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Overview
In this sparkling debut work of popular science, Emma Byrne examines the latest research to show how swearing can be good for you. She explores every angle of swearing--why we do it, how we do it, and what it tells us about ourselves. Packed with the results of unlikely and often hilarious scientific studies--from the "ice-bucket test" for coping with pain, to the connection between Tourette's and swearing, to a chimpanzee that curses at her handler in sign language--Swearing Is Good for You presents a lighthearted but convincing case for the foulmouthed.
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- ISBN-13: 9780393356656
- ISBN-10: 0393356655
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publish Date: February 2019
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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