Veteran science journalist Jeff Wise dives into the latest research to produce an astonishing portrait of the brain's hidden fear pathways. With tales of his own encounters with fear as well as others', Wise shows how we can better arm ourselves against everyday fears in an absorbing and instructive narrative. JEFF WISE is a science writer, outdoor adventurer, and pilot of airplanesand gliders. He is a contributing editor at Popular Mechanics , Travel + Leisure , and Outside's GO. He has also written for The New York Times Magazine , Esquire , Details, Popular Science , National Geographic Adventure , and many others. In the course of his journalism career he has surfed in Alaska, scuba dived the South China Sea, piloted a WWII fighter plane, and mushed a dog teamin Montana. He lives in New York City, USA. INDICE: - The Mystery of Fear - PART I: FEAR IS A PARALLEL MIND - The Person that Fear Makes You - Superhuman - Losing It - PART II: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL - The Structure of Chaos - Fear Itself - In Love and War - 'One of The Biggest Chokers of All Time' - The Eyes of Others - PART III: COUNTER-ATTACK - Force of Will - Steeling Yourself - Hanging On - Mastery - A New Conception ofCourage - Notes on the Sources - Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-230-10348-1
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 25/02/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido