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Adam, David

 
9781447238287: The Man Who Couldn't Stop: OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought
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ISBN 10 : 1447238281 ISBN 13 : 9781447238287
Editeur : Picador, 2014

Synopsis

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 captivating fusion of science, history and personal memoir, writer David Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind, and how they drive millions of us towards obsessions and compulsions.

David has suffered from OCD for twenty years, and The Man Who Couldn't Stop is his unflinchingly honest attempt to understand the condition and his experiences. What might lead an Ethiopian schoolgirl to eat a wall of her house, piece by piece; or a pair of brothers to die beneath an avalanche of household junk that they had compulsively hoarded? At what point does a harmless idea, a snowflake in a clear summer sky, become a blinding blizzard of unwanted thoughts? Drawing on the latest research on the brain, as well as historical accounts of patients and their treatments, this is a book that will challenge the way you think about what is normal, and what is mental illness.

Told with fierce clarity, humour and urgent lyricism, this extraordinary book is both the haunting story of a personal nightmare, and a fascinating doorway into the darkest corners of our minds.

Shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton prize
Winner of the MJA Tony Thistlethwaite award
Winner of the IOCDF Illumination Award
Shortlisted for British Psychological Association Book of the Year
New York Times science bestseller

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr David Adam is a writer and editor at Nature, the world's leading scientific journal. Before that he was a specialist correspondent on the Guardian for seven years, writing on science, medicine and the environment. He was named feature writer of the year by the Association of British Science Writers, and reported from Antarctica, the Arctic, China and the depths of the Amazon jungle.

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Éditeur
Picador
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1447238281
ISBN 13 
9781447238287
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9781250083180: The Man Who Couldn't Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1250083184 ISBN 13 :  9781250083180
Editeur : Picador USA, 2016
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