{"product_id":"i-is-an-other-the-secret-life-of-metaphor-and-how-it-shapes-the-way-we-see-the-world-paperback","title":"I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Geary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor lovers of language and fans of \u003cem\u003eBlink \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author James Geary offers this fascinating look at metaphors and their influence in every aspect of our lives, from art to medicine, psychology to the stock market.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom President Obama's political rhetoric to the bursting of the housing bubble, from conversations to commercials, James Geary shows that every aspect of our day-to-day experience is molded by metaphor. Geary takes readers from Aristotle's investigation of metaphor right up to the latest neuroscientific insights into how metaphor works in the brain. Romeo's exclamation \"It is the East, and Juliet is the sun \" may be one of the most well-known metaphors in literature, but metaphor is more than a device of love-struck poets. As Geary demonstrates, metaphor has leaped off the page and landed with a mighty splash right in the middle of the stream of consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty, persuasive, and original, \u003cem\u003eI Is an Other\u003c\/em\u003e explores metaphor's effects on financial decision making, effective advertising, leadership, learning, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom President Obama's political rhetoric to the bursting of the housing bubble, from conversations to commercials, James Geary shows that every aspect of our day-to-day experience is molded by metaphor. Geary takes readers from Aristotle's investigation of metaphor right up to the latest neuroscientific insights into how metaphor works in the brain. Witty, persuasive, and original, \u003cem\u003eI Is an Other\u003c\/em\u003e explores metaphor's effects on financial decision making, effective advertising, leadership, learning, and more. Romeo's exclamation \"It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!\" may be one of the most well-known metaphors in literature, but metaphor is more than a device of love-struck poets. As Geary demonstrates, metaphor has leaped off the page and landed with a mighty splash right in the middle of the stream of consciousness. \u003c\/p\u003e--Ben Schott, author of \u003ci\u003eSchott's Original Miscellany\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSchott's Almanacs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom President Obama's political rhetoric to the bursting of the housing bubble, from conversations to commercials, James Geary shows that every aspect of our day-to-day experience is molded by metaphor. Geary takes readers from Aristotle's investigation of metaphor right up to the latest neuroscientific insights into how metaphor works in the brain. Witty, persuasive, and original, \u003cem\u003eI Is an Other\u003c\/em\u003e explores metaphor's effects on financial decision making, effective advertising, leadership, learning, and more. Romeo's exclamation \"It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!\" may be one of the most well-known metaphors in literature, but metaphor is more than a device of love-struck poets. As Geary demonstrates, metaphor has leaped off the page and landed with a mighty splash right in the middle of the stream of consciousness. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336814420333,"sku":"9780061710292","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/UkhqK3B1eTl0bEFyMU80S2VWemgxdz09.webp?v=1778918725","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/i-is-an-other-the-secret-life-of-metaphor-and-how-it-shapes-the-way-we-see-the-world-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}