Fear Itself: Library Edition

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Summary: Excellent resource
Review: 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.

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Summary: Significant. Easy for the lay person to understand.
Review: I like it. It is easy for the lay person to understand. Accessible. Well written. Relevant

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Summary: A very interesting plunge into humanity's dark side.
Review: 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.