Is your heart fluttering in anticipation? Is your stomach tight with nerves? Are you falling in love? Feeling a bit miffed? Are you curious (perhaps about this book)? Do you have the heebie-jeebies? Are you antsy with iktsuarpok? Or giddy with depaysement? The Book of Human Emotions is a gleeful thoughtful collection of 156 feelings both rare & familiar Each has its own story & reveals the strange forces which shape our rich & varied internal worlds In reading it you'll discover feelings you never knew you had (like basorexia the sudden urge to kiss someone) uncover the secret histories of boredom & confidence & gain unexpected insights into why we feel the way we do Published in partnership with the Wellcome Collection Wellcome Collection is a free museum & library that aims to challenge how we think & feel about health Inspired by the medical objects & curiosities collected by Henry Wellcome it connects science medicine life & art Wellcome Collection exhibitions events & books explore a diverse range of subjects including consciousness forensic medicine emotions sexology identity & death Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive funding over 14000 researchers & projects in more than 70 countries wellcomecollectionorg