The Hypochondriac's Handbook

By Wendy Marston

Feeling good? Are you sure ? This hilarious guide -- a sequel to the best-selling Paranoid's Pocket Guide -- is guaranteed to make you wonder. With hundreds of symptoms to watch for and in-depth information on the latest germ mutations, this compendium offers compelling proof that there is always something to worry about, even if you seem to be in perfect shape. A must-have for today's health-conscious individual, it also reveals worrisome facts about doctors and insurance companies. It's packed with black-and-white photos documenting everyday items that can menace your health -- often seemingly "harmless" items such as a pencil or a water fountain. Fortunately, this book will make you laugh, which releases endorphins and promotes health -- for the moment. For soundness of body and mind, read the Hypochondriac's Handbook . Better safe than sorry

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811821927
• ISBN13: 9780811821926
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.4" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Random Facts

I am a big fan of random trivia, and this book is perfect for those who love random trivia, with a more medical perspective. While it might make you think twice about how often you wash your hands, its written in a simple but fun fact filled way, so you enjoy it thoroughly

A funny gift or read for your favorite hypochondriac

I bought this as a gift for a good friend who always thinks she has some illness and worries about getting every illness. The book is hilarious and I found myself staying up to read it before I gave it to her. It has assorted funny facts that will gross you out about bacteria on toilets, showers, etc. and allkinds of things you can worry about. My friend loved it and i though it was so funny I bought another copy for myself. I really recommend it, it is filled with facts, there are 2-3 on every page.

The perfect gift for that special paranoiac in your life

This book is a wonderful way to torture anyone who has ever thought twice about touching that doorknob. Lots of fun and chilling information about the germs, microbes, and other agents of death that are everywhere around us, invading us insidiously, hastening disease. Do not read this book on the toilet, for example. Written with humor and a sly sadism, this is a user-friendly manual that, if studied and heeded, could add years to your life, provided you spend them in a plastic bubble. A perfect stocking-stuffer for anyone who thinks it's safe to shake hands--and for those who know that it isn't.