{"product_id":"encyclopedia-neurotica-0312325010","title":"Encyclopedia Neurotica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0312325010\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winokur, Jon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\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. Encyclopedia Neurotica 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.\"Some samples from Encyclopedia Neurotica:--Abyss, the: the yawning unfathomable chasm of existential terror--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--Denial: unconscious defense mechanism that numbs anxiety by refusing to acknoweledge unpleasant realities--Manic Run: prolonged state of optimism, excitement and hyperactivity experienced as part of bipolar disorder\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51737831473440,"sku":"NEW0312325010","price":26.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71INHvDWjGL.jpg?v=1779574991","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/encyclopedia-neurotica-0312325010","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}