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Kendall, Joshua C., 1960-

Title America's obsessives : the compulsive energy that built a nation / Joshua Kendall.

Publication Info.

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2013.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction	609.22 KENDALL	Check Shelf
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department	609.2273 KENDALL	Check Shelf
Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction	609.2 KEN	Check Shelf
Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department	609.2273 KE	Check Shelf

Edition	First edition.
Description	294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary	"Behind every great man (or woman), there's a compulsion" --Provided by publisher.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-282) and index.
Contents	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.
Subject	United States -- Biography.
	Successful people -- United States -- Biography.
	Scholars -- United States -- Biography.
	Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
	Motivation (Psychology) -- United States -- Case studies.
	Compulsive behavior -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
ISBN	9781455502387 hardback
	1455502383 hardback

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