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Item Details
Title:
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THE HYPOCHONDRIAC'S GUIDE TO LIFE. AND DEATH.
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By: |
Gene Weingarten, Dave Barry |
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Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0684856484 |
ISBN 13: |
9780684856483 |
Publisher: |
SIMON & SCHUSTER |
Pub. date: |
1 June, 2001 |
Pages: |
208 |
Description: |
Blending the neurotic anxieties of Woody Allen, the folksiness of Garrison Keillor and the absurdist vision of Dave Barry, Gene Weingarten conjures up a hilarious prescription for the hypochondriac that lurks inside all of us. |
Synopsis: |
When every hiccup sounds like the call of doom, each stomach pang hints at incipient cancer and a headache means its time to firm up your last will and testament, THE HYPOCHONDRIAC'S GUIDE provides just the relief you need. Gene Weingarten has spent his whole life immersed in the eclectic details of bizarre symptoms, self-diagnosing every minor ache as a potentially deadly disease. Weingarten examines: - The mind of the hypochondriac - How your doctor can kill you - Ulcers and other visceral fears - The snap, crackle and pops of your body that spell disaster - Things that can take an eye out - Interpreting DocSpeak THE HYPOCHONDRIAC'S GUIDE is 'flat out the funniest book on hypochondria ever written' New York Daily News. |
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US |
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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