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David Joseph Weeks was born in 1944.
(From 1859 to 1880, Joshua Abraham Norton thought he was E...)
From 1859 to 1880, Joshua Abraham Norton thought he was Emperor of the United States. Ann Atkin keeps 7,500 garden gnomes in her backyard. Brooklyn artist Peter McGough dresses and acts as if it were 1895. These are just a few of the eccentrics discussed by Dr. Weeks, the world's foremost expert on the subject.
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1995
(Question: What is an eccentric? Answer: Anyone who, short...)
Question: What is an eccentric? Answer: Anyone who, short of being clinically mad, has found a way of adapting to life outside the social mainstream. David Weeks has interviewed hundreds of eccentrics, and describes their habits and characters in this book. Not only are these people bizarre (always) and creative (often), they are also healthier than "normal" people, even if they choose unconventional diets and/or housing. This finding came out of Weeks's worldwide research, a study of the medical facts about eccentricity. This book is a mixture of anecdotes about eccentrics past and present, and up-to-date medical findings, together with insights into mental and physical health.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0297814478/?tag=prabook0b-20
1995
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David Joseph Weeks was born in 1944.
During his career, Weeks worked as a clinical neuropsychologist affiliated with Royal Edinburgh Hospital in Scotland. He still holds the position of the head of Old Age Psychology there.
Clinical neuropsychologist David Weeks, who has been practising at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for two decades, has focused his research on “eccentric” people. When he advertised in the British press for eccentrics to take part in a ten-year study, the response was overwhelming, with nearly one thousand self-avowed eccentrics applying, the majority of them Americans. With help from assistants, Weeks interviewed hundreds of these individuals in both Great Britain and the United States. Within seven years Weeks published two works from his study: 1988’s Eccentrics: The Scientific Investigation and 1995’s Eccentrics: A Study of Sanity and Strangeness.
(Question: What is an eccentric? Answer: Anyone who, short...)
1995(From 1859 to 1880, Joshua Abraham Norton thought he was E...)
1995