Book of Phobias and Manias A History of the World in 99 Obsessions

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THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANES A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEARA WATERSTONES BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK 2022AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN’S HOUR AND START THE WEEKPlunge into this rich, surprising and stunningly designed 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 … Phobias and manias create a magical space between us and the world’ 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’A new book from Summerscale is always a treat … Her sub-title might echo Neil MacGregor, but this reads more like a book by Oliver Sacks, with dashes of Roald Dahl’ Spectator

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Weight 0.4 kg
Dimensions 21.6 × 13.8 × 2.2 cm
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London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1788162811

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