Title:
America's obsessives : the compulsive energy that built a nation
Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
2013
Publication Information:
New York : Grand Central Publishing, c2013.
Physical Description:
294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781455502387
Abstract:
"Behind every great man (or woman), there's a compulsion" --Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Prologue: The Obsessive Innovator : The Archetypal Super-Achiever -- Part One. Founding Farmers and Factoid-Finders. Politics: Thomas Jefferson : Omniscient Organizer -- Marketing: Henry Heinz : Naked Without His Steel Tape Measure -- Part Two. Secret Sex Maniacs. Information Technology: Melvil Dewey : The Librarian Who Worshipped Perfect Tens -- Sexuality: Alfred Kinsey : The Rabid Orgasm Counter -- Aviation: Charles Lindbergh : At Home in Flight -- Part Three. Celebrity Compulsives. Beauty: Estee Lauder : The Woman Who Couldn't Stop Touching Faces -- Sports: Ted Williams : "Show Me Your Swing" -- Epilogue: Future Obsessives.
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Language:
English
