The Book of Phobias and Manias by Kate Summerscale

The Book of Phobias and Manias

Kate Summerscale with Stephanie Racine (Narrator)

8 hours, 9 minutes first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction psychology challenging dark informative medium-paced
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From the winner of the Edgar Award and the Samuel Johnson Prize, a cultural history of “everyday madness”The Book of Phobias and Manias is a thrilling compendium of 99 obsessions that have shaped us all, the rare and the familiar, from ablutophobi...

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informative 100%
dark 21%
funny 21%
lighthearted 16%
reflective 16%
challenging 13%
inspiring 8%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
emotional 2%

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medium 33%
slow 12%

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