America's obsessives
Subtitle: the compulsive energy that built a nation
By: Joshua Kendall
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781455502387
Subjects: Compulsive behavior; Motivation (Psychology); Case studies; Successful people; Scholars; Biography; Inventors
Description: "Behind every great man (or woman), there's a compulsion"--Provided by the publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: The Obsessive Innovator : The Archetypal Super-Achiever; title: Part One. Founding Farmers and Factoid-Finders; title: Politics: Thomas Jefferson : Omniscient Organizer; title: Marketing: Henry Heinz : Naked Without His Steel Tape Measure; title: Part Two. Secret Sex Maniacs; title: Information Technology: Melvil Dewey : The Librarian Who Worshipped Perfect Tens; title: Sexuality: Alfred Kinsey : The Rabid Orgasm Counter; title: Aviation: Charles Lindbergh : At Home in Flight; title: Part Three. Celebrity Compulsives; title: Beauty: Estee Lauder : The Woman Who Couldn't Stop Touching Faces; title: Sports: Ted Williams : "Show Me Your Swing"; title: Epilogue: Future Obsessives.