A collection of essays, which attempt to probe the hidden assumptions by which we live. The author delves into history, psychology and the more esoteric fringes of theology to try to explain why we go through the contortions that we do in our public and private lives. The book aims to answer questions such as why do Americans talk about infections of their body? or what are the connections between SAS commandos and medieval debates on free will? David Bodanis is a free-lance writer and journalist, author of "Being Human" and "The Secret House".
Sprache
Verlagsort
Basingstoke
Großbritannien
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Maße
Höhe: 220 mm
Breite: 140 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-333-38975-1 (9780333389751)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part 1 Two themes: socialism, bacteria and the obsessions of Pasteur; Pasteur II - Hitler's bacteria; commandoes from the invisible world. Part 2 In America: creating the "New York Times"; Mozart and Bruce; the American executive. Part 3 Some history: money and personality. Part 4 Consolations: a quiet afternoon.
