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Stuff - Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things (Paperback)
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Stuff - Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things (Paperback)
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A New York Times Bestseller Acclaimed psychologists Randy Frost and
Gail Sketetee's groundbreaking study on the compulsion of hoarding,
"Stuff invites readers to reevaluate their desire for things"
(Boston Globe). What possesses someone to save every scrap of paper
that's ever come into his home? What compulsions drive a woman like
Irene, whose hoarding cost her her marriage? Or Ralph, whose
imagined uses for castoff items like leaky old buckets almost lost
him his house? Or Jerry and Alvin, wealthy twin bachelors who
filled up matching luxury apartments with countless pieces of fine
art, not even leaving themselves room to sleep? When Frost and
Steketee became the first scientists to study hoarding, they
expected to find a few sufferers. Instead, they uncovered an
epidemic, treating hundreds of patients and fielding thousands of
calls from the families of others, exploring the compulsion through
a series of compelling case studies in the vein of Oliver Sacks.
With vivid portraits that show us the traits by which you can
identify a hoarder--piles on sofas and beds that make the furniture
useless, houses that can be navigated only by following small paths
called goat trails, vast piles of paper that the hoarders "churn"
but never discard, even collections of animals and garbage--Frost
and Steketee explain the causes and outline the often ineffective
treatments for the disorder.They also illuminate the pull that
possessions exert on all of us. Whether we're savers, collectors,
or compulsive cleaners, none of us is free of the impulses that
drive hoarders to the extremes in which they live. For the six
million sufferers, their relatives and friends, and all the rest of
us with complicated relationships to our things, Stuff answers the
question of what happens when our stuff starts to own us.
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Imprint: |
Houghton Mifflin
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2010 |
First published: |
2011 |
Authors: |
Randy Frost
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Dimensions: |
204 x 135 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
290 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-547-42255-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Psychology >
Abnormal psychology
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LSN: |
0-547-42255-5 |
Barcode: |
9780547422558 |
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