The Book of Phobias and Manias (Hardback)
A History of the World in 99 Obsessions
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A captivating A-Z compendium of our fears and obsessions by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANES
A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR AND DAILY MAIL
AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR AND START THE WEEK
Plunge into this rich, surprising and stunningly designed 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 ... Phobias and manias create a magical space between us and the world' 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
The Book of Phobias and Manias (Ebook)
A History of the World in 99 Obsessions
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A captivating A-Z compendium of our fixations by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
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
The Book of Phobias and Manias (Audiobook)
A History of the World in 99 Obsessions
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A captivating A-Z compendium of our fears and obsessions by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANES
A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR AND DAILY MAIL
AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR AND START THE WEEK
Plunge into this rich, surprising and stunningly designed 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 … Phobias and manias create a magical space between us and the world' 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
The Book of Phobias and Manias (Paperback)
A History of the World in 99 Obsessions
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A captivating A-Z compendium of our fixations by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
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
Reviews for The Book of Phobias and Manias
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Hannah Beckerman Observer
Daily Mail
Marcus Berkmann
Fortean Times
The Tablet
The Times
Malcolm Gaskill, author of the No. 1 bestseller The Ruin of All Witches
Irish Times
Ian Mortimer, bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guides
David Crystal
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Publishers Weekly
Chicago Tribune
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Kate Summerscale
Kate Summerscale is the author of the number one bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2008, winner of the Galaxy British Book of the Year Award, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and adapted into a major ITV drama. Her debut, The Queen of Whale Cay, won a Somerset Maugham award and was shortlisted for The Whitbread Biography Award. The Wicked Boy, published in 2016, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime. Her latest book, The Haunting of Alma Fielding, was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. She lives in north London.