Fear Itself: The Origin and Nature of the Powerful Emotion That Shapes Our Lives and Our World

by Rush W. Dozier and Rush W. Dozier Jr.

Book Overview

What are you afraid of? In Fear Itself, Pulitzer-nominated science author Rush W. Dozier, Jr., takes on such challenging questions as: What is fear? Where does it originate? What purpose does it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312194129
• ISBN13: 9780312194123
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Griffin
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource

I highly recommend this book as an intelligently written, well researched account of fear, our first emotion from birth. As the previous reviewer commented, this is not a self-help book and makes no pretensions to that. Thankfully (as I find most self-help books excessively subjective and "feelings-based"), it an academic and objective study of what fear is to a human. I am a fan of the horror genre, hence my initial interest, but I recommend this to anyone, as it is neither dry (very readable) nor exclusive to my interests. One of my favorites on the subject.

A very interesting plunge into humanity's dark side.

The author writes with supreme knowledge on the subject of fear, it's causes, it's origins, it's nature. Biologically and emotionally, he takes us step by step through this sordid emotion, leaving us with a better understanding of our nature. Though a bit too technical at times for the average reader, still an excellent study and an emotional journey through our darkest side. I was anticipating a bit more advice on how to overcome fears, however, and would have preferred more discussion in that area. I recommend this book for anyone interested in human emotion.

Significant. Easy for the lay person to understand.

I like it. It is easy for the lay person to understand. Accessible. Well written. Relevant