An acclaimed science journalist offers a riveting account of how people process extreme fear. Having jumped out of planes and scaled vertical cliff faces, Wise uses his adventures and draws on current brain research to weave a energetic tale of how the human spirit uses fear to triumph in the face of challenges. JEFF WISE is a science writer, and a contributing editor at 'Popular Mechanics' and 'Travel and Leisure.' He's written for the 'New York Times Magazine,Popular Science, Outside, National Geographic' and more. INDICE: The Mystery of Fear - PART I: FEAR IS A PARALLEL MIND - The PersonThat 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: COUNTERATTACK - Force of Will - Steeling Yourself - Hanging On - Mastery - A New Conception of Courage - Notes on the Sources - Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61439-0
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 20/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés