{"product_id":"muses-madmen-and-prophets-isbn-9780143113157","title":"Muses, Madmen, and Prophets","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn inquiry into hearing voices-one of humanity's most profound phenomena\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Auditory hallucination is one of the most awe-inspiring, terrifying, and ill- understood tricks of which the human psyche is capable. In the age of modern medical science, we have relegated this experience to nothing more than a biological glitch. Yet as Daniel B. Smith puts forth in \u003ci\u003eMuses, Madmen, and Prophets\u003c\/i\u003e, some of the greatest thinkers, leaders, and prophets in history heard, listened to, and had dialogues with voices inside their heads. In a fascinating quest for understanding, Smith examines the history of this powerful phenomenon, and delivers a ringing defense of the validity of unusual human experiences.\"Articulate, engaging, and deeply researched.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Dr. Jerome Groopman, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Fascinating.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Peter D. Kramer, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An eloquent writer.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel B. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a New York–based journalist and author. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly, Granta\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304845431013,"sku":"NP9780143113157","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143113157.jpg?v=1767733182","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/muses-madmen-and-prophets-isbn-9780143113157","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}