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James Geary, metaphorisch ausgedrückt

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James Geary, Liebhaber von Aphorismen und Schriftsteller, macht sich Gedanken über einen festen Bestandteil der Sprache: Metaphern. Metaphern, beliebt bei Wortkünstlern von Aristoteles bis Elvis, können unsere Entscheidungen fast unmerklich beeinflussen.

Lost jobs, wayward lovers, wars and famine -- come to think of it, just about any of life's curveballs -- there's an aphorism for it, and James Geary's got it. Full bio »

Translated into German by Marlies Gabriele Prinzl
Reviewed by Wolf Ruschke
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