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This book is a modern investigation of an ancient virtue, inspired by a group for stage-frightened musicians in 1940s Manhattan. Coinciding with the terrifying height of World War Two, it was called The Society of Timid Souls. Seventy years later, as fear about everything from terrorism to economic meltdown has become part of our daily lives, Polly Morland reconvenes the society, setting out to discover what it means to be brave in an age of [...] journey-and this book-is full of amazing people and surprising ideas. It explores how and why people are brave, from battlefield to hospital ward, circus tightrope to suburban street, disaster zone to political protest. It throws light on some of the myths and lies that surround our favourite virtue. And most of all, it asks can we learn to be brave?
This book is a modern investigation of an ancient virtue, inspired by a group for stage-frightened musicians in 1940s Manhattan. Coinciding with the terrifying height of World War Two, it was called The Society of Timid Souls. Seventy years later, as fear about everything from terrorism to economic meltdown has become part of our daily lives, Polly Morland reconvenes the society, setting out to discover what it means to be brave in an age of [...] journey-and this book-is full of amazing people and surprising ideas. It explores how and why people are brave, from battlefield to hospital ward, circus tightrope to suburban street, disaster zone to political protest. It throws light on some of the myths and lies that surround our favourite virtue. And most of all, it asks can we learn to be brave?
Über den Autor
Polly Morland
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
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Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | 312 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781846685149 |
ISBN-10: | 1846685141 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Morland, Polly |
Hersteller: | Profile Books(GB) |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
Maße: | 195 x 126 x 25 mm |
Von/Mit: | Polly Morland |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.05.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,259 kg |
Über den Autor
Polly Morland
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | 312 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781846685149 |
ISBN-10: | 1846685141 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Morland, Polly |
Hersteller: | Profile Books(GB) |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
Maße: | 195 x 126 x 25 mm |
Von/Mit: | Polly Morland |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.05.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,259 kg |
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