Worry and obsession
People with anxiety problems worry. Sometimes their worry and obsessions are directed inwards, about possible physical or mental illness. At other times, the worry and obsessions are directed outwards, about possible unpleasant events happening ... [... more]
NineMSN Health |
Sumo Wrestlers in Japan
Sumo wrestling is a national obsession in Japan, and is followed by millions of fans on national television. It has the same profile as rugby league or AFL in Australia, and the master Sumo wrestlers, or Yokozuna, are revered as sporting ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Obsessions
All children worry, but some children can't stop worrying, no matter how much they want the worry to go away. About 2% of the adult population have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and it can start as early as about 7 years of age. People ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Rosemary Sullivan
Rosemary Sullivan is the bestselling author of Labyrinth of Desire: Women, Passion, and Romantic Obsession and The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out. Her biography of Gwendolyn MacEwen, Shadow Maker, won the Governor General's Literary ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Marc Romano
Sixty-four million people do it at least once a week. Nabokov wrote about it. Bill Clinton even did it in the White House. The crossword puzzle has arguably been our national obsession since its birth almost a century ago. Now, in Crossworld, ... [... more]
Random House |
Ruth Brandon
For many performers, stage life and real life are separate identities. For master illusionist Harry Houdini, the two were inextricably linked. In this widely acclaimed biography, Ruth Brandon shows how Houdini's obsession with his own mortality ... [... more]
Random House |
Michael Stern
Perfection Salad presents an entertaining and erudite social history of women and cooking at the turn of the twentieth century. With sly humor and lucid insight, Laura Shapiro uncovers our ancestors widespread obsession with food, and in doing ... [... more]
Random House |
Barbara Gowdy
NOW IN PAPERBACK, this masterfully crafted story collection by the author of the internationally best-selling novel Mister Sandman is a haunting book that is certain to both disturb and entertain. With a particular focus on obsession and the ... [... more]
Random House |
Irene Zutell
Charlotte "Lottie" Love has a thing for celebrity. Actually, it's more of an obsession. All her life she's lurked in the shadows of Hollywood, desperate to step into the light. When she lands a job at Personality magazine, her dreams of ... [... more]
Random House |
Ted Botha - Authors - Random House
The Girl with the Crooked Nose A Tale of Murder, Obsession, and Forensic Artistry [... more]
Random House |
Andrea Wulf
The fascinating story of a small group of eighteenth-century naturalists who made Britain the epicenter of horticulture and transformed gardening from an aristocratic pastime into a national obsession. In 1733, American John Bartram dispatched ... [... more]
Random House |
What To Do- Botanic Obsessions Feature
The Amanda Young Foundation is a non-profit community organisation dedicated to reducing deaths in WA from meningococcal disease and thanks to some dedicated gardeners you can become involved by visiting some great gardens that are open over ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
