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Title: Exuberance
Subtitle: The Passion for Life
Author: Kay Redfield Jamison
Narrator: Anne Twomey
Format: Abridged
Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-24-04
Publisher: Random House Audio
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes
Genres: Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration
Publisher's Summary:
John Muir's lifelong passion to save America's wild places, Wilson Bentley's legendary obsession to record for posterity the beauty of individual snowflakes, the boundless scientific curiosity behind Watson and Crick's discovery of DNA, sea lions that surf, and porcupines that dance, Kay Redfield Jamison shows how these and many more examples (both human and animal) define the nature of exuberance, and how this exuberance relates to intellectual searching, risk-taking, creativity, and survival itself.
Jamison examines the hereditary predisposition to exuberance; the role of the brain chemical dopamine; the connection between positive moods and psychological resilience; and the differences between exuberance and mania. She delves into some of the phenomena of exuberance such as the contagiousness of laughter, the giddiness of new love, the intoxicating effects of music and of religious ecstasy while also addressing the dangerous desire to simulate exuberance by using drugs or alcohol.
In a fascinating and intimate coda to the rest of the book, renowned scientists, writers, and politicians share their thoughts on the forms and role of exuberance in their own lives.
Original, inspiring, authoritative, Exuberance brims with the very energy and passion that it celebrates.
Critic Reviews:
"She [Jamison] is that rare writer who can offer a kind of unified theory of science and art." (Washington Post)
"Fascinating...rich, trenchant and entertaining." (San Francisco Chronicle)
Members Reviews:
Not my favorite of her books
I didn't enjoy this as much as An Unquiet Mind or Night Falls Fast. Still, good, quite good.
Five Stars
Beautifully written and informative - and inspiring.
An Interesting, Anecdotal Exploration of Exuberance
As a scientific work, this book is well-written and presented in an interesting fashion. It consists mostly of brief anecdotes about people who were unusually exuberant, including Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir and Richard Feynman. There isn't a great deal of technical or clinical data, just well-written observations. The author's exploration of the dark side of exuberance was brief, but intriguing. If you are looking for a book about how to bring exuberance to your daily life, this isn't it. The author takes the position that exuberance isn't something that can be developed, but rather occurs naturally.
Five Stars
Fascinating read by Jamison!
Self-Analysis Tool
We all have times when we feel down about life and just can't get out of the rut.