THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANIACSA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES,FINANCIAL TIMES,SPECTATOR AND DAILY MAILA WATERSTONES BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK Plunge into this rich and thought-provoking A-Z compendium to discover how our fixations have taken shape,from the Middle Ages to the present day,as bestselling author Kate Summerscale deftly traces the threads between the past and present,the psychological and social,the personal and the political.'Fascinating'Malcolm Gaskill,author of the No. 1 bestseller The Ruin of All Witches'Fascinating'Observer'An endlessly intriguing book...All the bibliomanes (book nutters) I know will love it'Daily Mail
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Publisher: Profile Books LtdISBN: 9781788162821Number of pages: 256Weight: 200 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 20 mmEdition: Main
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Fascinating...Summerscale uses the same talent for elaborating on psychological tics that made her non-fiction thriller The Suspicions Of Mr. Whicher a top bestsellerThis fascinating compendium traces phobias and manias through their rich social,cultural and medical historyAn endlessly intriguing bookMagnificentThought-provoking,eloquent and entertainingEndlessly fascinating. It's a tantalising glimpse into the labyrinth of the human unconsciousAmusing and oddly unsettlingFascinating...Phobias and manias create a magical space between us and the worldWe are all,in some way or other,plagued by fears and desires beyond our control...Fascinating,beautifully written and thoroughly researchedThought-provoking and such funA fascinating bookA new book from Summerscale is always a treat. She does vast amounts of research,and then manages to let go of it,and take flight in prose that is both forensic and conversational...Her sub-title -'A History of the World in 99 Obsessions'- might echo Neil MacGregor,but this reads more like a book by Oliver Sacks,with dashes of Roald DahlAn intriguing guide to human fixationsFascinating... Exquisitely detailed and consistently insightful,this is an entertaining guide to humanity's compulsions99 hard-to-stop-reading histories...from the familiar (homophobia) to surprising fears of eggs,hair,silence and everything (pantophobia)Informative,witty,and unique...Summerscale,author of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher and other well-regarded books,lists 99 fears and compulsions,and the result is a peculiarly engaging book
Kate Summerscale
Kate Summerscale is a British author and journalist,best known for her celebrated works of narrative non-fiction,which include the award-winning The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.
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