{"product_id":"the-man-who-couldnt-stop-ocd-and-the-true-story-of-a-life-lost-in-thought-9781250083180","title":"The Man Who Couldn't Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Medical Journalists' Association's Tony Thistlethwaite Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecipient of the International OCD Foundation's Illumination Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat might lead a schoolgirl to eat a wall of her house, piece by piece, or a man to die beneath an avalanche of household junk that he and his brother have compulsively hoarded? At what point does a harmless idea, a snowflake in a clear summer sky, become a blinding blizzard of unwanted thoughts? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Adam--an editor at \u003ci\u003eNature \u003c\/i\u003eand an accomplished science writer--has suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder for twenty years, and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Couldn't Stop\u003c\/i\u003e is his unflinchingly honest attempt to understand the condition and his experiences. In this riveting and intimate blend of science, history, and memoir, Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind and explains how they drive millions of us toward obsession and compulsion. Told with fierce clarity, humor, and urgent lyricism, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Couldn't Stop\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting story of a personal nightmare that shines a light into the darkest corners of our minds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1753\"\u003eDavid Adam\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250083180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250083184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY009000\"\u003ePsychopathology | Compulsive Behavior\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO015000\"\u003eScience \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. David Adam\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and editor at \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, the world's leading scientific journal. Before that he was a specialist correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e for several years, writing on science, medicine, and the environment. He has been named feature writer of the year by the Association of British Science Writers, and has reported from Antarctica, the Arctic, China, and the depths of the Amazon jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43833023266955,"sku":"9781250083180","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_6ff854dd-cb0a-42a7-98dd-f493c87fc772.jpg?v=1755629008","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-man-who-couldnt-stop-ocd-and-the-true-story-of-a-life-lost-in-thought-9781250083180","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}