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With an introduction by renowned humor columnist Dave Barry, this exploration of a hypochondriac's life makes a witty foray into medical history, hospitals, and homeopathic medicine, and illustrates how an actual life-threatening illness is the ultimate cure for a health worrier. 50,000 first printing.
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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 </li></li></li></li></li></li></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.
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