling asleep. Oh, and order it at your local bookstore, because they need you very much.