THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANIACS A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR AND DAILY MAIL A WATERSTONES BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK Plunge into this rich and thought-provoking 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' 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
| ISBN: | 9781788162821 |
| Publication date: | 12th October 2023 |
| Author: | Kate Summerscale, Wellcome Collection |
| Publisher: | Wellcome Collection an imprint of Profile |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 239 pages |
| Genres: |
General and world history History of science Popular Science Social, group or collective psychology Psychology: emotions History of medicine Society and culture: general |