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Author : John G. Robertson
Release : 2003
Genre : Psychology
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 932/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis An Excess of Phobias and Manias by : John G. Robertson
Download or read book An Excess of Phobias and Manias written by John G. Robertson. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kate Summerscale
Release : 2022-09-27
Genre : Psychology
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 764/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Book of Phobias and Manias by : Kate Summerscale
Download or read book The Book of Phobias and Manias written by Kate Summerscale. This book was released on 2022-09-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the winner of the Edgar Award and the Samuel Johnson Prize, a cultural history of “everyday madness” The Book of Phobias and Manias is a thrilling compendium of 99 obsessions that have shaped us all, the rare and the familiar, from ablutophobia (a horror of washing) to syllogomania (a compulsion to hoard) to zoophobia (a fear of animals). Phobias and manias are deeply personal experiences, and among the most common anxiety disorders of our time, but they are also clues to our shared past. The award-winning author Kate Summerscale uses rich and riveting case studies to trace the origins of our obsessions, unearthing a history of human strangeness, from the middle ages to the present day, and a wealth of explanations for some of our most powerful aversions and desires.
Author : Kate Summerscale
Release : 2022-10-06
Genre :
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 814/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Book of Phobias and Manias by : Kate Summerscale
Download or read book The Book of Phobias and Manias written by Kate Summerscale. This book was released on 2022-10-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I am sure this book will cause a 'mania' of its own. Thought-provoking and such fun' Ian Mortimer, bestselling author of The Time Traveller's GuidesA Times Best Non-fiction Book for Autumn 2022A captivating A-Z from the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr WhicherDo you recoil in arachnophobic horror at the sight of a spider - or twitch with nomophobia when you misplace your mobile phone? Do your book-buying habits verge on bibliomania? Perhaps you find yourself mired in indecision and uncertainty? (Would it be reassuring to give this a name: aboulomania?)Our phobias and manias are contradictory and multiple: deeply intimate, yet forged by the times we live in - the commonest form of anxiety disorder, but rarely given a formal diagnosis. Plunge into this rich, surprising and fascinating A-Z compendium to discover how our fixations have taken shape, from pre-history to the present day, as award-winning author Kate Summerscale deftly traces the threads between the past and present, the psychological and social, the personal and the political.
Author : Dave Blevins
Release : 2001
Genre : Mania
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 018/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis 1001 Phobias and Manias by : Dave Blevins
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Author : Cary McNeal
Release : 2012-09-04
Genre : Humor
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Book Rating : 821/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Scared Sh*tless by : Cary McNeal
Download or read book Scared Sh*tless written by Cary McNeal. This book was released on 2012-09-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll s#*t yourself! Back by popular demand, the mind-blowing follow-up to the bestselling 1,001 Facts That Will Scare the S#*t Out of You. An all-new collection of entertaining and horrifying truths about us, our world, and why we’re totally screwed. With more disturbing facts and fun new topics, including weird celebrities, boobs, the internet, clowns, serial killers, sexual fetishes, bacon, Elvis, things that will eat you, and more. From stupid dead people to halitosis caused by constipation to a singer whose music can get you killed in some Jamaican neighborhoods, it’s all here—everything you need to know about the scary s#*t that surrounds all of us. FACT: Men are four times as likely as women to be struck by lightning. FACT: McDonald’s McRib sandwich contains some of the same ingredients used to manufacture gym mats and running shoes. FACT: Möbius syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that renders victims unable to move their faces. FACT: You can get an STD from a bikini wax.
