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Are you a hypochondriac? Take this simple test.

1. You have a headache. What do you do?
   1. Take an aspirin.
   2. Take an aspirin, but make sure your will is in order.
   3. Swallow any household poison available, Such as Clorox or Liquid-Plumr, in the faint hope that there is still time to kill the worms, since you know that a headache is sometimes a sign of cysticercosis, a parasitic disease in which the brain is invaded by the larva of the intestinal tapeworm, Taenia solium, which can grow to twenty feet long and has teeth.

2. The best reason to get a dog is:
   1. A dog is a great friend.
   2. A dog is a great source of goofy entertainment when you are not feeling well.
   3. A dog is a great food taster. If he doesn't die, you're safe.

3. When you watch ER, you are most impressed with:
   1. The taut acting and riveting dialogue.
   2. The reminder that there are people with worse problems than you.
   3. The handy tips for diagnosis and treatment of disease.

4. How do you think you will die?
   1. In bed, surrounded by weeping children and grandchildren.
   2. Flying through the windshield of your car.
   3. Flying through the windshield of your car after suffering a cerebrovascular accident, possibly linked to undiagnosed lupus erythematosus, polycytherma rubra vera, or thrombotic thrornbocytopenic purpura.

5. You will buy this book because:
   1. You want to laugh at others more foolish than you.
   2. You want to be on the safe side.
   3. You want to use it as your family's primary medical text.

   The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. And Death. is to the fear of death what the Holy Bible is to the fear for one's soul: terrifying, humbling, and, in a strange sort of way, comforting.

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   Customer Reviews (21)

   The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. And Death.
   One of the funniest books I've read, even for a bit of a hypochondriac like myself. FULL of the most fear-inducing information that one shouldn't take on board- like the chapter on ordinary body quirks that could meant the most catastrophic of illnesses. Particularly amusing (for me) was the chapter where the author interviews a Proctologist. Hilarious, with insane little footnotes, and illustrations. Be prepared for a rather sobering finale. Great book.

   Truly a great read
   Despite the macabre subject matter, this is a hilarious book.I laughed out loud many, many times.And while it may, indeed, feed a true hypochondriac's neurosis, it can also show just how obnoxiously far you can take it.I will admit that even I (not so much a hypochondriac) took a few of the `tests' presented in the book.I evidently have about a half-dozen serious medical conditions...
   
   If you like Dave Barry, you'll like this book.
   

   Great entertainment.
   Warning... this is not for the paranoid, for those that read every bad bio-terrorisim book out there then wonder if they've contracted Ebola, or for those who call emergency when they've stubbed their toe thinking it's fleah eating cancer....
   Great book full of witty looks at all the medical disasters that can kill ya...
   It is well written, funny, well organised and lends itself to reading to friends and relatives who enjoy combining a lack of medical background with pure paranoia. Keep a copy around for flu season...

   hit and miss
   Several laugh out loud moments. Weingarten's newspaper column is funnier than this book. I love the column. The book isn't bad.
   
   If you truly want to sample Weingarten at his best read his column.

   Will cure you
   Gene Weingarten used to be Dave Barry's editor at The Miami Herald.Enough said. ... Read more

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BURKES LAW 1966 UK ANNUAL GENE BARRYBritish annuals are normally a collection of new and reprint material with color and black and white interiors. Published annually in hard cover, they are dated, if at all, one year ahead of the copyright. Most annuals contain illustrated text stories, comic strips and features such as puzzles, games, sometimes-even articles. Annuals based on TV shows often carry many photos from the show. The art, mainly unaccredited, is average to good.Year Published 1965Publisher World Distributors Ltd.Pages 96 Original Price 9 Shillings and Sixpence Based on the early 60s TV show of a stylish millionaire detective working for Central Homicide, LAPD and his two assistants. This annual is 64 pages including painted covers and is in fine condition. The comic strips Who Killed the Curious Crew, and Who Killed the Harry Dare are Dell reprints; in addition, there are also two illustrated stories. The Voice that Wasnt, The Wrong Millionaire, ... Read more

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Title: Gene Dreams.
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