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Man Who Couldn't Stop : OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought by David Adam (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Man Who Couldn't Stop : OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought, Paperback by Adam, David, ISBN 1250083184, ISBN-13 9781250083180, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Drawing on the latest research on the brain as well as historical accounts of patients and their treatments, an accomplished science writer shares his 20-year battle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and his unflinchingly honest attempt to understand the condition and his experiences. Includes notes and references. Simultaneous.
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PublisherPicador
ISBN-101250083184
ISBN-139781250083180
eBay Product ID (ePID)217083375
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Book TitleMan Who Couldn't Stop : Ocd and the True Story of Alife Lost in Thought
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicPsychopathology / Compulsive Behavior, Cultural Heritage, Science & Technology
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Psychology
AuthorDavid Adam
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Reviews[David Adam] is a companionable Virgil, guiding the reader through the hellish circles of [OCD], explaining scientific concepts in clear, nontechnical prose . . . It provides all readers with a fascinating glimpse of an unusual but enduring form of psychopathology.-Scott Stossel, The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "[A] searing account . . . Works such as Elizabeth Wurtzel's Prozac Nation , Andrew Solomon's The Noonday Demon and most recently Scott Stossel's My Age of Anxiety set a high standard... .[and] Adam more than meets it, writing with honesty, compassion and even humor about a malady so often stigmatized and caricatured." -Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post "The author's learned but conversational tone when discussing the scientific background of OCD and related disorders is inviting - readers may be reminded of Elizabeth Kolbert's tone in her excellent The Sixth Extinction ... [Adam] is a capable, informative, and well-intentioned guide, illuminating the darker corners of OCD while demonstrating certain areas of promising research."- The Boston Globe
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal616.85/227
SynopsisWinner of the Medical Journalists' Association's Tony Thistlethwaite Award A Finalist for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books Recipient of the International OCD Foundation's Illumination Award What might lead a schoolgirl to eat a wall of her house, piece by piece, or a man to die beneath an avalanche of household junk that he and his brother have compulsively hoarded? At what point does a harmless idea, a snowflake in a clear summer sky, become a blinding blizzard of unwanted thoughts? David Adam--an editor at Nature and an accomplished science writer--has suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder for twenty years, and The Man Who Couldn't Stop is his unflinchingly honest attempt to understand the condition and his experiences. In this riveting and intimate blend of science, history, and memoir, Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind and explains how they drive millions of us toward obsession and compulsion. Told with fierce clarity, humor, and urgent lyricism, The Man Who Couldn't Stop is a haunting story of a personal nightmare that shines a light into the darkest corners of our minds., Winner of the Medical Journalists' Association's Tony Thistlethwaite Award A Finalist for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books Recipient of the International OCD Foundation's Illumination Award An intimate look at the power of intrusive thoughts, how our brains can turn against us, and living with obsessive compulsive disorder What might lead a schoolgirl to eat a wall of her house, piece by piece, or a man to die beneath an avalanche of household junk that he and his brother have compulsively hoarded? At what point does a harmless idea, a snowflake in a clear summer sky, become a blinding blizzard of unwanted thoughts? David Adam--an editor at Nature and an accomplished science writer--has suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder for twenty years, and The Man Who Couldn't Stop is his unflinchingly honest attempt to understand the condition and his experiences. In this riveting and intimate blend of science, history, and memoir, Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind and explains how they drive millions of us toward obsession and compulsion. Told with fierce clarity, humor, and urgent lyricism, The Man Who Couldn't Stop is a haunting story of a personal nightmare that shines a light into the darkest corners of our minds.
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- Apr 29, 2017
CAn't remember what it was about...too long ago
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