Jordan Peterson grew up in a frontier town in Canada.

At the age of 13, his school librarian began encouraging him to read widely.

He grew up to become an author and a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto.

In 2016, Jordan spoke out against a Canadian law governing gender neutral pronouns, which saw him attract a significant following on YouTube.

Jordan Peterson has been both hailed, and attacked, for his stances on free speech and identity politics.

He offers some basic rules for life, which include: "stand up straight with your shoulders back", and "don’t bother children when they are skateboarding".

Further information

12 Rules for Life is published by Penguin