{"product_id":"the-book-of-human-emotions-from-ambiguphobia-to-umpty-154-words-from-around-the-world-for-how-we-feel-hardcover","title":"The Book of Human Emotions: From Ambiguphobia to Umpty -- 154 Words from Around the World for How We Feel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTiffany Watt Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thoughtful, gleeful encyclopedia of emotions, both broad and outrageously specific, from throughout history and around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How do you feel today? Is your heart fluttering in \u003ci\u003eanticipation\u003c\/i\u003e? Your stomach tight with nerves? Are you falling in \u003ci\u003elove\u003c\/i\u003e? Feeling a bit \u003ci\u003emiffed\u003c\/i\u003e? Do you have the \u003ci\u003eheebie-jeebies\u003c\/i\u003e? Are you antsy with iktsuarpok or filled with \u003ci\u003enakhes\u003c\/i\u003e? Recent research suggests there are only six basic emotions. But if that makes you feel \u003ci\u003euneasy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003esuspicious\u003c\/i\u003e, and maybe even a little \u003ci\u003ebereft\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Human Emotions\u003c\/i\u003e is for you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this unique book, you'll get to travel across the world and through time, learning how different cultures have articulated the human experience and picking up some fascinating new knowledge about yourself along the way. From the familiar (\u003ci\u003eanger\u003c\/i\u003e) to the foreign (\u003ci\u003ezal\u003c\/i\u003e), each entertaining and informative alphabetical entry reveals the surprising connections and fascinating facts behind our emotional lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether you're in search of the perfect word to sum up that cozy feeling you get from being inside on a cold winter's night, surrounded by friends and good food (what the Dutch call \u003ci\u003egezelligheid\u003c\/i\u003e), or wondering how \u003ci\u003enostalgia\u003c\/i\u003e evolved from a fatal illness to enjoyable self-indulgence, Tiffany Watt Smith draws on history, anthropology, science, art, literature, music, and popular culture to find the answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In reading \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Human Emotions\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll discover feelings you never knew you had (like \u003ci\u003ebasorexia\u003c\/i\u003e, the sudden urge to kiss someone) and gain unexpected insights into why you feel the way you do. Besides, aren't you curious what \u003ci\u003enginyiwarrarringu\u003c\/i\u003e means?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Tiffany Watt Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a research fellow at the QMUL Centre for the History of the Emotions, and was also a 2014 BBC New Generation Thinker. Before choosing to pursue a path in academic research and writing, Dr. Watt Smith worked as a theater director for seven years, including stints as Associate Director at the Arcola Theatre and International Associate Director at the Royal Court. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754323607840,"sku":"9780316265409","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/10319340da094436302640d52208c658.webp?v=1780037712","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-book-of-human-emotions-from-ambiguphobia-to-umpty-154-words-from-around-the-world-for-how-we-feel-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}