compulsive behavior

Their wealthy lifestyle marred only by a two-time occurrence of a short-lived illness, Tim and Jane Farnsworth are devastated when the illness returns in ways that frighteningly alter Tim's behavior and test Jane's endurance.

Presents an examination of obsessive behavior and its evolution from a social and religious aspect of life into a psychiatric and medical problem, covering the clinical definition of the condition, the increase in obessive-compulsive disorder diagnoses since the late seventies, and many other topics within the field.

Haunted by her mother's compulsive hoarding behavior, Lucy eagerly awaits her graduation and a chance at a "normal" life. When she comes home to find an unexpected and sudden change, however, she wonders how far she will be able to go to keep her family's problems a secret.

In the three years since her father's death, Arizona eighteen-year-old Regina has loaned her mother thousands of dollars to cover her compulsive spending and gambling, and she copes with her own stress by overeating, but when her mother wins the lottery, Regina hopes their troubles are over.

"Ben isn't like most people. Unable to control his racing thoughts, he's a man consumed by his obsessions: movies, motorcycles, presidential trivia-and Diana Hotchkiss, a beautiful woman Ben knows he can never have. When Diana is found dead outside her apartment, Ben's infatuation drives him on a hunt to find out what happened to the love of his life. Ben soon discovers that the woman he pined for was hiding a shocking double life. And now someone is out to stop Ben from uncovering the truth about Diana's illicit affairs"--from publiser's web site.

A comic novel which satirises our eternal quest for money, and our habits of addiction.