Fear Itself: The Origin and Nature of the Powerful Emotion That Shapes Our Lives and Our World
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Book Overview
What are you afraid of? In Fear Itself, Pulitzer-nominated science author Rush W. Dozier, Jr., takes on such challenging questions as: What is fear? Where does it originate? What purpose does it... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0312194129
ISBN13:9780312194123
Release Date:September 1998
Publisher:Griffin
Length:273 Pages
Weight:1.26 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Excellent resource
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I highly recommend this book as an intelligently written, well researched account of fear, our first emotion from birth. As the previous reviewer commented, this is not a self-help book and makes no pretensions to that. Thankfully (as I find most self-help books excessively subjective and "feelings-based"), it an academic and objective study of what fear is to a human. I am a fan of the horror genre, hence my initial interest, but I recommend this to anyone, as it is neither dry (very readable) nor exclusive to my interests. One of my favorites on the subject.
A very interesting plunge into humanity's dark side.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The author writes with supreme knowledge on the subject of fear, it's causes, it's origins, it's nature. Biologically and emotionally, he takes us step by step through this sordid emotion, leaving us with a better understanding of our nature. Though a bit too technical at times for the average reader, still an excellent study and an emotional journey through our darkest side. I was anticipating a bit more advice on how to overcome fears, however, and would have preferred more discussion in that area. I recommend this book for anyone interested in human emotion.
Significant. Easy for the lay person to understand.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
I like it. It is easy for the lay person to understand. Accessible. Well written. Relevant
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