Scared Stiff : Everything You Need to Know About 50 Famous Phobias (Paperback)

from P.E.B.

Do you fear pigs? Do clowns frighten you or are you more afraid of flying? Then this is the book for you! Scared Stiff explains phobias from A-Z and includes the history of the phobia, famous people and their phobias, and fun facts and quotes. I loved this book. A fun and interesting book about p...

from LibStaff2

Informative and interesting! This YA book is a good summary of many common phobias and includes a bit of historical reference, famous people who suffer from certain ones, quirky quotes about the phobias, and a brief guide on overcoming most of them. It would be a great coffee table piece! Net Gal...

from Dwan.Grey

My 12 year old really enjoyed reading this book about phobias; I found it interesting as well. The research was done well and stated clearly. It spoke of celebrities and some of their phobias and even gave a little tidbit on how to overcome such fears. Overall a decent read/reference.

from PrettyTarantula

I was so happy to have won this book from Zest Books on LibraryThing. It was everything I thought it would be and more. I have always been interested in weird phobias so this book was right up my alley. It was well written and well researched. I especially enjoyed reading about the germ phobia be...

from lexiesmom

Everyone is afraid of something. This book is about phobias, from the ones that make sense to the ones that make you think what??? From pyrophobia to koumpounophobia they're all in here. The book also includes celebrity phobias. There is also information about various treatments and how effective...