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America's obsessives : the compulsive energy that built a nation
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- Summary
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"Behind every great man (or woman), there's a compulsion" --Provided by the publisher.
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- Creator
- Joshua Kendall
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2013
- Physical Details
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- 294 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781455502387, 1455502383, 9781455502363, 9781611138320, 1455502367, 1611138329
- OCLC
- ocn824608989
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index.
- Prologue: The Obsessive Innovator : The Archetypal Super-Achiever -- Part One. Founding Farmers and Factoid-Finders. Politics: Thomas Jefferson : Omniscient Organizer -- Marketing: Henry Heinz : Naked Without His Steel Tape Measure -- Part Two. Secret Sex Maniacs. Information Technology: Melvil Dewey : The Librarian Who Worshipped Perfect Tens -- Sexuality: Alfred Kinsey : The Rabid Orgasm Counter -- Aviation: Charles Lindbergh : At Home in Flight -- Part Three. Celebrity Compulsives. Beauty: Estee Lauder : The Woman Who Couldn't Stop Touching Faces -- Sports: Ted Williams : "Show Me Your Swing" -- Epilogue: Future Obsessives