- Published: 18 September 2017
- ISBN: 9780241974001
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 128
- RRP: $22.99
Hands
What We Do With Them - And Why
Human history, modern life and our psychology - all told through the story of how we use our hands.
What do our hands say about us?
Our hands are always busy: stroking, pressing, prodding, swiping, tapping, fidgeting, gripping, scratching and rubbing. Even when at rest they refuse to be still. Though they are our most important tool for manipulating the world about us - you're using one or both of them to hold this book - they also send out subtle messages about who and what we really are.
Here, psychoanalyst Darian Leader examines the importance of our hands through a variety of examples from Hollywood movies to the Renaissance obsession with fans, from our craving for cigarettes to our addiction to smart phones. In so doing he uncovers the truth behind the ways we touch the world.
- Published: 18 September 2017
- ISBN: 9780241974001
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 128
- RRP: $22.99
About the author
Clever, beguiling and confident
Sunday Times, Books of the Year
A breezy and diverting cultural history of fidgeting
The Times Literary Supplement
An intriguing meditation on how vital our hands are to our understanding of ourselves and our world
Sunday Times
Eloquent, thought-provoking . . . Leader conveys complex ideas with a light touch and sharp wit
New Statesman
