My Age of Anxiety
Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
$24.41
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2014
Summary
A riveting, revelatory, and moving account of one man’s battle with anxiety, and a history of the efforts to understand the condition by scientists, philosophers, artists, and writers, from Freud to Hippocrates and from Samuel Johnson to Charles Darwin.
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As recently as thirty-five years ago, anxiety did not exist as a diagnostic category. Today, it is the most common form of officially classified men…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099592068 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099592061 |
| Author: | Scott Stossel |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Windmill Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 291g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
Unflinchingly honest and written in an accessible style…This is a courageous, entertaining and well-researched book about a condition that is thought to currently affect 15 percent if people in the UK. * Independent *
[A] vivid, smart exploration of the history of anxiety. Stossel tackles genetics, nature and nurture, drug development, and changing medical and philosophical attitudes with the lightest of touches. * Marie Claire *
[A] courageous and hilarious journey to the edge of insanity…Stossel’s patient, conscientious uncertainty contains more wit and sensitivity than a hundred manifestos…an immense achievement. * Sunday Telegraph *
Fascinating and hugely entertaining. An intense, incredibly brave narrative tinged with moments of outright hilarity, it’s impossible to put down. – Ben Mezrich
Careful and clearly written, his book contains more truth, wit and sensitivity than 100 manifestos. * Daily Telegraph *
For anyone who wants to know all about anxiety from a dazzlingly honest sufferer’s perspective, it’s hard to imagine a better book than this. * BBC Focus magazine *
He brings to this story depth, intelligence and perspective that could enlighten untold fellow sufferers for years to come. – Elizabeth Gilbert
Staggeringly, brilliantly, indispensably useful. – Joshua Wolf Shenk
Intelligent, interesting and well written … His story is a good window on the crazy history of the field …Bravely and admirably done. * New Yorker *
My Age of Anxiety is a mine of information and extensive soul-searching. For contemporary readers, especially those beset with anxiety, it will prove an invaluable resource. * Literary Review *
About The Author
Scott Stossel
Scott Stossel is the editor of The Atlantic. Previously, he was the executive editor of The American Prospect. He is also the author of Sarge- The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver. A graduate of Harvard, he lives with his family in Washington DC.
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