The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of the World in 99 Obsessions

Author: Kate Summerscale Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Ever been struck dumb when speaking in public? You might be suffering from glossophobia. Do your book-buying habits verge on bibliomania? Do you recoil in arachnophobic horror at the sight of a spider - or twitch with nomophobia when you misplace your mobile phone? Our fears and compulsions often feel like part of our deepest selves - yet they're bound up in the currents of the world around us. This thrilling...Read more