{"product_id":"exuberance-kay-redfield-jamison-9780375701481","title":"Exuberance: The Passion for Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA national bestselling author examines one of the mind's most exalted states--one that is crucially important to learning, risk-taking, social cohesiveness, and survival itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Jamison is] that rare writer who can offer a kind of unified field theory of science and art.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the same grace and breadth of learning she brought to her studies of the mind's pathologies, Kay Redfield Jamison examines one of its most exalted states: exuberance. This \"abounding, ebullient, effervescent emotion\" manifests itself everywhere from child's play to scientific breakthrough. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eExuberance: The Passion for Life\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to such notably irrepressible types as Teddy Roosevelt, John Muir, and Richard Feynman, as well as Peter Pan, dancing porcupines, and Charles Schulz's Snoopy. It explores whether exuberance can be inherited, parses its neurochemical grammar, and documents the methods people have used to stimulate it. The resulting book is an irresistible fusion of science and soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kay Redfield Jamison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375701486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375701481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/06\/2005 pg. 36","brand":"Kay Redfield Jamison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990164406527,"sku":"9780375701481","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65807b64-1eb0-4dbc-aafa-e480c57eb913.jpg?v=1683303357","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/exuberance-kay-redfield-jamison-9780375701481","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}