Metaphors Are His Sun, Moon, and Stars

Studio 360 | Feb 17, 2011

The writer James Geary shows Kurt how metaphors ooze into all corners of our everyday life — mostly without us even realizing it. In his new book, I is an Other, Geary reveals how metaphor influences everything from our politics to our health.

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