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035 _a(OCoLC)879329773
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_z(OCoLC)902670802
_z(OCoLC)906015234
037 _bFarrar Straus & Giroux, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (540)6727600
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100 1 _aAdam, David,
_d1972-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe man who couldn't stop :
_bOCD and the true story of a life lost in thought /
_cDavid Adam.
250 _aFirst American edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bSarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
_c2015.
264 4 _c
300 _a324 pages ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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500 _a"Originally published in 2014 by Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, Great Britain"--Title page verso.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 293-319).
505 0 _aOur siege mentality -- Bad thoughts -- The mademoiselle and the rat man -- An emerging obsession -- The OCD family -- Cruel to be kind -- The God obsession -- Animals and other relatives -- Man hands on misery to man -- The runaway brain -- Daddy's little helper -- The helicopter view -- Long live lobotomy -- Politics and prejudice -- A new dimension -- Final thoughts.
520 _a"Have you ever had a strange urge to jump from a tall building or steer your car into oncoming traffic? You are not alone. In this ... fusion of science, history, and memoir, [science editor and writer] David Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind and explains how they drive millions of us toward obsession and compulsion."--Jacket.
600 1 2 _aAdam, David,
_d1972-
650 0 _aObsessive-compulsive disorder
_vAnecdotes.
650 7 _aObsessive-compulsive disorder.
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650 7 _aObsessive-compulsive disorder
_vAnecdotes.
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650 1 2 _aObsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
650 2 2 _aJournalism, Medical.
655 7 _aAnecdotes.
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_0(OCoLC)fst01423876
655 7 _aAnecdotes.
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655 4 _aNonfiction.
655 2 _aPopular Work.
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