Fans
A Journey into the Psychology of Belonging
$33.53
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
27 August 2024
Summary
‘A celebration of human idiosyncrasy and of our talent for building shared meaning and solidarity out of the strangest material’ - TLS
Fans takes the reader on a journey through a constellation of fandoms, and along the way demonstrates some fundamental truths about the human condition.
Fascinating and thought-provoking, Fans is a story of communities, of what happens to us when we interact with people who share our passions. The human brain is wired to reach out, and while ou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529052497 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529052491 |
| Author: | Michael Bond |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 27 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 182g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 130mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Entertaining and insightful * The Times *
Highly enjoyable * The Independent *
A celebration of human idiosyncrasy and of our talent for building shared meaning and solidarity out of the strangest material * TLS *
A fascinating insight into why people come together in pursuit of something they love and the very real benefits it can bring to our lives * i-D *
Bond’s research is extensive, informative, engagingly presented and his topic timely. * Financial Times *
Michael Bond
Michael Bond, who won the 2015 British Psychological Society prize for The Power of Others, is a writer specialising in human behaviour and a former editor and reporter at New Scientist. He is currently teaching writing as a Royal Literary Fund fellow at Oxford Brookes University. He is also the author of Wayfinding.
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