The Book of Human Emotions

Name: The Book of Human Emotions
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ISBN: 9781781251300

An Encyclopedia of Feeling from Anger to Wanderlust

Tiffany Watt Smith

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English

Profile
28 September 2016

Psychology; Psychology: emotions; Popular psychology

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 d.paysement?

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.

By: Tiffany Watt Smith
Imprint: Profile
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 192mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 265g
ISBN: 9781781251300
ISBN 10: 1781251304
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 28 September 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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, a free visitor destination that explores the connections between medicine, life and art. In 2012, its critically acclaimed programme of events and exhibitions welcomed over 490,000 visitors.

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