The Geography of Madness
Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes
by Frank Bures
Recommended by Ramit Sethi and Ben Carlson
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Travel, and Psychology.
Jon Ronson meets David Grann in this fascinating, wildly entertaining adventure and travel story about how culture can make us go totally insaneThe Geography of Madness is an investigation of "culturebound" syndromes, which are far stranger than they sound. Why is it, for example, that some men believe, against all reason, that vandals stole their...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Travel, and Psychology.
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“@BullandBaird this is one of the most interesting books I've read in a long time (so of course I had to tie it into the stock mkt): | What is a book you LOVE that's not very well known I'll go first. This fascinating book presents some provocative ideas on illness and culture. It makes you question who you are and why you feel the way you do. Now you: What's a great book that others might not have heard of”
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