Suche books:   





Hyper-chondriac: One Man's Quest to Hurry Up and Calm Down
Brian Frazer

Atria, 2008 - 256 pages

average customer review:based on 63 reviews
view larger image
 for more information click here

   highly recommended  highly recommended





This author is one brave man!

Between his honest and touching recollection of what life was like for him growing up and the vast range of therapies he experimented with in search for some solid self-help, he is not afraid to reveal his humanness and make fun of himself. I love books that involve a serious subject and yet are infused with so much humor that they reassure you that it is okay to be vulnerable, kind of like Dry by Augusten Burroughs. I have tried many alternative therapies myself but Brian Frazer's willingness to try unorthodox approaches was impressive and the outcomes were hysterical. This book was not only entertaining, but actually could be useful for people suffering from anxiety who seek alternatives to medication.


 for more information click here


You need to buy this book NOW!

From the very first word to the very last punctuation mark, I was smitten with Brian Frazer's book. And by smitten I mean obsessed. Give-this-lady-a-restraining-order obsessed. I couldn't put the thing down. I dog-eared, highlighted, underlined, astrisked, did spontaneous readings for my illiterate seven-month old -- who, by the way, loved loved LOVED Chapter 7: Laminating... and every single thing that came out of Nancy's mouth, if we're making a list. Bottom line, "Hyper-chondriac" is the funniest and most honest account of the consequences of childhood. A must-have for everyone who has been a child or who has had a parent. David Sedaris and Anne Lamott, watch your backs.




 for more information click here









 for more information click here


A How-To Guide for the Budding Sick-o-holic

If you're the kind of person who's almost disappointed when it turns out your headache doesn't actually signal a brain tumor, or that your stiff neck is not the result of viral meningitis, then here's an aspirational book for you! Author Brian Frazer is one sick guy. He acquires obscure ailments, conditions and disorders with the ease of a web millionaire accumulating Russian mail-order brides. And boy, is Brian ever angry! Funny, but angry. Apparently, his rage pilot light never goes out. Turns out he grew up in a clan of kooks, and the effect on Brian was nature vs nurture in an internal war that still rages today - much to the delight of his vast retinue of acupunturists, yoga gurus, Kabbalah coaches, Indian nutritionists, etc. One of my favorite aspects of this well-written quirkfest is the child-like trust he places in each new "healer", even in light of their quack credentials. Brian's genuine desire to calm his unruly brain and body, along with the comedic self-awareness of his excesses, helped counter my amused horror at his bizarre outbursts and episodes. Brian's rudder appears to be his forebearing wife, Nancy, who tolerates his various quests with saintly mildness. "Poor Nancy!" was my unspoken refrain as Brian's full weirdness unfolded. The funniest thing was when I tried to discuss the memoir with my husband after I'd finished, but it was like we'd read two different books. I'd enjoyed the tale of an ultra-intense fellow who embarks on ridiculous procedures to control unrealistic amounts of stress brought on by seemingly nothing at all. By contrast, my husband found it to be a highly-relatable account of a can-do guy ingeniously coping with everyday problems. Now I'm wondering who I married.


 for more information click here






Great book!

Brian Frazer has written a funny, touching, wonderfully memorable book that I'd recommend to anyone who asked. One of the most impressive things about the text is how it starts with a great momentum that never lets up (not an easy thing to do). Most memoirs leave me cold--they tend to fall prey self-pity or self-congratulations. Frazer avoids the traps, and leaves us with a great memoir.

He's a REALLY talented writer and I look forward to whatever he comes up with next. A fan.


I have never laughed this hard while reading

HYSTERICAL.

Such a creative and imaginative writer. The scenarios he comes up with are AWESOME. I sometimes find myself thinking "oh my God, is he living in my head?!?". His humor and ridiculous stories have actually helped me past certain things in my life and have helped me to realize that i'm not insane (not certifiably anyway)!!

I love, love, love this book. I recommend it to anyone and everyone.


 for more information click here


reviews: page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10



Does your blood pressure surge if the car in front of you turns without signaling? Do your neck veins pulsate when a cashier takes too long to ring you up? Does relaxing seem like it'll have to wait until you're dead? Then your name could very well be Brian Frazer.

On paper, Frazer is the world's healthiest guy. He eats right, exercises regularly, gets plenty of sleep, has never smoked and has missed only one day of flossing in the last five years. But inside he's a swirling vortex of angst, capable of contracting a new malady every month. Once Frazer realized that all his ills were tied to stress, he went on a quixotic quest for calm, venturing into everything from Tai Chi, serotonin blockers and Kabbalah to an unfortunate incident involving pineapple-chicken curry at a Craniosacral therapy session. Never has the road to wellville taken so many unforeseen turns.

Achingly funny, uncomfortably true and always entertaining, Hyperchondriac is just the medicine for anyone who wants to take it down a notch.


 for more information click here



hot or not?    What's your opinion?     Write a review and share your thoughts!





hyper

Hyper Police, Vol. 6
From Earth Spirits to Sky Gods: The Socioecological Origins of ...
Born to be Wild: Freeing the Spirit of the Hyper-Active Child
Hyper-chondriac: One Man's Quest to Hurry Up and Calm Down
The British Regulatory State: High Modernism and Hyper-Innovation



quest

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the ...
The Kite Runner
The Field Updated Ed: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life ...



down

A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for ...
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach (MySocLab Series)
21: Bringing Down the House - Movie Tie-In: The Inside Story of Six ...



search for books
one man's quest, calm, chondriac, down, hurry, hyper, hyper-chondriac, quest


Impressum / about us


Suche books: