
The Man Who Couldn’t Stop
David Adam
#3380 of 3,809 books · #486 in Science & Technology
Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize (2015).
Our siege mentality -- Bad thoughts -- The mademoiselle and the rat man -- An emerging obsession -- The OCD family -- Cruel to be kind -- The God obsession -- Animals and other relatives -- Man hands on misery to man -- The runaway brain -- Daddy's little helper -- The helicopter view -- Long live lobotomy -- Politics and prejudice -- A new dimension -- Final thoughts.
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- Macmillan
- ISBN-13
- 9780374223953
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Awards
- Royal Society Science Book PrizeShortlisted(2015)
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