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James Geary (born 1962) is an American-born writer, former Europe editor of ''Time''〔(TIME Europe Magazine | Restless Youth )〕〔(TIME Europe Magazine | Europe's Lost Tribes )〕 and deputy curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.〔http://nieman.harvard.edu/news/2012/12/journalist-james-geary-named-deputy-curator-at-nieman-foundation/〕 In this role he is also (editor ) of Nieman Reports, oversees other Nieman print and online publications and manages a range of duties related to the Nieman Fellowship program and the foundation's journalism outreach efforts. Among his journalistic credits, apart from his work at ''Time'', Geary was Editor at Large for ''Ode'' magazine〔(Ode Magazine : People : James Geary )〕 and writes online for ''The Huffington Post'', ''Salon.com'' and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc's Newsletter. == Books == Geary's most recent book was ''I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World'', (Harper, February 8, 2011), described on his website as "a fascinating look at metaphors and their influence in every aspect of our lives, from ordinary conversation and commercial messaging to news reports and political speeches".〔http://www.jamesgeary.com/〕 The book has also been translated into Mandarin Chinese.〔https://read.douban.com/ebook/2685101/〕 Previous literary efforts include ''Geary’s Guide to the World's Great Aphorists'' (2007), claimed to be the largest collection of aphorisms in the English language, and follows on from his previous volume on aphorists and aphorisms, ''The World in a Phrase'' (2006). It was published in the UK — but now out of print — as ''We Are What We Think''. It has also been published in Brazilian Portuguese — as ''O Mundo em uma Frase'' — as well as Korean. Geary also wrote a popular science book called ''The Body Electric'' (2002), a survey of cybernetic projects attempting to replace or enhance human biological senses (also published in Spain as ''El Cuerpo Electrónico''),〔(jamesgeary.com )〕 and two much earlier books of poetry written while he was a student in San Francisco, ''17 Reasons Why'' and ''Words for Refrigerator Doors''. Geary publishes a blog about aphorisms, (''All Aphorisms, All The Time'' ), via his website, and Tweets via the account (@JamesGeary ). He is also a regular speaker at literary festivals〔(jamesgeary.com > Performances )〕 where he gives a largely unscripted lecture on aphorisms which includes his juggling routine. He is married with three children.〔(On Making A Long Car Journey with My Family > All Aphorisms, All the Time )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Geary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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