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Aforism-entusiasten och författaren James Geary talar varmt om en stamgäst i det mänskliga språket: metaforen. Som en god vän till skribenter från Aristoteles till Elvis kan metaforen på ett raffinerat sätt påverka de beslut vi tar, säger 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 »

Translated into Swedish by Kalle Larsen
Reviewed by Eric Gustafsson
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