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24%OFFTiffany Watt Smith - The Book of Human Emotions: An Encyclopedia of Feeling from Anger to Wanderlust - 9781781251300 - V9781781251300
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The Book of Human Emotions: An Encyclopedia of Feeling from Anger to Wanderlust

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Description for The Book of Human Emotions: An Encyclopedia of Feeling from Anger to Wanderlust Paperback. Series: Wellcome. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JMQ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 352.
Is your heart fluttering in anticipation? Is your stomach tight with nerves? Are you falling in love? Feeling a bit miffed? Are you curious (perhaps about this book)? Do you have the heebie-jeebies? Are you antsy with iktsuarpok? Or giddy with depaysement? The Book of Human Emotions is a gleeful, thoughtful collection of 156 feelings, both rare and familiar. Each has its own story, and reveals the strange forces which shape our rich and varied internal worlds. In reading it, you'll discover feelings you never knew you had (like basorexia, the sudden urge to kiss someone), uncover the secret histories of boredom and confidence, and gain unexpected insights into why we feel the way we do. Published in partnership with the Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we think and feel about health. Inspired by the medical objects and curiosities collected by Henry Wellcome, it connects science, medicine, life and art. Wellcome Collection exhibitions, events and books explore a diverse range of subjects, including consciousness, forensic medicine, emotions, sexology, identity and death. Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome, a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive, funding over 14,000 researchers and projects in more than 70 countries. wellcomecollection.org

Product Details

Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Wellcome
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781251300
SKU
V9781781251300
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99

About Tiffany Watt Smith
Tiffany Watt Smith is research fellow at the QMUL Centre for the History of the Emotions, and was also a 2014 BBC New Generation Thinker. Before beginning her career in academia, she worked as a theatre director for seven years, including stints as Associate Director at the Arcola Theatre and International Associate Director at the Royal Court. She lives in London. The Book of Human Emotions is published in association with Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we think and feel about health. Inspired by the medical objects and curiosities collected by Henry Wellcome, it connects science, medicine, life and art. Wellcome Collection exhibitions, events and books explore a diverse range of subjects, including consciousness, forensic medicine, emotions, sexology, identity and death. Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome, a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive, funding over 14,000 researchers and projects in more than 70 countries. wellcomecollection.org

Reviews for The Book of Human Emotions: An Encyclopedia of Feeling from Anger to Wanderlust
[Watt Smith] treats each emotion with the expertise of a wine taster, showing how it is formed from a mixture of many other emotions
Craig Brown
Mail on Sunday
So riveting are these miniature essays exploring 156 emotions that if anyone interrupts your reading, you'll probably feel irritated ... Educative, entertaining.
Observer
Delightful
Prima
A brilliant book
Roisin Ingle
Irish Times
Witty, informative, undogmatic and thought-provoking, this wonderful book should convince us that emotions are never just neural events.
Jane O'Grady
Times Higher Education

Goodreads reviews for The Book of Human Emotions: An Encyclopedia of Feeling from Anger to Wanderlust


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