The Book of Phobias and Manias

A History of the World in 99 Obsessions

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<p><b>THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANES </b><br><br><b>A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN <i>THE</i> </b><b><i>TIMES, </i></b><b><i>FINANCIAL TIMES, </i></b><b><i>SPECTATOR </i>AND<i> DAILY MAIL</i></b><br><br><b>AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR AND START THE WEEK</b><br><br>Plunge into this rich, surprising and stunningly designed <b>A-Z compendium</b> to discover how our fixations have taken shape, from the Middle Ages to the present day, as bestselling author <b>Kate Summerscale</b> deftly traces the threads between the past and present, the psychological and social, the personal and the political.<br><br><b>'Fascinating ... Phobias and manias create a magical space between us and the world' Malcolm Gaskill, author of the No. 1 bestseller <i>The Ruin of All Witches</i></b><br><br><b>'Fascinating' <i>Observer</i></b><br><br><b>'An endlessly intriguing book ... All the bibliomanes (book nutters) I know will love it' <i>Daily Mail</i></b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781800813359

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

208 x 135 x 32 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

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