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The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. and Death. - by Gene Weingarten (Paperback)

The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. and Death. - by  Gene Weingarten (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>When every hiccup sounds like the call of doom, each stomach pang hints at incipient cancer, and a headache means it's time to firm up your last will and testament, <i>The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. And Death.</i> 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: <br> <ul> <li>The mind of a hypochondriac <li>How your doctor can kill you <li>Ulcers and other visceral fears <li>The snaps, crackles, and pops of your body that spell disaster <li>Things that can take an eye out <li>Interpreting DocSpeak </ul> <br> 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>New York Daily News</i> Flat out the funniest book on hypochondria ever written.<br><br>Alexandra Jacobs <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> Weingarten half-merrily, half-anxiously dispenses with journalistic objectivity...and fleshes out concerns about his own mortality in detail that's not for the squeamish.<br><br>Allen B. Weisse, M.D. <i>Journal of the American Medical Association</i> If laughter is therapeutic, then this guide is sure to succeed, keeping all of us -- patients and physicians alike -- in stitches.<br><br>Jackie Jones Bleecker <i>The San Diego Union-Tribune</i> The definitive laugh-out-loud handbook....Hilarious. And Scary.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Gene Weingarten is a nationally syndicated humor columnist and a Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer for <i>The Washington Post</i>. He lives in Washington, DC. <p/>Dave Barry is the author of more bestsellers than you can count on two hands, including <i>Lessons From Lucy</i>, <i>Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys</i>, <i>Dave Barry Turns 40</i>, and <i>Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up</i>. A wildly popular syndicated columnist best known for his booger jokes, Barry won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. He lives in Miami.

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