Encyclopedia Neurotica

An irreverent, A-to-Z guide to the manifestations of neurotic behavior in today's society defines such conditions as 'retail therapy,' in which people comfort themselves by shopping; 'cell yell,' in which people compromise their own privacy by talking loudly on cell phones in public; and 'cyberchondria,' in which people become paranoid after reading about health disorders on the Web. 17,500 first printing.