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Aforisme expert en schrijver James Geary werpt licht op een fascinerend vehikel van de menselijke taal: de metafoor. Vriend van schrijvers van Aristoteles tot Elvis, de metafoor kan op een subtiele manier de beslissingen die we nemen beïnvloeden, zegt Geary.
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 »
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