The book of phobias & manias : a history of obsession
Title:
The book of phobias & manias : a history of obsession
Author:
Credits:
Kate Summerscale.
Additional Title(s):
Phobias & manias
Book of phobias and manias
Phobias and manias
Publication Date(s):
2022
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-239) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction -- How to use this book -- A-Z of phobias and manias.
Description:
"The Book of Phobias and Manias is a thrilling compendium of 99 obsessions that have shaped us all, the rare and the familiar, from ablutophobia (a horror of washing) to syllogomania (a compulsion to hoard) to zoophobia (a fear of animals)"-- Provided by publisher.
Document ID:
SD_ILS:1749668
Language:
English
