{"product_id":"the-book-of-human-emotions-tiffany-watt-smith-9780316265409","title":"The Book of Human Emotions: From Ambiguphobia to Umpty -- 154 Words from Around the World for How We Feel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thoughtful, gleeful encyclopedia of emotions, both broad and outrageously specific, from throughout history and around the world.\u003c\/b\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tiffany Watt Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316265403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316265409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little, Brown Spark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.20d","brand":"Tiffany Watt Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987290423551,"sku":"9780316265409","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ba05bdf-b400-450c-980e-a34e97634e4c.jpg?v=1683288100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-human-emotions-tiffany-watt-smith-9780316265409","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}