Download or read book Magnificent Obsessions written by Mitch Tuchman and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1994 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 20 individuals presented in this book have gathered remarkable collections from the whimsical to the conceptual, from items already widely appreciated to the unconventional and beyond. The color photos present the collectors themselves surrounded by their favorite things. The interviews draw out the stories behind these remarkable collectors. They reveal the collectors capacity to derive emotional or intellectual stimulation from objects, their desire not merely to see but to own, their methods for unearthing items both wondrous and rare, and their willingness to allocate time and resources to the elusive goal of completeness.