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Title: Faking It by William Ian Miller ISBN: 0-521-83018-4 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 18 August, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Insightful and witty
Comment: The unique genius of Professor Miller's work lies not in his ability to give new information to the reader. Indeed, most of his observations are instantly recognized by any perceptive reader as being things he or she already knew about the world. The genius of The Anatomy of Disgust, as with his other works, is his ability to recognize fundamental truths that most people never think about at all, or would prefer not to, and to organize these truths into a coherent system by which human behavior can be analyzed and understood.
I strongly recommend this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderfully Learned and Perspicacious
Comment: William Ian Miller's Faking it is a wonderfully learned and perspicacious excursion through the craggy terrain of social pretense and role playing. Through skilful and charming deployment of his wry wit, relentlessly honest powers of observation, and superhuman depth and breadth of knowledge Miller teaches us almost as much about intellectual history, Jane Austen, and The Bible as he teaches us about ourselves. Those who are persnickety about keeping up appearances of authenticity may find many of Miller's insights about our powers and propensities as charlatans and posers to be better left uncovered, many of the embarrassing secrets Miller lets out to be better kept in the bag. But from his searing interpretations of Jesus' teachings on hypocrisy, to his musings about how anxiety provoking it would be to converse with Hamlet, to his beautifully crafted and original discussion of the fakery of apology, Miller never fails to delight and illuminate. He is dazzling in his performances as literary critic, historian, philosopher, comedian and story teller. Whether he is faking this remarkable facility in so many roles really doesn't matter. He entertains, enlightens, persuades and provokes us either way.
Solomon Frye
Toronto, Ontario.
Rating: 5
Summary: A compelling and insightful view of society
Comment: A cogent and well-written essay on the layers of falsity in society. The examples presented of real-life situations focus the abstract into a more tangible and personal level, forcing the reader to reexamine how he or she is and has been "faking it". It isn't just another sociological essay; it is an interdisplinary analysis of our society that incorporates philosophy, literature, theater, pop-culture, history and sociology. "Faking It" is a must read for anyone who has ever questioned their actions or felt alienated by their attempts to self-analyze. I'm not paying lip service or faking my appreciation- it is a truly provacative work. Kudos.
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Title: The Anatomy of Disgust by William Ian Miller ISBN: 0674031555 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Mystery of Courage by William Ian Miller ISBN: 067400826X Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Humiliation: And Other Essays on Honor, Social Discomfort, and Violence by William Ian Miller ISBN: 0801428815 Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $42.50 |
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Title: Passing: When People Can't Be Who They Are by Brooke Kroeger ISBN: 1891620991 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Why Societies Need Dissent : by Cass R. Sunstein ISBN: 0674012682 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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