{"product_id":"9781466860308","title":"Encyclopedia Neurotica","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Curmudgeon\u003c\/i\u003e, a delicious, witty, irreverent A to Z guide to the tics, twitches and safety-valves that characterize our twisted, neurotic modern world.\u003c\/p\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. Jon Winokur's \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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome samples from \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia Neurotica\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Abyss, the: the yawning unfathomable chasm of existential terror\u003cbr\u003e--Acquired Situational Narcissism: a condition characterized by grandiosity, 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 acknowledge unpleasant realities\u003cbr\u003e--Manic Run: prolonged state of optimism, excitement and hyperactivity experienced as part of bipolar disorder\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129741721840,"sku":"9781466860308","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466860308_p0.jpg?v=1769891718","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466860308","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}