Synopses & Reviews
What are you afraid of?
In Fear Itself, Pulitzer-nominated science author Rush W. Dozier, Jr., takes on such challenging questions as: What is fear? Where does it originate? What purpose does it serve? He reveals how our daily lives are shaped by fear, and yet, how it also pushes us to fulfill our greatest potential. Succeeding in making complicated points of modern neuroscience both accessible and fascinating, Dozier takes us on a thriling journey through the science of the brain and the everyday reality of this most human emotion.
Review
"An extremely readable and authoritative text that will appeal to a broad audience--especially to anyone who has ever wondered why we do the things we do." --Dr. Thomas Albright, Director of the Sloan Institute for Theoretical Neurobiology at the Salk Institute
"A tautly written, engrossing narrative." --Dr. Richard M. Restak, author of Brainscapes: An Introduction to What Neuroscience Has Learned About the Structure, Function, and Abilities of the Brain
"Readers will learn much from Dozier's fascinating study." --Booklist
Synopsis
A Pulitzer Prize-nominated science writer conducts a thrilling journey through the science and everyday reality of this most human emotion. Illustrations.
About the Author
Rush W. Dozier, Jr., is a Harvard-educated, Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and scholar, specializing in science and technology. He lives in Pasadena, California.