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  • Kendall, Joshua C., 1960-
     
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    America's obsessives : the compulsive energy that built a nation / Joshua Kendall.
    by Kendall, Joshua C., 1960-
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  • Successful people -- United States -- Biography.
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  • Scholars -- United States -- Biography.
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  • Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
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  • Motivation (Psychology) -- United States -- Case studies.
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  • Compulsive behavior -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
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  • United States -- Biography.
  • Publisher Info: 
    New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2013.
    Edition: 
    1st ed.
    Description: 
    294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
    ISBN: 
    9781455502387 (hbk.)
    1455502383 (hbk.)
    9781455502363 (ebk.)
    1455502367 (ebk.)
    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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    "Behind every great man (or woman), there's a compulsion" --Provided by publisher.
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