COMMON SHOCK

New American Library, New York, 2004, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 0-451-21291-6.  Trade soft cover, 385 pages including Appendices, Notes, Bibliography, Index, and Acknowledgments.  Good; wraps show some edge and cover wear, scar at upper front corner from sticker removal, ding at upper rear spine edge and short tear at lower rear spine edge; remainder mark on bottom edge.  Binding sound; interior clean and unmarked with tanned pages.  ‘Every single day, whether we realize it or not, we witness and are affected by violence – often with serious, long-term consequences.  From the undeniable effects of 9/11 to the unnoticed consequences of a fictional murder on television – and even the hostility and verbal aggression that can flare up around us on a regular basis – Harvard Medical School psychologist Kaethe Weingarten examines the biological psychological effects of being a witness to violence, revealing and defining an issue until now had no name.’ (from rear wrap)