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Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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Cory Friedman woke up one morning when he was five years old with the uncontrollable urge to twitch his neck. From that day forward his life became a hell of irrepressible tics and involuntary utterances, and Cory embarked on an excruciating journey from specialist to specialist to discover the cause of his disease. Soon it became unclear what tics were symptoms of his disease and what were side effects of the countless combinations of drugs. The...
Series
Monk volume 2
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Television's favorite defective detective returns to DVD to solve a new batch of baffling mysteries with his trademark wit, wisdom ... and hand wipes.
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Language
English
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"Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her best and most fearless friend Daisy is eager to investigate. So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett's son Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective,...
Series
Monk volume 1
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
He's ingenious, he's phobic, he's obsessive-compulsive. Monk's hilarious, offbeat antics have made him unfit for duty, but he's back as a police consultant to help out on their most baffling cases.
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Series
Aces in love volume 2
Publisher
Ineja Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Avid crime-fiction-reader Cara Tate is twenty-five years old, shy, asexual, and desperate to find love. But there's a problem: Cara's chronic Lyme disease has caused brain inflammation and OCD that makes her afraid of anyone touching her. Plus, finding other aces isn't easy--especially when there's no guarantee of a connection. But there is one man Cara knows who is ace and whom she feels something for. When Fate has her path cross with Damien once...
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Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Uses the author's own experiences with obsessive-compulsive disorder to discuss the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of OCD, and includes advice on finding help and living a fuller, happier life with the disorder.
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Language
English
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"A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder--and brings readers through every painful step as she finds her way to the other side--in this powerful and inspiring memoir. Until sophomore year of high school, fifteen-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities, friends, and loving parents at home. But after awakening from...
Series
Monk volume 4
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Monk is back for his fourth season as the obsessive-compulsive police consultant who helps out on the most baffling cases.
9) You: a novel
Author
Series
You novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
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A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER
"Hypnotic and scary." —Stephen King
"I am riveted, aghast, aroused, you name it. The rare instance when prose and plot are equally delicious." —Lena Dunham
From debut author Caroline Kepnes comes You, one of Suspense Magazine's Best Books of the Year, and a brilliant and terrifying...
A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER
"Hypnotic and scary." —Stephen King
"I am riveted, aghast, aroused, you name it. The rare instance when prose and plot are equally delicious." —Lena Dunham
From debut author Caroline Kepnes comes You, one of Suspense Magazine's Best Books of the Year, and a brilliant and terrifying...
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Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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"Dr. Eric Parrish is the Chief of the Psychiatric Unit at Havemeyer General Hospital outside of Philadelphia. Recently separated from his wife Alice, he is doing his best as a single Dad to his seven-year-old daughter Hannah. His work seems to be going better than his home life, however. His unit at the hospital has just been named number two in the country and Eric has a devoted staff of doctors and nurses who are as caring as Eric is. But when he...
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Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Born with cerebral palsy, Amy can't walk without a walker, talk without a voice box, or even fully control her facial expressions. Plagued by obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matthew is consumed with repeated thoughts, neurotic rituals, and crippling fear. Both in desperate need of someone to help them reach out to the world, Amy and Matthew are more alike than either ever realized. When Amy decides to hire student aides to help her in her senior year...
12) Monk: Season six
Author
Series
Monk volume 6
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A quirky obsessive-compulsive detective with unconventional investigative methods solves some of San Francisco's most puzzling and unusual cases.
13) The goldfish boy
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Emotionally crippled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder, teenager Matthew Corbin rarely leaves his room on a cul-de-sac in London, and he passes the day observing and writing down his neighbors doings from his window--but when a toddler staying next door disappears Matt is the key to solving a mystery and possibly saving a child's life ... if he can manage to expose himself, and his secret guilt to the outside world.
Author
Series
Monk volume 8
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A quirky obsessive-compulsive detective with unconventional investigative methods solves some of San Francisco's most puzzling and unusual cases.
15) Growing pangs
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Language
English
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"Eleven-year-old homeschooled Katie experiences the ups and downs of growing up and 6th grade--from bad haircuts and friendship breakups to new experiences, new friends, and a new understanding of her OCD"--
Series
Monk volume 7
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Monk has more trouble than ever after Dr. Kroger unexpectedly dies. He decides to buy a house. Unfortunately, some creepy people want to get their greedy hands on whatever is hidden in that house, even if they have to destroy the house to do it. He has to deal with a murdered homeless man; miraculous fountains; lottery murders; a stolen bike at a biotech lab; submarine 'suicides;' exploding grills; protecting a boxer; the impossible murder of Monk's...
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Publisher
Grand Central Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it's meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother's care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her...
Series
Monk volume 5
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Obsessive-compulsive sleuth Adrian Monk is back, solving crimes and keeping things immaculate.
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Publisher
Oasis Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
What if God wants you to wait? Most of us don't willingly choose to wait. We pick the shortest lines at the grocery store and avoid construction routes whenever possible. These are relatively short holdups, but they point to the deeper truth of what we try to evade on the larger scale of our lives: the anguish and heartache we experience during extended times of waiting when something we have hoped for gets delayed. Because waiting is painful and...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Ariel grapples with her fear of her own mind and violent fantasies, driven by her desire to meet her parents' expectations and societal norms, until a summer job at a carnival leads her to new friends who help her discover her struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and find acceptance and support for her true self.