America's obsessives, the compulsive energy that built a nation, Joshua Kendall
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America's obsessives, the compulsive energy that built a nation, Joshua Kendall
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-282) and index
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collective biography
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illustrations
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
America's obsessives
Nature of contents
bibliography
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824608989
Responsibility statement
Joshua Kendall
Sub title
the compulsive energy that built a nation
Summary
"Behind every great man (or woman), there's a compulsion" --Provided by publisher
Table Of 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
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