"Paranoia and Contentment is a fascinating exercise in redefining 'paranoia' and coining the term 'paranoidic,' thereby positing new criteria for analyzing our life and society today." —Lawrence Ferlinghetti

"An extraordinarily original rumination on the human condition, ranging across a broad field of philosophical thought and Western literature. . . . Hampsey's goal is to startle us into reconsidering our conventional ways of thinking, and I believe he has achieved that goal admirably . . . . Eminently readable, often eloquent." —Howard Zinn, Professor Emeritus, Boston University, author of A People's History of the United States