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ISBN: 0151930988

ISBN13: 9780151930982

Genuine Reality: A Life of William James

Name: Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!
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Book Overview

Intellectual rebel, romantic pragmatist, aristocratic pluralist, William James was both a towering figure of the nineteenth century and a harbinger of the twentieth. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including 1,500 letters between James and his wife, acclaimed biographer Linda Simon creates an intimate portrait of this multifaceted and contradictory man. Exploring James's irrepressible family, his diverse friends, and the cultural and political forces to which he so energetically responded, Simon weaves the many threads of William James's life into a genuine, and vibrant, reality. "William James . . . has never seemed so vulnerably human as in Linda Simon's biography. . . . S]he vivifies James in such a way that his life and thought come freshly alive for the modern reader."-David S. Reynolds, New York Times Book Review "Superb. . . . Genuine Reality is recommended reading for all soul-searchers."-George Gurley, Chicago Tribune "Ms. Simon . . . has provided an ideal pathway for James's striding. . . . Y]ou become engaged in his struggles as if they were your own."-Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times " A]n excellent narrative biography at once sensitively told and lucidly written."-John Patrick Diggins, Wall Street Journal This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0151930988

ISBN13:9780151930982

Release Date:February 1998

Publisher:Houghton Mifflin

Length:496 Pages

Weight:0.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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Rated 4 stars
Decent biography, not much philosophy

By Thriftbooks.com User, August 27, 2006

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. However, there are a few reasons why I didn't give it five stars: 1) The writing is decent, but not nearly so good that I actually enjoyed the writing itself as distinct from the content. 2) Simon seems very sure of herself when discussing the motivations of Henry James Sr., especially. I got the sense that Henry Sr., at least, could have been treated with a bit more nuance and charity...

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Rated 4 stars
Billy Boy

By Thriftbooks.com User, May 3, 2003

Very nicely done biography, Simon seems to be a meticulous, sympathetic critic of her subjects. While I enjoyed reading about this legendary figure in American philosophy and psychology, I ended up being less impressed by him than before. Such disenchantment is probably the hallmark of reading a good biography, as it necessarily brings the mighty down to fallible human dimensions. I had always wondered what it was about...

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Rated 5 stars
Do somebody a good turn and Not be found out...

By Thriftbooks.com User, February 20, 2002

The truly great men in early American history, in my humble opinion, are as follows:Thomas JeffersonRalph Waldo EmersonSamuel Clemens (Mark Twain)William JamesBecause of their intense individualism, idealistic views, and unique personalities, their writings, thoughts and ideas continue to affect western civilzation into the 21st century. Let me just say at the start - I'm not proposing a forum for argument, debating the worth...

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Rated 5 stars
WONDERFUL!

By Thriftbooks.com User, December 11, 2001

I pride myself on being a William James buff and this biography by Linda Simon has proven to be the best, most accurate portrayal ever written. If you don't believe my review, take a look at the excellent review of the book by the New York Times. I hightly recommend this book to all those who have enjoyed Linda Simon's previous biographies, and to all those who agree William James is a man worth remembering.

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Rated 5 stars
Psychology made readable; a family saga.

By Thriftbooks.com User, May 27, 1998

I'm about halfway through this wonderful book and am enjoying it. I have a question for the author--she states that James met his wife in a house at 77 Chestnut Street on Boston's Beacon Hill. However, the photographs identify this house as 13 Chestnut Street. The numbers on Beacon Hill have been changed over the years, but I wonder if this is a discrepancy of error?? I would be very interested if anyone out there knows...

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