{"product_id":"9780312325015","title":"Encyclopedia Neurotica","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEncyclopedia Neurotica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jon Winokur\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in an Age of Anxiety. The events of modern life have overwhelmed the average homo sapiens until getting from Point A to Point B without being overcome by neuroses is a practical impossibility. Enter: the comic safety valve. \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia Neurotica\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful garden of the ills that beset modern man. Entries include excerpts from both popular and arcane published works, as well as original definitions, essential terms and the occasional cutting-edge concept, such as \"celebriphilia, the pathological desire to sleep with a celebrity, suffered chiefly by groupies.\"\u003cbr\u003eSome samples from \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia Neurotica\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e--Abyss, the: the yawning unfathomable chasm of existential terror\u003cbr\u003e--Acquired Situational Narcissism: a condition characterized by gradiosity, lack of empathy, rage, isolation and substance abuse; mainly afflicts celebrities, who tend to be surrounded by enablers\u003cbr\u003e--Denial: unconscious defense mechanism that numbs anxiety by refusing to acknoweledge unpleasant realities\u003cbr\u003e--Manic Run: prolonged state of optimism, excitement and hyperactivity experienced as part of bipolar disorder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312325015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40654291566798,"sku":"9780312325015","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_ab77ff96-9a4d-49bf-851d-e5912e13f395.jpg?v=1639365659","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312325015","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}